Editing Bastion-class Commerce Vessel (section)

==In Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 1 & 2==
The Bastion is one of two [[Demiurg]] ships available to the two Tau fleets, being the Cruiser sized version of the two. As with the other Mercenary vessels, the Demiurg have their own special weapons, most of which are generic versions of Launch Bays, torpedo Launchers Lances and Macros. Of these standard weapons, the firing arcs are split more like the standard Imperial/Chaos factions. Because of this, you'll see a higher overall dps and cpm than the majority of Tau Protectors that can focus the entire armament in one direction.

The really notable weapon is the Cutting Beam, a weapon that charges when sitting next to wrecks or inside of asteroid fields. You can build up to a 7-second charge beam, which deals a total of 840 damage, before armor reductions, to all ships in its 4,500 unit long path. This is an excellent weapon against weaker armored, more numerous factions that need to stick together like Orks and Imperials are two good candidates. It might be harder to hit Aeldari vessels, but their weaker armor and hull points will make landed shots more devastating to them.

Unfortunately because of the special nature in the way it charges, you are really susceptible to the RNG of map generation as far as how useful you'll find the Demiurg Cutting Beams, so while it may be fun and useful to bring along to a fight, don't rely on the Cutting Beam to make or break the fight for you.

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