Laser Cannon Incident
The Laser Cannon Incident was a major military engagement in the Vega-Nova War located at Ilios Research Station in western Ilios. The battle saw the deployment of experimental Laser Cannon-based Destroyers by Imperial Nova, by means of which a small Novan force sunk an extremely large Vegan-allied armada with comparatively few casualties. The battle was the first and only significant usage of such powerful Laser Cannon arrays on Survival; even prior to the incident on 15 March, Laser Cannons were already slated for a significant nerf the following evening due to a widespread consensus that they were unbalanced. The Laser Cannon Incident was the most lethal battle of any in Horizon's End history, with a total of 24 ships being sunk over the course of the 90-minute engagement.
- "those lanser cannons are no joke"*
Context
On November 9th 2024, the server received an update that included a change reducing Laser Cannon weapon capacitor power drain to 160 from 1600, allowing Destroyers to fire over 70 of them at a time. The change occurred with little fanfare and was an open secret among a small number of players until the following March, at which point the change's potential became widely recognized. By this time, the Vega-Nova War had begun, and Imperial Nova opted to use the tactic before its inevitable nerf.
Summary of Events
(Video credit: AssassinXX)
Eyreke piloted thrawn's wrecked destroyer and used its still-functioning lasers against nova for about 30 seconds before it got sunk again.
(WIP)