Dyad Beam

"The Dyad Beam is a multi-target beam that ejects a torrent of high powered Energy damage that locks onto enemy targets in range."
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"The Dyad Beam is a multi-target beam that ejects a torrent of high powered Alien damage that locks onto enemy targets in range."
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"The Dyad Beam is a multi-target beam that ejects a torrent of high powered Plasma damage that locks onto enemy targets in range."
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"The Dyad Beam is a multi-target beam that ejects a torrent of high powered Blight damage that locks onto enemy targets in range."
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Stats
Note: The level 4 version is only available to the faction with the corresponding damage type: Altairian for Alien Damage, Umbra for Blight Damage, Pharmakon for Plasma Damage.

General
The Dyad Beam fires a sustained beam that deals heavy damage and has the ability to distribute across multiple targets even without the use of the Targeting Computer (you can override this ability by setting a primary target.)

Advantages
The Dyad Beam has significantly more DPS than the other Tier 8 weapons and is hit-scan, yet has more range than the Paroxysm Cannon.

When multiple Dyad Beams are equipped, they have the ability to split fire against enemies in range, reducing the amount of overkill which would have decreased the efficiency of the weapon.

Their versatile range allows all T8 ships to use them, although Rangers would only have a 1,000m firing arc with them.

Disadvantages
The Dyad Beam has a much longer charge time than other Tier 8 weapons. Given the agility of many Tier 8 ships, it may well happen that enemies leave the weapon's firing arc before even getting to fire.

Like other beams, this weapon is weak to Weapon Disruption, such as from the Amarok's Incapacitate overdrive.