I'll look at this while we're waiting on Wes:
Hello! Let's see if this submission meets the requirements for inclusion in Star Army's lore...
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Here's some fixes this article still needs:
1. Need Wes to approve this.
When these fixes are made, please post a reply here so I can re-check the article. Thank you!
I linked Durandium to the article on the wiki and made a few spelling tweaks. I also think you should remove the part about the beam fizzling if blocked by shields. I know how binary lasers/masers/whatever are supposed to work but I also think you're putting out enough energy that you'll still fry anything in the beam's path. A shield absorbing the energy is also going to absorb the shot (Take damage). Ultimately though that's up to you how you want to do it, this won't hold up approval.