Burst Beam

Burst Beam
Fire a piercing beam that decreases in damage the further it goes
Details
Mech Class	Prime
Default Mech	Laser Mech
Power	Free
Base Damage	3-1
Upgrade 1	Ally Immune ()
Preview	Friendly units will not take damage from this attack
Upgrade 2	+1 Damage ( )
Preview	Increases the starting damage by 1
Fully Upgraded	Ally Immune and +1 Damage powered

The Burst Beam is one of the weapons in the game Into The Breach. It is the starting weapon of Laser Mech.

Description

Fire a piercing beam that decreases in damage the further it goes.

Starts at 3 damages and decrease by one per square.

Class

Prime.

Upgrades

• Ally Immune (1 () Reactor Core) - Friendly units will not take damage from this attack.
• +1 Damage (3 ( ) Reactor Cores) - Increases the starting damage by 1

Availability

Default Mech	Laser Mech
Time Pod	No
Perfect Island Reward	Yes
Corporate Store	Yes
Advanced Edition	No

Strategy

Burst Beam is one of the best area of effect damaging weapons in the game; without upgrades, it hits the first target for 3 damage, and continues to pierce targets until it collides with either a structure (a building or a mountain) or runs off the map. Its starting damage allows it to take out any common enemy in the first island, but it is not enough to take down Alpha enemies by itself.

With Ally Immune active, it does not friendly fire on Mechs, trains or tanks (though still hits buildings). With 4 maximum damage, it provides a solution to several Alpha Vek that need high single target damage, where other AOE damaging weapons fail; however, it is most preferable to use it with a pilot that has Boosted damage, as 5 damage is enough to one-shot all Alpha enemies.

The downside of Burst Beam is that it requires more movement points to position, in order to avoid friendly fire on buildings, and it provides no displacement utility.