Orbital Laser

Last updated: 1.003.000
Current patch: 1.005.001

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The Destroyer's laser cannon will sweep over the designated area, vaporizing all targets within the effective radius.
— Ship Management Terminal

The Orbital Laser also known as Laser is an offensive stratagem that fires a single, continuous laser beam attack that lasts for 25 seconds.

Stratagem Statistics

General
Call-in Time	Standard	2 seconds
Call-in Time	Upgraded	1 seconds
Uses	3
Cooldown	Standard	300 seconds
	With Morale Augmentation	285 seconds
	With Zero-G Breech Loading	270 seconds
	With All Upgrades	256.5 seconds

Detailed Weapon Statistics

Orbital Laser
Total Uses	3
Cooldown	300 sec
Call-in Time	2 s
Fire Limit	25 s
Attacks
DPS Beam Huge	Damage
DPS Fire	Damage

DPS Beam Huge
Damage
Standard	600 DPS
vs. Durable	600 DPS
Penetration
Direct	Anti-Tank II
Slight Angle	Anti-Tank II
Large Angle	Anti-Tank II
Extreme Angle	Unarmored I
Special Effects
Status	Fire
Status Strength	2
Demolition Force	50
Stagger Force	30
Push Force	30

DPS Fire
Damage
Element	Fire
Standard	100 Fire
vs. Durable	100 Fire
Penetration
Direct	Heavy
Slight Angle	Heavy
Large Angle	Heavy
Extreme Angle	Unarmored I
Special Effects
Demolition Force	0
Stagger Force	0
Push Force	0

Tactical Information

The laser gives priority to the deadliest nearby targets.
It must "sweep" around in somewhat lazy arcs to acquire new targets.
The Orbital Laser is the only Orbital Cannons Stratagem limited to a fixed number of uses within a single mission (3).
- The 5-minute cooldown is also the longest among offensive Stratagems, so be sure to use it judiciously.
The Laser is useful for incinerating large swarms of cannon fodder or for cooking a single heavy target (if you're lucky, it'll even roast two of them). However do be aware that large targets will take several seconds of sustained fire to be killed.
The Laser is extremely useful against Heavy Automaton Outposts as it will prioritize Bot Fabricators, Cannon Turrets, Hulks, and Tanks. This is very useful for Blitz: Search and Destroy missions.
The risk is great if used in a danger-close situation, as the laser might detect an enemy on the other side of your team, and broil members of your squad as it sweeps around.
The laser leaves a swath of burning terrain in its wake, so be sure not to run through an area it just scorched.
While Orbital Laser can destroy most of the structures, the laser has difficulties to target-acquire non-health-point / fatally-eliminable objects. In practice, this can cause the laser-beam to get stuck on E.G. an already destroyed Bug Hole if all SEAF-hostile units have been already eliminated.

Applicable Ship Modules

The following Ship Modules affect the Orbital Laser:


Department	Ship Module	Effect
Orbital Cannons	Zero-G Breech Loading	Orbital stratagem cooldown time reduced by 10%.
Bridge	Targeting Software Upgrade	1-second reduction in call-in time for all Orbital Stratagems.
Bridge	Morale Augmentation	Reduces cooldown time for all Stratagems by 5%.

Media

Tutorial Video Demonstrating Use of the Orbital Laser

Change History

Patch

Description

1.003.000
2025-05-13

Undocumented Change

Burn damage increased from 50 to 100.

1.001.100
2024-09-17

Changes

Every Stratagem capable of damaging heavily armored enemies has had their damage increased to account for the increased health of heavier enemies.
Damage slightly increased.
- Standard damage increased from 300 DPS to 600 DPS.
- Durable damage increased from 150 DPS to 600 DPS.

1.000.302
2024-05-07

Fixes

Damage-over-time effects now apply consistently when not the network session owner.

1.000.200
2024-04-02

Changes

Fire damage per tick increased by 50% (from all sources).

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