Beam Laser

Continuous-fire laser weapon...

— In-Game Description

Medium beam laser, official art

Beam Lasers are high-damage thermic- damage weapons that operate solely on energy. Once fired, a laser beam exits the weapon mount and causes immediate damage to any vessel surface it collides with, especially at effective range.

Beam lasers can be fired continuously for as long as sufficient weapons energy is available.

Beam Lasers are known for their high DPS compared to other lasers, at the cost of thermal waste and distributor draw. Damage type is thermic.

Specifications

Another variant is the Retributor Beam Laser.

It deals thermic damage at a Falloff Range of 600m and a maximum range of 3000m for every Beam Laser.

Class	Rating	Mass (T)	Power Draw (MW)	Weapon Mode	Damage or DPS	Armour Pierce Rating	Thermal Load/s	Distributor Draw(MW)	Value (CR)
1	E	2.00	0.62	Fixed	9.82	18	3.53	1.94	37,430
1	E	2.00	0.60	Gimbal	7.68	18	3.65	2.11	74,650
1	F	2.00	0.57	Turret	5.4	18	2.4	1.32	500,000
2	D	4.00	1.01	Fixed	15.96	35	5.11	3.16	299,520
2	D	4.00	1.00	Gimbal	12.52	35	5.32	3.44	500,600
2	E	4.00	0.93	Turret	8.83	35	3.53	2.16	2,099,900
3	C	8.00	1.62	Fixed	25.78	50	7.22	5.10	1,177,600
3	C	8.00	1.60	Gimbal	20.3	50	7.61	5.58	2,396,160
3	D	8.00	1.51	Turret	14.36	50	5.11	3.51	19,399,600
4	A	16.00	2.61	Fixed	41.38	60	9.93	8.19	2,396,160
4	A	16.00	2.57	Gimbal	32.68	60	10.62	8.99	8,746,160
Note: Because the Beam is continuous and can therefore not have a fire rate, the Damage is measured in DPS, which means their values are the same.

Engineers

This weapon can be modified by Engineers to enhance its abilities.

Modifications

The following modifications can be applied to this module:

• Efficient
• Lightweight
• Long range
• Overcharged
• Short range
• Sturdy

Possible Experimental Effects

Modifying this module can sometimes result in any one of the following special effects also being applied:

• Concordant Sequence
• Regeneration Sequence
• Thermal Conduit
• Thermal Shock
• Thermal Vent

Purchase Locations

Class	Rating	System	Station	Weapon Mode	Value
1	E	Chamunda	Gidzenko Ring	Fixed	37,430
1	E	Chamunda	Gidzenko Ring	Gimballed	74,650
1	E	Groombridge 34	Jones Estate	Gimballed	74,650
1	F	Chamunda	Gidzenko Ring	Turret	500,000
1	F	Heget	Fodder's Retreat	Turret	500,000
2	D	EZ Aquarii	Magnus Gateway	Fixed	299,520
2	D	Chi Herculis	Gorbatko Reserve	Gimballed	500,600
2	D	Groombridge 34	Jones Estate	Gimballed	500,600
2	D	Eravate	Russel Ring	Gimballed	500,600
2	D	Damocan	Chadwick Terminal	Gimballed	500,600
2	D	LHS 3447	Larson Orbital	Gimballed	500,600
2	D	Heget	Fodder's Retreat	Gimballed	500,600
2	E	Erivit	Garrott Orbital	Turret	2,099,900
2	E	Groombridge 34	Jones Estate	Turret	2,099,900
2	E	LHS 3447	Larson Orbital	Turret	2,099,900
3	C	BV Phoenicis	Aoki Dock	Turret	19,399,600
3	C	Teveri	Willey Port	Turret	19,399,600
3	C	Damocan	Chadwick Terminal	Fixed	1,177,600
3	D	LHS 3447	Larson Orbital	Turret	19,399,600
3	C	MANIANSCUDO	Anderson Terminal	Gimballed	2,396,160
3	C	LHS 3262	Sy Base	Gimballed	2,396,160
3	C	Beta-1 Tucanae	Adams Orbital	Gimballed	2,396,160
3	C	Ekonir	Morey Vision	Gimballed	2,396,160
3	C	LP 336-6	Lu Installation	Gimballed	2,296,160
3	C	Yakabugai	Serebrov Station	Gimballed	2,396,160
4	A	CD-38 332	Hopkins Station	Gimballed	7,400,000

Notes

• For speculated weapon stats (as per version 1.2.07), see this thread on the official Elite: Dangerous forum.
• Class 4 Beam Lasers are confirmed to make an appearance in 1.6/2.1. They will come in fixed and gimballed variants.

Gallery

Class 1 Beam Laser

Class 2 Beam Laser

Class 3 Beam Laser

(2.1 Beta) Class 4 Beam Laser

Dual Class 4 Beam Lasers on a Federal Corvette

Medium Beam Laser, official art

Large Beam Laser, official art