M4A Cannon
Size 2 · Laser Cannon · Energy damage · Behring Applied Technology
The M4A Cannon is a size 2 laser cannon made by Behring Applied Technology. It deals 455.6 damage per second at 100 rounds per minute, 273.4 per shot, out to 2,165 m. Held for a full minute it averages 283.8 DPS (62% of burst, limited by its capacitor). Among the 41 size 2 guns in this build it ranks 7 by DPS. The cheapest reported shop price is 33,400 aUEC at Ship Parts - Checkmate.
Stats
- Size
- S2
- DPS
- 455.6
- Sustained (60 s)
- 283.8 DPS
- Damage per shot
- 273.4
- Fire rate
- 100 RPM
- Range
- 2,165 m
- Projectile speed
- 1,196 m/s
- Capacitor load
- 25
- Capacitor regen
- 3 / s
- Mass
- 360 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 Parts - CheckmateCheckmate Station | 33,400 | Pyro | 55d |
| Ship Parts - Dudley & DaughtersDudley & Daughters | 33,400 | Pyro | 58d |
| Ship Parts - EndgameEndgame | 33,400 | Pyro | 58d |
| Ship Parts - GaslightGaslight | 33,400 | Pyro | 60d |
| Ship Parts - Megumi RefuelingMegumi Refueling | 33,400 | Pyro | 59d |
| Ship Parts - OrbituaryOrbituary | 33,400 | Pyro | 62d |
| Ship Parts - Patch CityPatch City | 33,400 | Pyro | 61d |
| Ship Parts - Rat's NestRat's Nest | 33,400 | Pyro | 58d |
| Ship Parts - Rod's Fuel 'N SuppliesRod's Fuel 'N Supplies | 33,400 | Pyro | 13d |
| Ship Parts - Ruin StationRuin Station | 33,400 | Pyro | 15d |
| Ship Parts - Starlight ServiceStarlight Service Station | 33,400 | Pyro | 59d |
| Ship Weapons - HUR-L3HUR-L3 Thundering Express Station | 33,400 | Stanton | 28d |
| Ship Weapons - HUR-L5HUR-L5 High Course Station | 33,400 | Stanton | 46d |
| Ship Weapons - MIC-L2MIC-L2 Long Forest Station | 33,400 | Stanton | 61d |
| Teach's Item Shop - LevskiLevski | 33,400 | Nyx | 16d |
| CenterMass - IO North Tower - Area 18Area 18 | 34,786 | Stanton | 60d |
| CenterMass - New BabbageNew Babbage | 34,786 | Stanton | 42d |
Shop prices reported to UEX Corp, fetched 28 Oct 2026. Reported is the age of each report.
Ships that can mount it
48 vehicles (47 ships) have at least one pilot gun slot of size 2. The number after each name is how many of its slots are size 2.
- Aurora Mk II×4
- Basher×6
- Cutter×2
- Cutter Rambler×2
- Cutter Scout×2
- Eclipse×2
- F7A Hornet Mk I×2
- F7C Hornet Mk I×1
- F7C Hornet Wildfire Mk I×1
- F7C-R Hornet Tracker Mk I×1
- F7C-S Hornet Ghost Mk I×1
- F8C Lightning×4
- F8C Lightning Executive Edition×4
- F8C Lightning PYAM Exec×4
- F8C Lightning Wikelo Sneak Special×4
- F8C Lightning Wikelo War Special×4
- Fury×4
- Hawk×4
- Herald×2
- M50 Interceptor×2
- MISC Reliant Kore×2
- MISC Reliant Mako×2
- MISC Reliant Sen×2
- MISC Reliant Tana×2
- MISC Starlite×4
- MOLE×2
- MOLE Alliance×2
- MOTH×2
- Mustang Alpha×2
- Mustang Beta×2
- Mustang CitizenCon 2948 Edition×2
- Mustang Delta×4
- P-52 Merlin×1
- Pitbull×2
- Razor×2
- Razor EX×2
- Razor LX×2
- S-65 Stingray×4
- Skylark×3
- Spartan×2
- Stinger×2
- Talon Shrike×2
- Terrapin Medic×2
- Terrapin Medic Wikelo Savior Special×2
- Vanguard Harbinger×4
- Vanguard Hoplite×4
- Vanguard Sentinel×4
- Vanguard Warden×4
Pilot slots are the same ones the ship pages' DPS fitter uses: the size each mount accepts with its stock gimbal or turret.
Other size 2 guns
| Gun | Type | DPS | Per shot | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominance-2 Scattergun | Laser Scattergun | 660 | 792 | 1,076 m |
| GVSR Repeater (S2) | Laser Repeater | 581.7 | 99.7 | 1,734 m |
| Hellion Scattergun | Ballistic Scattergun | 560 | 560 | 1,354 m |
| Hellion Scattergun Sharkmouth Edition | Ballistic Scattergun | 560 | 560 | 1,354 m |
| 'WASP' Repeater | Laser Repeater | 519.7 | 89.1 | 2,165 m |
| NDB-28 Repeater | Neutron Repeater | 474.8 | 57 | 2,160 m |
| M4A Cannon Defense Division | Laser Cannon | 455.6 | 273.4 | 2,165 m |
| 'WHIP' Cannon | Gun | 455.2 | 273.1 | 2,431 m |
| MVSA Cannon | Laser Cannon | 455 | 273 | 2,165 m |
| BRVS Repeater | Ballistic Repeater | 450 | 54 | 2,153 m |
| Tigerstrike T-19P | Ballistic Gatling | 450 | 22.5 | 2,166 m |
| CVSA Cannon | Ballistic Cannon | 405 | 162 | 2,703 m |
The 12 highest-DPS other size 2 guns. All 174 guns: weapons table.