High Energy Laser Lance

The High Energy Laser Lance (HELL) is an extremely powerful laser weapon equipped to the The Power of Arskodia II and is a defining feature of the starship. The HELL is the most powerful ship mounted laser cannon. The laser has a power of 7 megawatts and (when fired with a full aperture) will hit an area of ~7854m2 and can have an intensity of 891.3 W/m2. If this laser is more focused it can cause devastating damage to an enemy starship. Unfortunately, drawbacks for such a powerful laser are charge time, power draw, and cooldown. This laser takes 30 minutes to 1 hour to charge up enough to fire the laser and while this charge is occurring, the Power of Arskodia cannot have it's Plasma Shields active die to the power requirements. Finally, once the laser has been used, it can take upwards of 2 hours to cool down before being charged again. Thankfully, during the charging process of the laser it is active and will be actively damaging the enemy ship, the point where the laser "fires" is when the laser reaches full intensity and holds it for 5 minutes. The entire process of the HELL firing can take a total of 2 hours 35 minutes at best (including cooldown). Another issue with using such a powerful laser is that its cooling system is so bulky that it cannot be aimed more than using lenses to angle the light leaving the "barrel". However, all of these drawbacks are worth it for the ability to decimate enemy ships with a laser that can still do effective damage even at a large aperture, so much so that chaff cannons can't necessarily block most of the light.