Kinetic weapon

For the technology see Kinetic Weapons (Retribution)

Kinetic weapons are one of the three weapon types used in Galactic Civilizations III. Generally consuming Unrecognized icon name Thulium in their construction, kinetic weapons are by default short-range (+700 Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Range), fast cooldown (+4 Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Cooldown) and low accuracy (+80% Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Accuracy). Their defensive counter is Unrecognized icon name Armor.

Kinetic weapons

These components provide Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Attack capability to an individual ship.

Name	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Attack	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Mass	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Cost	Unrecognized icon name Ship Maintenance	Unrecognized icon name Threat	Resources	Technology Required
Basic Railgun	1	8	20	0.5	0.2	1 Unrecognized icon name Thulium	Unrecognized icon name Weapons Systems
Superior Railgun	2	8	30	0.5	0.3		Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Weapons
Mass Driver	3	8	60	0.5	0.5		Unrecognized icon name Pulse Cannons
Prototype Durantium Driver	3	8	60	0.5	0.6	1 Unrecognized icon name Durantium	Unrecognized icon name Pulse Cannons
Pulse Cannon	4	8	40	0.5	0.5	1 Unrecognized icon name Thulium	Unrecognized icon name Pulse Cannons
Graviton Driver	6	8	60	0.5	0.5	2 Unrecognized icon name Thulium	Unrecognized icon name Graviton Thrower
Vulcanic Driver	5	8	90	0.5	0.5		Unrecognized icon name Quantum Drivers
Quantum Driver	7	8	90	0.5	0.6	2 Unrecognized icon name Thulium	Unrecognized icon name Quantum Drivers
Singularity Driver	8	8	90	0.5	0.7	3 Unrecognized icon name Thulium	Unrecognized icon name Singularity Drivers

Augments

These modules provide Unrecognized icon name Kinetic weapon bonuses to an individual ship.

Augment	Effects	Unrecognized icon name Threat	Unrecognized icon name Value	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Cost	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Mass	Unrecognized icon name Ship Maintenance	Technology
Rapid Reload	-50% Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Cooldown, -15% Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Accuracy	5	2	50	8	0.5	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Weapons
Kinetic Accelerator	+50% Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Range	5	2	50	8	0.5	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Augmentation
Armor Piercing	Unrecognized icon name Armor damaged like ordinary Unrecognized icon name Hit Points	5	2	100	8	0.5	Unrecognized icon name Mass Manipulation

Support modules

These modules provide Unrecognized icon name Kinetic weapon bonuses to an entire fleet.

Augment	Effects	Unrecognized icon name Value	Unrecognized icon name Construction Cost	Unrecognized icon name Support Module Mass	Unrecognized icon name Ship Maintenance	Resource	Technology
Inertial Dampeners	+10% Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Attack	2	12	15	1	1 Unrecognized icon name Durantium	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Augmentation
Inertial Field Projector	+25% Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Attack	4	32	15	1	1 Unrecognized icon name Durantium	Unrecognized icon name Mass Manipulation
Acceleration Field	+25% Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Range	8	44	15	1	1 Unrecognized icon name Durantium	Unrecognized icon name Inertial Magnification

Kinetic weapons in the Lost Treasures DLC

Ancient Singularity Cannon

The Ancient Singularity Cannon is unlocked by the Ancient Singularity Cannon event. Only one can be built per player.

Choice	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Attack	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Mass	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Cost	Unrecognized icon name Threat
Benevolent	15	25	125	0.6
Pragmatic	8	15	125	0.6
Malevolent	15	25	125	0.6

Ancient Kinetic Augmenter

The Ancient Kinetic Augmenter is unlocked by the Ancient Kinetic Augmenter event.

Choice	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Attack	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Attack (fleet)	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Mass	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic Cost	Unrecognized icon name Threat
Benevolent	0	+15%	15	125	0.6
Pragmatic	20	+25%	15	125	0.6
Malevolent	10	+0%	15	125	0.6