M3A Cannon
Size 1 · Laser Cannon · Energy damage · Behring Applied Technology
The M3A Cannon is a size 1 laser cannon made by Behring Applied Technology. It deals 303.8 damage per second at 100 rounds per minute, 182.3 per shot, out to 2,004 m. Held for a full minute it averages 189.2 DPS (62% of burst, limited by its capacitor). Among the 33 size 1 guns in this build it ranks 6 by DPS. The cheapest reported shop price is 14,103 aUEC at Ship Weapons - Pyro Gateway (Stanton).
Stats
- Size
- S1
- DPS
- 303.8
- Sustained (60 s)
- 189.2 DPS
- Damage per shot
- 182.3
- Fire rate
- 100 RPM
- Range
- 2,004 m
- Projectile speed
- 1,200 m/s
- Capacitor load
- 25
- Capacitor regen
- 3 / s
- Mass
- 144 kg
- Grade
- A
Sustained: Capacitor of 25 shots empties in 15 s, then 0.8 s delay and 8.3 s to recharge. Sustained is the average damage per second over 60 seconds of holding the trigger: burst DPS times the share of that time the gun can fire, then capped by the magazine. For an energy gun the share is fire time / (fire time + recharge delay + recharge time), where fire time is the capacitor load divided by shots per second. For a gun with overheat data it is time to overheat / (time to overheat + cooldown). A ballistic magazine that empties inside the minute caps it at rounds x damage per shot / 60. The ship's shared weapon power pool is not modeled.
Figures from the Star Citizen Wiki item data for build 4.10.2-LIVE.12881860. A figure the data does not carry is left out, not shown as zero.
Where to buy
| Shop | aUEC | System | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Weapons - Pyro Gateway (Stanton)Pyro Gateway (Stanton) | 14,103 | Stanton | 49d |
| Ship Weapons - ARC-L2ARC-L2 Lively Pathway Station | 14,845 | Stanton | 50d |
| Ship Weapons - ARC-L3ARC-L3 Modern Express Station | 14,845 | Stanton | 55d |
| Ship Weapons - ARC-L5ARC-L5 Yellow Core Station | 14,845 | Stanton | 48d |
| Ship Weapons - Baijini PointBaijini Point | 14,845 | Stanton | 59d |
| Ship Weapons - HUR-L2HUR-L2 Faithful Dream Station | 14,845 | Stanton | 32d |
| Ship Weapons - HUR-L4HUR-L4 Melodic Fields Station | 14,845 | Stanton | 46d |
| Ship Weapons - MIC-L3MIC-L3 Endless Odyssey Station | 14,845 | Stanton | 49d |
| Ship Weapons - Nyx Gateway (Pyro)Nyx Gateway (Pyro) | 14,845 | Pyro | 53d |
| Ship Weapons - Nyx Gateway (Stanton)Nyx Gateway (Stanton) | 14,845 | Stanton | 49d |
| Ship Weapons - Pyro Gateway (Nyx)Pyro Gateway (Nyx) | 14,845 | Nyx | 47d |
| Ship Weapons - SeraphimSeraphim Station | 14,845 | Stanton | 55d |
| Ship Weapons - Stanton Gateway (Nyx)Stanton Gateway (Nyx) | 14,845 | Nyx | 59d |
| Ship Weapons - Stanton Gateway (Pyro)Stanton Gateway (Pyro) | 14,845 | Pyro | 52d |
| Ship Weapons - Terra Gateway (Stanton)Terra Gateway (Stanton) | 14,845 | Stanton | 37d |
| CenterMass - IO North Tower - Area 18Area 18 | 15,461 | Stanton | 60d |
| CenterMass - New BabbageNew Babbage | 15,461 | Stanton | 42d |
Shop prices reported to UEX Corp, fetched 28 Oct 2026. Reported is the age of each report.
Ships that can mount it
44 vehicles (36 ships) have at least one pilot gun slot of size 1. The number after each name is how many of its slots are size 1.
- 85X Limited×2
- Arrow×2
- Aurora Mk I CL×4
- Aurora Mk I ES×4
- Aurora Mk I LN×4
- Aurora Mk I LX×4
- Aurora Mk I MR×4
- Aurora Mk I SE×4
- Buccaneer×2
- C8 Pisces×4
- C8R Pisces Rescue×4
- C8X Pisces Expedition×6
- Dragonfly×2
- Dragonfly Star Kitten×2
- Dragonfly Yellowjacket×2
- Golem×2
- Golem Alliance×2
- Golem OX×2
- Golem Wikelo Work Special×2
- Hawk×2
- MISC Fortune×2
- MISC Fortune Wikelo Special×2
- MISC Hull A×2
- MISC Prospector×2
- MISC Prospector Alliance×2
- MISC Prospector Wikelo Work Special×2
- Mustang Alpha×2
- Mustang Beta×2
- Mustang CitizenCon 2948 Edition×2
- Mustang Gamma×2
- Mustang Omega×2
- Nox×2
- Nox Kue×2
- Nox Wikelo Special×2
- P-52 Merlin×2
- P-72 Archimedes×4
- P-72 Archimedes Emerald×4
- Pitbull×4
- RAFT×2
- RAFT Wikelo Work Special×2
- Salvation×2
- Vulture×2
- X1×1
- X1 Force×1
Pilot slots are the same ones the ship pages' DPS fitter uses: the size each mount accepts with its stock gimbal or turret.
Fitted as standard on
Vehicles whose stock loadout in this build includes this gun, pilot mounts and turrets alike.
Other size 1 guns
| Gun | Type | DPS | Per shot | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominance-1 Scattergun | Laser Scattergun | 420 | 504 | 999 m |
| Havoc Scattergun | Ballistic Scattergun | 374.4 | 374.4 | 1,251 m |
| Havoc Scattergun Sharkmouth Edition | Ballistic Scattergun | 374.4 | 374.4 | 1,251 m |
| MRX "Torrent" | Ballistic Gatling Turret | 360 | 18 | 1,998 m |
| NDB-26 Repeater | Neutron Repeater | 316.5 | 38 | 2,002 m |
| M3A Cannon Defense Division | Laser Cannon | 303.8 | 182.3 | 2,004 m |
| 'WEAK' Repeater | Laser Repeater | 291.7 | 50 | 2,004 m |
| NN-13 Cannon | Neutron Cannon | 253 | 101.2 | 1,247 m |
| Omnisky III Cannon | Laser Cannon | 243 | 97.2 | 2,004 m |
| Sledge I Mass Driver Cannon | Mass Driver Cannon | 225 | 225 | 3,003 m |
| CF-117 Bulldog "Hazard-Zone" Repeater | Laser Repeater | 218.7 | 17.5 | 1,605 m |
| CF-117 Bulldog Repeater (S1, standard) | Laser Repeater | 218.7 | 17.5 | 1,605 m |
The 12 highest-DPS other size 1 guns. All 174 guns: weapons table.