The miner's best friend, this weapon can deliver a burst of pulverizing bolts of energy at close range. The ore scanner is repurposed as an interlock to prevent excessive use against shields when the weapon is in autofire mode.
–In-Game Description
The Mining Blaster is a specialized anti-armor energy weapon, similar to the Breach SRM, with a moderately high rate of fire. It deals 200 explosive damage, with an additional 100 damage that only affects armor, per shot.
Notes[]
The Mining Blaster is an effective anti-armor weapon, capable of quickly stripping armor from any target it hits. Its small charge capacity means it is best used in bursts.
Damage changed to 200 damage per shot, plus 100 armor-only damage (from 700)
Damage type changed to High Explosive (from Energy)
Flux/shot is 300
Mount type changed to HYBRID (can be mounted in ballistic, energy, and hybrid slots)
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