Description
Planetary Siege Weapons Technology develops massive weapons capable of breaching planetary defenses, securing victory in ground battles.
Benefits
Construction output Empire-wide+0.94%
Ground defence Empire-wide+11.29%
Space defence Empire-wide+3.76%
Strategy notes
Planetary Siege Weapons develops the GroundWarfare discipline within Fortress and Combined Arms. Hold valuable systems through shields, layered orbital defense, disciplined ground forces, and coordinated production. Its immediate value is +60% Ground Defence, +20% Space Defence; +5% Production. The principal counterpressure is that siege, blockade, espionage, and expansion around fortified systems can make static strength irrelevant.
Player hints
This is a major commitment. Secure its required resources and protect the supporting infrastructure before assigning Critical priority. Favor this technology when its GroundWarfare benefits reinforce your current economy, fleets, or frontier. Pause the branch if its expected RP per tick is too diluted or its resource costs would stall higher-priority projects.
Research cost
144KRP
108KCredits
46.8KCommon
36KRare
43.2KStrategic
18KFuel