Repeating Polaron Ray

Polaron Ray

Repeating Polaron Ray

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“	The [Repeating] Polaron Ray is an unconventional Energy weapon with improved range and moderate damage.	”
	— In-Game Description

Stats

Repeating Polaron Ray	I	II	III
SPECIFICATIONS
DPS	12	18	29
Max Chain DPS	26	39	63
Mass	117 t	233 t	465 t
Range	0-3,500 m
Speed	3,000 m/s
Chain	4
Chain Distance	2,250 m
Module Damage	-20%
Firing Cycle	C: 0.0 / F: 0.8 / R: 3.0 / N: 5
Traits	Homing, Pass Through
Hull XP	158 XP	208 XP	257 XP
REUSABLE ITEM
Prerequisites	None
EQUIP
Time	2m 30s	7m 30s	54m 30s
Helium-3	6,050	87,904	1,094,698
Antimatter	0	4,627	193,182

General

The Repeating Polaron Ray is a modified Polaron Ray with an ability to bounce onto nearby ships, causing extra damage, similar to the function of the ECHO Ray. Each bounce does 60% of the previous damage.

Strategy and Setup

Advantages

Repeating Polaron Rays are incredibly lightweight for their potential damage output. Their chain effect allows them to damage multiple ships, achieving up to 170% listed DPS.

Repeating Polaron Rays can also damage ships that are otherwise out of range through their chain ability.

Disadvantages

Repeating Polaron Rays actually deal less than their listed DPS against a single target. To break even against the regular Polaron Ray, they have to hit at least 2 targets.

Repeating Polaron Rays deal reduced damage to modules. This combined with the chain effect makes it difficult to take down individual modules since the damage is so spread out.

Trivia

• The Repeating Polaron Ray appears identical to Polaron Ray III-V.
• Each bounce reduces the damage output by 40%.
• The Repeating Polaron Ray is the first Repeating ship weapon.

Gallery

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  A Repeating Polaron Ray Zeal Battleship destroying a Mk 5 Nighthawk Frigate

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  The chain effect of the Repeating Polaron Ray

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