I noticed this entry in the FS1 tables, what's it used for exactly?? I don't remember anything about a Vasudan Super Laser during my first play of the game.
$Name: Vasudan Flux Cannon
$Model File: Tsunami.pof
$Mass: 10.0
$Velocity: 80.0
$Fire Wait: 5.0
$Damage: 500
$Blast Force: 0.2
$Inner Radius: 0.0
$Outer Radius: 0.0
$Shockwave Speed: 0
$Armor Factor: 1.0
$Shield Factor: 0.1
$Subsystem Factor: 1.0
$Lifetime: 15.0
$Energy Consumed: 0.0
$Cargo Size: 1.0
$Homing: NO
$LaunchSnd: 102
$ImpactSnd: 88
$FlyBySnd: -1
$Rearm Rate: 5.0
$Flags: ("Big Ship" "Huge")
$Trail: YES
+Head Width: 0.25
+Tail Width: 0.1.5
+Life: 1.5
+Bitmap: MissileTrail02
$Icon: iconmissile08
$Anim: LoadMissile06
$Impact Explosion: none