TC-5 Fusion Cannon | |
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Weapon Data | |
First Found | Recreation Deck |
Requirements | Strength: 4 Heavy Weapons: 6 |
Researchable | No |
Maintenance | 3 |
Modification | 4 (1st) / 6 (2nd) |
Repairing | 4 |
Ammunition | Prisms |
Magazine Size | 40 / 80 |
Attack Types | Normal Mode Death Mode |
Damage | 20 (Normal Mode) 30 (Death Mode) |
Summon Code | fusion cannon |
[Source] |
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~ Dr. Marie Delacroix, Von Braun Chief Engineer
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The TC-5 Fusion Cannon is a usable weapon in System Shock 2 and the last non-organic weapon you can find. This weapon fires a slow, powerful projectile that explodes on impact.
Requirements[]
The Fusion Cannon requires Heavy Weapons skill level 6 and Strength stat level 4 to use. No research is required.
Locations[]
There are three Fusion Cannons in the game:
- The first one is carried by a corpse located near the Transmitter, on the Recreation Deck, and is broken
- The second one is located on top of a piece of machinery on UNN Rickenbacker's Deck A near the broken Meson Field
- The last one is located inside a High Security Crate next to the Resurrection Station on Rickenbacker Deck A
Ammunition Type[]
Prisms - Crystal prisms, which are a good energy storage medium and allow the Fusion Cannon to operate. |
Damage Table[]
Mech | Half-Mech | Half-Annelid | Annelid | Final Boss | |
Energy | x2 | x1 | x1 | x0.5 | x0.5 |
Firing Modes[]
- Normal Mode - It fires a slow projectile when the trigger is pulled.
- Death Mode - It fires a even slower projectile when the trigger is pulled, but deals significantly more damage.
Modifications[]
- Level 1 - Increases battery size from 40 to 80 and increases damage to 110% of normal.
- Level 2 - Reduces ammunition use by 50% and increases damage to 125% of normal.
Strategies[]
- Due to the slow projectile speed this weapon should only be used on slow/stationary foes, such as Turrets and droids.
- DEATH mode inflicts more damage and has a larger blast radius but doesn't use any extra amount of ammunition. Arguably, it should be used as the default firing mode.
- Although it's a level 6 weapon, the Grenade Launcher can deal a lot more damage. This is partly due to the fact that level 6 weapons do not receive any bonus damage from combat skills.
- The Fusion Cannon can only deal 100% more damage to fully mechanical opponents, while EMP Grenades can deal 300% more damage to them. Moreover, the Grenade Launcher has different types of ammo to handle different types of enemies.
- Prisms are commonly found later in the game and are very inexpensive to purchase. In fact, only standard bullets are cheaper than prisms.
- In later parts of the game, the Fusion Cannon can by used by Heavy Weapons specialists as a replacement for the Pistol to eliminate Security Cameras and Grubs.
- The Fusion Cannon can seriously hurt you when used at close range. It's best to use another weapon when fighting these enemies.
- This weapon shares its ammo with the Stasis Field Generator. It's usually best to choose one or the other as your secondary weapon.
Trivia[]
- This weapon is marked with the number 397 on its chassis, along with indecipherable letters below.
- TC-5 Fusion Cannon was most likely designed by TetraCorp, even if it's produced by TriOptimum.