Particle Beam

"The Particle Beam is an early prototype of the Thermal Beam, incredibly deadly to anything that gets in its range."

- Fan-made Description

General
The Particle Beam is an early prototype of the Thermal Beam. Don't be fooled by its narrower and dimmer appearance, it does a ton of damage and has even more range.

Despite all the chaos that has happened, the Miner Rebellion has yet to get its hands on the blueprints of this weapon.

Strategy
Even with the increased range, it is fairly easy to kite ships equipped with this weapon. Just don't get in range of the Particle Beams and you'll be fine.

Trivia

 * The Particle Beam was introduced into the game along with the Thermal Beam. The latter later became available to all.