Battle Lasers

The battle laser is the standard directed energy weapon mounted on capital ships in navies throughout the galaxy. They are also employed in orbital defense satellites and ground-based planetary defense systems. They function by firing bolts of highly-charged energy at their target, which on impact causes thermal and structural damage. They can be employed for ship-to-ship combat or even for planetary bombardment.

Often times, the differing cultures of the galaxy have battle lasers that operate on similar parameters but firing different types of energy. The Grand Concordium equips its warships with battle lasers that fire phased polaron energy, while the Galarian Federation ships fire beams of tetryon energy, and the Namarian Union employs lasers firing beams of highly-charged plasma.

Battle lasers are rated either Heavy (300 terajoules), Standard (150 terajoules) or Light (75 terajoules). This was a reference to the power output range the weapon operated under, and also gave reference to its operational range. They are commonly mounted in turrets on warships, and as directed-fire arrays when mounted in satellites or as part of ground installations. On some larger ships, battle lasers can be mounted axially without the mobility of a turret for a directed fire, also.