Cataract

Overview

Missile ship of the line: six large launchers, missile damage and reach grow with Missiles, volleys split to saturate point defense

Slots and bonuses

8 high (6 L launcher, 2 M turret) · 4 mid · 5 low.

• Launcher L 6Launcher mount · large. Missiles steer themselves to a locked target: the nose does not need to point at it. Takes size L: missile launchers, point defense. Smaller missile launchers and point defense fit too. A smaller weapon keeps its own size and stats: no bonus from the larger mount. Only this class of hull can fit: Keelbreaker Torpedo Silo XL, Farreach Cruise Silo XL.
• Turret M 2Turret mount · medium. Turns on its own to track a target anywhere above its deck, so it keeps firing while you orbit or fly past. Takes size M: energy guns, mass drivers, missile launchers, point defense, salvagers, Seal Breakers, Splice Rigs, barrier projectors, nanite projectors. Sizes must match exactly (M), except energy guns and mass drivers and missile launchers and point defense and salvagers and Seal Breakers and Splice Rigs: a smaller one fits too. A smaller weapon keeps its own size and stats: no bonus from the larger mount.
• Mid slots 4Mid slot · shields and electronics. No mount restrictions: takes any mid-slot module. Barrier regenerators, amplifiers and weaves, thrusters, point defense, jammers, scanners, doctrine arrays, the shroud and guidance rigs. Only this class of hull can fit: Lightfold Cloak, Heavy Drive Tether, Drive Anchor.
• Low slots 5Low slot · armor and engineering. No mount restrictions: takes any low-slot module. Platings, nanite repair arrays, bracing, cell banks, hold extensions, augers and launcher rigs. One armor plating per hull.

Hull bonuses

Missile damage

+5.0%

Missile damage per Missiles level

+0.10% per level

Missile range per Missiles level

+0.25% per level

Extra missiles per volley

+1

Requirements

• Missiles 80 to fly
• Defense 60 to fly
• Industry 45 to manufacture

How to get it

Manufactured at a station with Industry: one run makes 1 in 5h 0m. It needs the blueprint Cataract Blueprint.

Bill of materials

One run makes 1. Expand an input to see what it takes.

• 8,600×Hull Plating 8,600 runs · 2d 23h

  • 172,000×Ferrium refined from Ferrosite, Silvarite, Cobaltine, Aurelium, Grayfall Regolith, Ilmenite Sand
  • 34,400×Cobaltium refined from Cobaltine, Voidstone, Meteoric Iron-Nickel
• 700×Thruster Assembly 700 runs · 11h 40m

  • 7,000×Ferrium refined from Ferrosite, Silvarite, Cobaltine, Aurelium, Grayfall Regolith, Ilmenite Sand
  • 3,500×Pyronite refined from Pyrestone
  • 2,100×Cryo Isotopes refined from Glacite, Cold-Trap Ice
• 1,850×Power Cell 1,850 runs · 20h 33m

  • 11,100×Pyronite refined from Pyrestone
  • 7,400×Ferrium refined from Ferrosite, Silvarite, Cobaltine, Aurelium, Grayfall Regolith, Ilmenite Sand
  • 1,850×Magmatic Salts
• 1,700×Quantum Processor 1,700 runs · 21h 15m

  • 10,200×Siliqon refined from Silvarite, Grayfall Regolith, Helium-3 Fines, Impact Glass
  • 3,400×Aurelite refined from Aurelium, Rare-Earth Nodules
  • 1,700×Rare Earths refined from Rare-Earth Nodules
• 560×Shield Emitter 560 runs · 9h 20m

  • 1,680×Aurelite refined from Aurelium, Rare-Earth Nodules
  • 1,120×Void Matter refined from Voidstone, Xetite, Impact Glass
  • 1,120×Siliqon refined from Silvarite, Grayfall Regolith, Helium-3 Fines, Impact Glass
  • 560×Heavy Water refined from Cold-Trap Ice
• 160×Warp Coil 160 runs · 5h 20m

  • 320×Xetium refined from Xetite, Novacite, Core Song Crystal
  • 640×Cryo Isotopes refined from Glacite, Cold-Trap Ice
  • 320×Void Matter refined from Voidstone, Xetite, Impact Glass

Raw materials

186,400×Ferrium34,400×Cobaltium14,600×Pyronite11,320×Siliqon5,080×Aurelite2,740×Cryo Isotopes1,850×Magmatic Salts1,700×Rare Earths1,440×Void Matter560×Heavy Water320×Xetium