Pacifier Frag-Cannon

Pacifier Frag-Cannons

A frag-cannon with tighter spread pattern to deliver its damage at a greater range.

— In-Game Description

The Pacifier Frag-Cannon is a large Fragment Cannon variant that gains tighter spread and longer range at the cost of reduced damage per shot. It is a Power-specific loyalty reward for Zachary Hudson supporters.

Usage

The Pacifier Frag-Cannon is available only for a Class 3 fixed hardpoint. Like the Fragment Cannon, it can rapidly fire three shots of 12 projectiles before having to reload. Compared to the Class 3 fixed Fragment Cannon, it is almost identical but has 150% projectile speed, 150% maximum range, and a jitter of 1.7 degrees compared to 5.0 degrees; damage also does not drop off until the furthest edge of its maximum range. These attributes together make it far more likely to cause more damage at further ranges. If the Fragment Cannon is a futuristic shotgun, then the Pacifier is a shotgun with a choke.

For this increased range it sacrifices damage per each projectile, and so does 87% of the full theoretical DPS of the equivalent fragment cannon. This makes it comparatively poorer at the point blank ranges preferred by many pilots using fragment cannons. It also cannot be gimballed, potentially a drawback for a Class 3 weapon hardpoint which is usually found on bigger, less nimble ships.

Specifications

Class	Rating	Mass (T)	Integrity	Power Draw (MW)	Damage	ROF/s	DPS	Thermal Load/s	Distributor Draw (MW)	Armour Piercing	Damage Falloff Range (m)	Maximum Range (m)
3	C	8.00	64	1.02	4.0	4.5	216.0	1.10	0.57	45	2800	3000

Purchase Locations 

Class	Rating	System	Station
3	C	Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial
3	C	Anlave	Kobayashi City
3	C	Ix	Scully-Power Station