Thumpers

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"throws a medicine ball at Xek REALLY hard...no...more like that, he explains." - Mecron

Description:	(Random) This weapon uses an anti-grav generator mounted inside a Heavy Driver round to create an aimed field effect which will push any vessel away from the center of the field.
Research Category:	Ballistic Weapons
Research Cost:	65,000 (Gravity Control) or 100,000 (Siege Drivers) Research Points
Required Technology:	Gravity Control OR Siege Drivers
Races Allowed:	Hiver, Human, Liir, Morrigi, Tarka, Zuul
Effect:	Thumpers trade the raw damage of a heavy driver round for a significantly higher kinetic impact. They are capable of knocking Dreadnoughts off course in addition to throwing Cruisers and Destroyers around. They have a significantly reduced chance (-120%) of ricocheting off of ship armor.
Notes:
Version:	This information valid for Version 1.6.3

No New Technologies Available

Weapon Statistics
Weapon Type	Cost (per mount)	Mount Size	HP Bonus (per bank)	Recharge Time (in seconds)	Population Damage	Infrastructure Damage	Terraforming Damage
Ballistic	5,000	Large	400	6	1,000	0.2	0

Range Band	Range		Targeting Inaccuracy %	Damage	Duration
	Ship to Ship	Ship to Planet
Point Blank	450		3	200 (50m rad)	n/a
Effective	600		4	200 (50m rad)	n/a
Maximum	950	2,050	6	200 (50m rad)	n/a