Disruptors

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|Name=Disruptors
|Hull=20-50
|Shields=20-50
|EMP=N/A
|Miss Chance=0-15%
|Colonies=No
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Disruptors are energy weapons, popular among colonists as a low-cost alternative to [[torpedoes]].  [[NPC]]'s are also fond of disruptors; two good examples of disruptor using NPC's are the [[Romulans]] and [[Klingons]]. Disruptors are found both on military vessels, as well as on colonies.  They are used for colony defense, in the form of a [[Disruptor Battery]].

===Benefits===

Disruptors cost only [[energy]] to fire, making them a cheap alternative to firing torpedoes.  Disruptors are very useful against [[Syndicat]] vessels, as well as in other battles where victory is almost certain; no point in wasting valuable torpedoes in an easy fight.  Disruptors are also much more powerful than phasers; generally, a vessel with disruptors will be twice as powerful than a vessel with phasers (for example, a [[Kazon Fighter]] and a [[Darinaya]]).  

===Drawbacks===

Disruptors, much like torpedoes, can be avoided by a vessel with high [[evasion]].  If a vessel has a 5% dodge rate, it will avoid disruptor shots 5% of the time (assuming the Disruptor has a miss chance of 0).  [[Fighters]] are especially annoying to destroy using disruptors; they generally avoid disruptor shots at least 75% of the time.  Beam weapons, on the other hand, hit the majority of the time they are fired.

==Research==

In order to build vessels that have disruptors, one must first research [[Disruptor Weapon Development]], at a cost of 300 [[Isolinear Chips]].  This research requires [[Plasma Converter Construction]] research, at a cost of 180 isolinear chips.  In total, one can construct disruptor-using vessels at a cost of 480 isolinear chips (not including the cost to research the actual vessel).

[[Category:Ship Functions]]
[[Category:Weapons]]