Weapons classification | Travelling Elite: Dangerous Guide

Pulse laser they are the most power and thermal saving. They are also very quick-fired. They also inflict less damage but their rapid fire may be a good solution for those with a less steady hand.

Burst laser attacks with the three impulses, thus inflicting much more damage than the pulse laser. On the other hand it overheats easily and takes a lot of power. The shooting comes with a large intervals too.

Beam laser emits a constant beam of energy. It deals a massive damage within a longer period and it may damage many components inside the ship at once. It takes a hefty amount of power and generates as much of the heat in a short time. These lasers are the best on short distances.

Cannon: Shoots big bullets and work similar to the today's howitzer. For now it appears only in the fixed mode. The fire is far from rapid but it inflicts a huge damage.

Multi-cannon: One of the favorites among the players of Elite. Its fire is very rapid and the recoil is small. Damage isn't too big, but the rapidity recompenses that in a big way. The magazines for it come in different capacities. The reload takes a while and may leave a player defenseless.

Fragment Cannon: Similar to a shotgun. Shots slow and it is effective only on short distances, or against massive ships. The shrapnel may damage many enemies' components, but their scattering increases along with the distance.

For now, only one hybrid is available. The Railgun. It shoots the bullets with a huge velocity attacking the target almost without any delay, inflicting a massive damage by doing so. Railgun is hard to control though. It comes only as a fixed weapon and after each fire the weapon needs to recharge for quite a time. As for another disadvantages, the overheating and a big power consumption could be mentioned.

Plasma Accelerator: one of the rarest weapons in the Elite. Besides, it can be mounted only on the big ships. The accelerator work similar to the railgun, thus it has to reload after every shot. It can destroy the ship with about 3-4 projectiles. As for another disadvantages, the overheating and a big power consumption could be mentioned. It is best against the big and slow ships.

Missile Rack: its advantage is the high speed and maneuverability and the tracing ability (the 'dumbfire' rockets don't have this ability). A single missile may not inflict a lot of damage but these can be shot with a large frequency as long as the target is in front of you.

Torpedo pylon: alike the missiles these also have the ability of tracing, but they are less agile and they're slower. This is recompensed with the amount of damage they deal when meeting the target. A single shot may destroy a small ship completely. You can only have one, single, very expensive projectile on your ship which makes them more of a curiosity than a real weapon.

Mine launcher: this can be used as a defence rather than an offensive weapon. It is helpful during the pursuits when you can throw the mines right in front of the enemy. They can, however, be used as a trap e.g. in the asteroid fields, although it is rather expensive and hard to execute.

Bulkheads (internal): dependable for the role to which you will be adjusting your ship, armor may be its only shield. It is vital to invest some more money into a better kind of the bulkheads. The harder the armor is, the more resistant it is. Some may even reflect the lasers, thus giving you the better protection from the thermic weapon but dealing worse with the kinetic one. There are also the opposite kinds.

Generator Shields: right after the armor, shields are the most important source of defense from the damages. The bigger and heavier the generator is, the more damages it will be able to consume. It will also regenerate the shields faster. The power distributor may help with the energy flow.

Shield cell bank - internal: Using it, regenerates the shields immediately by using lots of power. It uses its own ammunition and its capacity differ between the components' classes

Heatsink launcher - utility: by using it the heated radiator is thrown out of your and is being replaced by a new model. It is a great solution for a quick temperature reducing. It uses its own ammunition.

Chaff Launcher - utility: shoots the thick metal stripes which stands for a decoy to confuse the enemies' weapons (doesn't apply to the fixed hardpoints weapons). Uses its own ammunition.

Electronic countermeasure - utility: jams the attackers' missiles an torpedoes. Holding the button connected to this device, increases its range up to 5km - releasing the button detonates all incoming ballistic projectiles.

Point defence - utility: a small independent turret which trails the incoming mines, missiles or torpedoes and shoots them. It is vital to remember the side on which the turret is mounted to maneuver the ship the right way. Uses its own ammunition.

Auto field maintenance unit: component enables you to repair most of the things on the ship without the necessity of landing. There are some limitations to the bigger damages such as the power generator damages. Uses its own ammunition.