Hawkeye Type 45 Naval Gun

3 Hawkeye Type 45 Naval Gun
ID: 1007 Prefab Name: HE_Cannon_Naval_826
Rarity: Rare Corporation: Hawkeye License Grade: 3
Crafting
Plubonic Alloy x4 Blast Caps x5 Z4 Explosives x4 Dervish Gel x1 Gluon Beam x1
Purchase Value 30882 ฿฿ Scrap Value 10294 ฿฿
What do these stats mean?: Health Points: 3200 (Standard) Mass: 14 Fragility: 1 Death Damage: 20 Death radius: 3-6 Death Impulse: 300 Weapon Rotate Speed: 12 Fire Interval: 1 second(s) Firing Kickback: 200 Projectile Velocity: 135 Projectile Spray: 0.05 Damage: 700 (Explosive) Primary Splash Radius: 2.5 Secondary Splash Damage: 100 Secondary Splash Radius: 5 Impulse force: 100 Projectile Lifetime: 10 second(s)
Description
The Type 45 is a triplet of battleship class guns mounted on a rotating turret. These super heavyweight weapons take a long time to aim, but once they get their target sighted and start firing volleys of shells you’ll know about it.

The Hawkeye Type 45 Naval Gun is a grade 3 Weapon block manufactured by Hawkeye. Like all Hawkeye blocks, it can be crafted with a Hawkeye Fabricator.

It has 4 attachment point(s) and takes up 72 cell(s).

Usage

Despite its classification, the Type 45 is a high-DPS weapon that aims at hitting the target with a volley of shots instead of a single, heavy shell. Like the Venture Rapid Cannon, when given the chance, it punches almost as hard as missiles. Additionally, the rounds have higher velocities as well as improved damage compared to the Venture counterpart. Though it's placement and rotation may be cumbersome it is able to wreck serious havoc even against smaller enemies. It's especially deadly against slower-moving opponents but is able to tackle faster enemies better since the fire interval is quite short for a cannon, meaning that missing hit only requires the player to turn a little, if needed to, and score the next one immediately.

It is mostly suited to larger techs that are capable of handling its mass. Due to the cell count, one is usually enough as any more will require significantly more space, and one naval gun is usually more than enough against targets it can easily dispatch.

Trivia

• The Type 45 Naval Gun was added to the game per community request without going through the R&D Labs and testing. However, it received negative criticism due to the low damage, and the fact that real-life battleship guns hold significantly more power, possibly besting even the Mk3 Battleship Cannon.
• The 45 in its name may refer to the end of WWII at 1945, before which large battleships with sophisticated gun platforms are popular among the world's navies. After their vulnerability to smaller and more expendable weapons such as torpedoes and rockets were made obvious, battleships fell out of the line and smaller, more versatile vessels took their role.

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