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Starfieldship component names can get pretty out there, but we can’t blame Bethesda Game Studios. After all, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of these things. Even so, Vanguard Obliterator Autoprojector? Even Star Trek’s LeVar Burton might struggle to deliver that line.
No matter that it’s a tongue twister; you’re going to want to get this Starfield ship weapon on your combat-savviest starship posthaste. Heck, get as many as possible, and tear through some of the more powerful enemy craft like a space-knife through galactic butter.

Join The Vanguard Today!
For all its firepower, one would think the Vanguard Obliterator Autoprojector is a late-game acquisition. It isn’t.You can obtain the Vanguard Obliterator Autoprojector quite quickly in Starfield, and all it takes isgetting through a couple of story missions, joining a particular faction, and then getting through a couple of thefaction’sstory missions.
Our header here gives things away, but we’ll make it crystal-clear:you need to join the UC Vanguard.To do so, chat upTuala, who stands behind his desk outside the MAST building. You’ll meet Tuala automatically, since during the quest in which Starfield companion Sarah Morgan shows you around New Atlantis, he’ll have already given you his recruitment sales pitch. you may’t join him then, but you can come back after the mission to do so.

Complete ‘Grunt Work’ And Buy Yourself An Autoprojector
Now,take the space combat simulation test, after which you will need to complete the first major Vanguard mission,‘Grunt Work’. Get your meet-and-greet-and-blow-things-up with Hadrian, return to the command ship, andyou’ll be told you now have access to UC Vanguard supplies.
Remarkably, these ‘supplies’ include some seriously top-of-the-line UC Vanguard ship parts, and from hereon out,any ship technician at spaceports will know you’re licensed to purchase them. Go ahead and dock someplace, like New Atlantis, Neon, Akila City, you name it, anywhere with a ship technician.
Browse their weapon-related wares, and you should find thisparticle weapon capable of doing decent damage to both enemy ship shielding and hull in equal measure, with a fine fire rate to boot. Hook it up, since it’ll work on just about any ship, andconsider grabbing a few once you have an especially powerful starshipbuilt for combating all those pesky spacers, pirates, and whoever else gets in your way in your Starfield adventures to come.