Thermal Lance technology involves the discharging of a thin beam of plasma encased in a tight magnetic field. Effective range is poor but since the plasma lance focuses its output on a small target area, burn-throughs on hits can be scored much more easily than with most other weapons. One second everything is fine, and then a superheated stream of plasma burns a neat hole straight through the outer skin of the targeted ship, which can can be most disconcerting for the enemy crewmembers stationed nearby....
200 Shenn Stones
600 Steel
200 Electronics
200 tons
Weapon
Point Blank
200
Poor (220)
Already learned - your empire starts with this technology.
Content contributed by Tom Carey.