Ultra Laser

Ultra Lasers are immensely powerful galactic assault-class weaponry, often seen on the spines of cruisers, or on massive space stations and orbital defense platforms, as the cannons themselves are large structures.

Capabilities
Ultra Lasers are meant to destroy targets on a planetary scale, often used against planets, space stations, or large cruisers. The standard power for an Ultra Laser is the power needed to devastate a planetary surface. Ultra Lasers are almost always unable to move, often fixed forward-facing weaponry, although large dreadnoughts and Planetoids have some Ultra Lasers which are able to turn small angles. Ultra Lasers are built much like scaled-up Turbolasers, with massive coils and energy capacitors, with the strongest running on a finite supply of Phantom Energy. The smallest Ultra Lasers, the types that fit on large battleships, can only measure 2 stories tall, and have only the needed firepower to destroy a planetary region, albeit not entirely, leaving its debris to fly across space, and are better suited for destroying enemy ships. Larger and more powerful Ultra Lasers, such as the advanced dreadnought design, can even nova stars. Ultra Lasers have a recharge time relative to their firepower, although this is always far longer than turbolasers. Large Ultra Lasers built into ships often have entire reactors solely dedicated to their recharge, and can thus have a recharge time of three minutes, while others can have recharge time of days. Ultra Laser blasts can be stopped or mostly absorbed by planetary shields and other shields of similar or greater power, and at a large size. Because of their firepower, Ultra Lasers are usually only fired at large, slow moving targets that they have little chance of missing. Ultra Lasers are commonly powered by either the power source of the ship they are equipped on, or by an power source equipped on the Ultra Laser itself.

Background
The foundation of Ultra Laser technology was created by the Titanians, originally meant as mining technology. However, during the collapse of the Old Titanian Empire, true Ultra Lasers were developed. Their use became far more popular among the likes of the Intergalactic Empire, and spread from there to other space-faring factions, such as the Government.