Description
Phased Emitter Banks coordinates many smaller apertures into accurate, resilient weapon groups. Use propulsion, precise energy weapons, and tactical sensing to choose engagements and destroy priority targets quickly.
Benefits
Wages Empire-wide-5%
Strategy notes
Phased Emitter Banks develops the Beams discipline within Fast Strike Fleet. Use propulsion, precise energy weapons, and tactical sensing to choose engagements and destroy priority targets quickly. Its immediate value is -5% fleet wages; unlocks Cruiser. The principal counterpressure is that fuel interdiction, layered defenses, ambushes, and forced prolonged battles erode its speed advantage.
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 Beams 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
160KRP
112KCredits
28KCommon
44KRare
32KStrategic
40KFuel