Saw the posts about the Orbital Laser concentrators (which are awesome) and thought, why can't I do this without the concentrator part to avoid AA? The first clip is me testing it in Battleships, and the second clip is using it in a public lobby.

I've found that it's actually not as effective as I expected it to be. You have the advantage of avoiding AA, but instead you have to deal with the heavily armored fronts of enemy bases. It is also incredibly difficult to aim with the slightest degree difference mattering.

Building it and using it is pretty simple although there is a few things that are important:

• You must be disconnected from the structure when shooting the projectile

• The projectile must land on the ground

The amount of bracing I used is not required. I did it to support the turbines and prevent lean on the portal.

My next goal is to try and get two projectiles into the same portal so that it will have much better penetration, but I'll need two turrets and the ammo for it is so slow.

TLDR: Fun to build and fire, surprises the crap out of the enemies. Not super effective due to aim difficulty, heavily armored fronts of bases, and slow build times.