Damage Modifier3.54 x
Rate of fire3 s
Optimal Range1,500 m
Accuracy falloff2,000 m
Turret Tracking403.2
Powergrid Usage7 MWDescription
Particle blasters operate on a similar principle as the railgun except they fire a magnetically contained ball of subatomic particles. No other turret class can match the sheer destructive power of particle blasters, but due to the rapid dispersion of the containment field, it also has the worst range of all turrets.
Requires either regular or advanced hybrid charge types: Antimatter, Iridium, Iron, Lead, Plutonium, Thorium, Tungsten, Uranium, Null, Void.
All attributes
22 attributes · 2 effects
Activation Cost0.93 GJ
Structure Hitpoints40 HPPowergrid Usage7 MW
CPU usage12 tfRate of fire3 sOptimal Range1,500 mCharges Per Cycle1Damage Modifier3.54 x
Charge sizeSmallAccuracy falloff2,000 mTurret Tracking403.2
Primary Skill required#3301Secondary Skill required#3300Tertiary Skill required#12210
Tech Level2 LevelUsed with (Charge Group)#85Used with (Charge Group)#377Meta Level5 Level
Overload damage bonus15 %Heat Damage0.8 HPRequired Thermodynamics Level1 LevelReload Time5 sEffects
High power
hiPower · 12
Requires a high power slot
Turret
turretFitted · 42
Requires a turret hardpoint
Stats
Activation Cost0.93 GJStructure Hitpoints40 HPPowergrid Usage7 MWCPU usage12 tfRate of fire3 sOptimal Range1,500 mCharges Per Cycle1Damage Modifier3.54 xCharge sizeSmallAccuracy falloff2,000 mTurret Tracking403.2Overload damage bonus15 %Heat Damage0.8 HPRequired Thermodynamics Level1 LevelReload Time5 sVariants & Compare
9 types in the same family — best value per row in green.
Compare
| Attribute | Light Ion Blaster ITech I | Light Ion Blaster IITech II | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy falloff | 2,000 m | 2,000 m | 2,000 m | 2,000 m |
| Activation Cost | 1.09 GJ | 1.03 GJ | 0.98 GJ | 0.93 GJ |
| Charge size | Small | Small | Small | Small |
| Charges Per Cycle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CPU usage | 12 tf | 9 tf | 10 tf | 12 tf |
| Damage Modifier | 2.95 x | 3.1 x | 3.25 x | 3.54 x |
| Heat Damage | 0.8 HP | 0.8 HP | 0.8 HP | 0.8 HP |
| Meta Level | 0 Level | 1 Level | 2 Level | 5 Level |
| Optimal Range | 1,250 m | 1,312 m | 1,375 m | 1,500 m |
| Overload damage bonus | 15 % | 15 % | 15 % | 15 % |
| Powergrid Usage | 7 MW | 7 MW | 7 MW | 7 MW |
| Primary Skill required | #3301 | #3301 | #3301 | #3301 |
| Rate of fire | 3 s | 3 s | 3 s | 3 s |
| Reload Time | 5 s | 5 s | 5 s | 5 s |
| Required Thermodynamics Level | 1 Level | 1 Level | 1 Level | 1 Level |
| Secondary Skill required | #3300 | #3300 | #3300 | #3300 |
| Structure Hitpoints | 40 HP | 40 HP | 40 HP | 40 HP |
| Tech Level | 1 Level | 1 Level | 1 Level | 2 Level |
| Tertiary Skill required | — | — | — | #12210 |
| Turret Tracking | 403.2 | 403.2 | 403.2 | 403.2 |
| Used with (Charge Group) | #85 | #85 | #85 | #85 |
| Used with (Charge Group) | — | — | — | #377 |