Weapons

Weapons are second technology field in the research pane. Main line of items researched in this field are weapons (beam and missile) and bombs (conventional, smart and LBUs). This field is also a base for the radiation terraforming tech.

Item matrix

Tech level	Item class	Item	PRT/LRT constraints
0	BEAM	Laser (Power: 10, Range: 1, Init: 9)
	MISSILE	Alpha Torpedo (Power: 5, Range: 4, Init: 0, Accuracy: 35%)
1	TERRA	Radiation Terraform +/-3 (Req. Bio: 1)
2	BOMB	Lady Finger Bomb (0.6% Pop, Min 300, 2 Facilities)
3	BEAM	X-Ray Laser (Power: 16, Range: 1, Init: 9)
4
5	BEAM	Mini Gun (Power: 13, Range: 2, Init: 12) GATLING	+IS
	BOMB	Black Cat Bomb (0.9% Pop, Min 300, 4 Facilities)
	BOMB	LBU-17 Bomb (0.2% Pop, Min —, 16 Facilities) (Req. Elec 8)
	BOMB	Smart Bomb (1.3% Pop, Min —, 0 Facilities) (Req. Bio 7) SMART	-IS
	TERRA	Radiation Terraform +/-7 (Req. Bio 2)
	MISSILE	Beta Torpedo (Power: 12, Range: 4, Init: 1, Accuracy: 45%) (Req. Prop: 1)
6	BEAM	Yakimora Light Phaser (Power: 26, Range: 1, Init: 9)
	MECH	Beam Deflector (Beam Dam: -10%) (Req. Ener 6, Cons 6, Elec 6)
7	BEAM	Blackjack (Power: 90, Range: 0, Init 10)
8	BEAM	Phaser Bazooka (Power: 26, Range: 2, Init: 7)
	BOMB	M-70 Bomb (1.2% Pop, Min 300, 6 Facilities)
9	BEAM	Pulsed Sapper (Power: 82, Range: 3, Init: 14) SAPPER
10	BEAM	Colloidal Phaser (Power: 26, Range: 3, Init: 5)
	BOMB	LBU-32 Bomb (0.3% Pop, Min —, 28 Facilities)
	BOMB	Retro Bomb (Unterraform: 1%, Ignore Defenses) (Req. Bio: 12)	+CA
	BOMB	Neutron Bomb (2.2% Pop, Min —, 0 Facilities) SMART (Req. Bio: 10)	-IS
	TERRA	Radiation Terraform +/-11 (Req. Bio: 3)
	MISSILE	Delta Torpedo (Power: 26, Range: 4, Init: 1, Accuracy: 60%) (Req. Prop: 2)
	PLANETARY	Genesis Device (Randomizes environment and mineral concentrations) (Req. Ener: 20, Prop: 10, Cons: 20, Elec: 10, Bio: 20) MT