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PBlue for the GTD Erebus?
http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/GTD_Erebus

Is the PBlue a new type of TEI beam for the Erebus class?  I haven't seen this beam before.

 
Re: PBlue for the GTD Erebus?
Yeah it's a new beam. I have no idea what it's tactical purpose is, but it looks sorta cool.

 

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Re: PBlue for the GTD Erebus?
It's an anti-subsystem beam on a big turret and it's actually mean as hell.

 
Re: PBlue for the GTD Erebus?
Cool, I must have missed it in the tech database (or it's to be completed).  Does it have a name beyond the PBlue designation? (i.e. Aurora Wake for MBlue)

 

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Re: PBlue for the GTD Erebus?
Cool, I must have missed it in the tech database (or it's to be completed).  Does it have a name beyond the PBlue designation? (i.e. Aurora Wake for MBlue)
Quote from: bp-wep.tbm
$Name:          PBlue
        +Tech Title:                                    XSTR( "'Void Fang' Pulse Beam", -1 )
        +Tech Description:                              XSTR( "Pulse beams are descendants of anti-fighter beams, using quick-rise capacitors to fire a lance of confined plasma. This design excels at penetrating active armor and turret shielding.", -1 )
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