Lightning Gun

The Lightning Gun is a heavy weapon that reduces the energy of ships.

Overview
The Lightning Gun is a somewhat unusual heavy weapon. The Lightning Gun reduces the energy of ships it hits, making it similar to the Energy Net Launcher. Unlike the Energy Net, however, the Lightning Gun deals damage and is guaranteed to start fires; it starts strong fires on wooden hulls. The Lightning Gun's damage is somewhat idiosyncratic, as it deals more damage to iron than anything else, but starts the strongest fires on wooden hulls.

Pros

 * Slows ship movement and rate of weapons fire.
 * Guaranteed to start fires.
 * Guaranteed to start strong fires on wooden hulls.
 * Effective against iron armour.
 * Very high velocity.
 * Never ricochets.

Cons

 * Poor damage per second.
 * Short range.
 * Long reload time.
 * Dissipates less energy than the Energy Net.