Scorcher Beam

"The Scorcher Beam swiftly charges up an Energy beam and takes only a moment to reload, intended to inflict damage over time."

- Fan-made Description

General
The Scorcher Beam is an Energy beam weapon with a relatively short firing cycle.

It appears identical to the Mercury Beam in combat but has a visible charging animation.

Strategy
While this weapon does not deal much damage, it interferes with the recharging of shields.

Therefore, you should rotate your ships such that the ones with the most shield energy are always in front, blocking any beams that try to pass through them.

Trivia

 * The Scorcher Beam was first seen in co-op Reaper Harvester fleets during Alien Decimation in June 2017. It was originally named Vulcan Beam before the debut of the Prime Vulcan.