Ground Weapons School

The Ground Weapons School is one of the seven schools of Research and Development introduced in Season 9.5 as part of the crafting revamp. This school allows players to craft components, which they can then use to craft weapons for their characters and crew.

Ground weapons

Ground Weapons School items
Item	Energy Types
Blast Assault
Compression Pistol
Dual Pistols
Full Auto Rifle
High Density Rifle
Minigun Assault
Pulsewave Assault
Sniper Rifle
Split Beam Rifle
Stun Pistol
Wide Beam Pistol
Components Needed
Mark II	1x 1x
Mark IV	1x 2x 1x
Mark VI	1x 2x 3x
Mark VIII	1x 1x 1x 1x 3x
Mark X	1x 1x 1x 1x 2x 2x
Mark XI	2x 2x 2x 1x 2x 1x
Mark XII	2x 2x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x

Special items

Special Items
Item		Components Needed	Minimum Crafting Level
	TR-116B Sniper Rifle	4x 4x 4x 2x 2x 2x 4x 3x	15

Duty Officers

The above special items can be crafted by any of the below duty officers:

			Name	Species	R&D	Rank	Spec	Traits
1	Male	||	Dhelal Aphadi	Andorian			Research	Congenial Emotional Resolve Stubborn Unscrupulous
1	Male	|||	Dumen	Krenim			Diagnostics	Logical Resolve Stubborn Tactful Unscrupulous
1	Female		Hinni	Saurian			Assault Squad	Cold Blooded Resilient Unscrupulous
1	Male	|	Shrol Yszyrev	Andorian			Fabrication	Cunning Emotional Resolve Teamwork Unruly
1	Male	|||	Soreb	Xindi-Aquatic			Assault Squad	Logical Peaceful Resolve Stubborn Tactful
1	Male	|||	Tdeel	Tellarite			Fabrication	Cunning Resolve Stubborn Teamwork Unscrupulous
1	Female	|||	Themoupsa	Krenim			Assault Squad	Efficient Logical Resolve Tactful Unscrupulous
2	Female	|||	Cenpesa	Krenim			Diagnostics	Aggressive Logical Resolve Tactful Unscrupulous
2	Male	|	Kumva	Orion			Fabrication	Cunning Resolve Seductive Tactful Unscrupulous
2	Male	|||	Luskot	Klingon			Fabrication	Emotional Honorable Resolve Stubborn Teamwork
2	Male	|||	Meneung	Krenim			Assault Squad	Aggressive Efficient Logical Resolve Unscrupulous
2	Male	||	Rlithaas	Gorn			Research	Cold Blooded Cunning Eidetic Memory Resolve Tactful
2	Female	|||	Zuain	Xindi-Aquatic			Assault Squad	Logical Peaceful Resolve Stubborn Tactful

Consumables

Consumables
Item		Components Needed	Minimum Crafting Level	Notes
	Nanoenergy Cell - Anti-Coagulant	5x 5x	5	Crafting recipe obtained from completing “Second Wave”
	Nanoenergy Cell - Kinetic Capacitor	5x 5x	5	Crafting recipe obtained from completing “Second Wave”
	Nanoenergy Cell - Tachyon Rider	5x 5x	5	Crafting recipe obtained from completing “Second Wave”
	Large Weakness Finder	8x 4x	10
	Large Hypo (x5)	4x 3x	5
	Large power Cell (x5)	4x 3x	5
	Large Shield Charge (x5)	4x 3x	5

Tech upgrades

Tech Upgrades
Item		Components Needed	Minimum Crafting Level
	Superior Ground Gear Experimental Tech Upgrade	2x 1x 1x 1x 15,000x	15
	Superior Ground Gear Tech Upgrade	1x 1x 1x 15,000x	15
	Improved Ground Gear Tech Upgrade	1x 1x 7,500x	10
	Basic Ground Gear Tech Upgrade	1x 1x 2,500x	5

Research and Development Schools
Beams	Cannons	Engineering	Ground Weapons	Kits and Modules	Projectiles	Science	Shields		Officer Training	Special Projects		Aegis