diff --git a/resources/shipTemplates.lua b/resources/shipTemplates.lua
index b3fe2bbccc..b8f6e020e0 100644
--- a/resources/shipTemplates.lua
+++ b/resources/shipTemplates.lua
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ template = ShipTemplate():setName("Fighter"):setMesh("small_fighter_1.model", "s
 template:setBeamPosition(0, 0, 23, -1.8)
 template:addEngineEmitor(0, -8, 0.5,  1.0, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0)
 --                  Arc, Dir, Range, CycleTime, Dmg
-template:setBeam(0, 60, 0, 1000.0, 4.0, 2)
+template:setBeam(0, 60, 0, 1000.0, 4.0, 4)
 template:setHull(30)
 template:setShields(30, 30)
 template:setSpeed(120, 30)
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ template:setBeamPosition(1,  8, -1.6, -2)
 template:setTubePosition(0, 0, 18, -3.5)
 template:addEngineEmitor(0, -18, -1,  0.2, 0.2, 1.0, 4.0)
 --                  Arc, Dir, Range, CycleTime, Dmg
-template:setBeam(0, 90, -15, 1000.0, 6.0, 3)
-template:setBeam(1, 90,  15, 1000.0, 6.0, 3)
+template:setBeam(0, 90, -15, 1000.0, 6.0, 6)
+template:setBeam(1, 90,  15, 1000.0, 6.0, 6)
 template:setHull(70)
 template:setShields(40, 40)
 template:setSpeed(60, 6)
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ template:setTubePosition(1, 7.5, 11, -3)
 template:addEngineEmitor(-1.5, -28, -5,  1.0, 0.2, 0.2, 2.0)
 template:addEngineEmitor( 1.5, -28, -5,  1.0, 0.2, 0.2, 2.0)
 --                  Arc, Dir, Range, CycleTime, Dmg
-template:setBeam(0, 50,-15, 1000.0, 6.0, 4)
-template:setBeam(1, 50, 15, 1000.0, 6.0, 4)
+template:setBeam(0, 50,-15, 1000.0, 6.0, 8)
+template:setBeam(1, 50, 15, 1000.0, 6.0, 8)
 template:setTubes(2, 8.0) -- Amount of torpedo tubes
 template:setHull(100)
 template:setShields(100, 80)
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ template:setBeamPosition(1, 28.2, 21, -2)
 template:addEngineEmitor(-1.5, -28, -5,  1.0, 0.2, 0.2, 2.0)
 template:addEngineEmitor( 1.5, -28, -5,  1.0, 0.2, 0.2, 2.0)
 --                  Arc, Dir, Range, CycleTime, Dmg
-template:setBeam(0, 40,-5, 1000.0, 6.0, 3)
-template:setBeam(1, 40, 5, 1000.0, 6.0, 3)
+template:setBeam(0, 40,-5, 1000.0, 6.0, 6)
+template:setBeam(1, 40, 5, 1000.0, 6.0, 6)
 template:setHull(100)
 template:setShields(80, 30)
 template:setSpeed(70, 12)
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ template:setBeamPosition(1, 28.2, 21, -2)
 template:addEngineEmitor(-1.5, -28, -5,  1.0, 0.2, 0.2, 2.0)
 template:addEngineEmitor( 1.5, -28, -5,  1.0, 0.2, 0.2, 2.0)
 --                  Arc, Dir, Range, CycleTime, Dmg
-template:setBeam(0, 50,-15, 1000.0, 6.0, 3)
-template:setBeam(1, 50, 15, 1000.0, 6.0, 3)
+template:setBeam(0, 50,-15, 1000.0, 6.0, 6)
+template:setBeam(1, 50, 15, 1000.0, 6.0, 6)
 template:setHull(70)
 template:setShields(50, 30)
 template:setSpeed(45, 12)
@@ -283,12 +283,12 @@ template:setTubePosition(1,  10, 2, -2.3)
 template:addEngineEmitor(-2.1500, -13, 0.3,  0.2, 0.2, 1.0, 2.0)
 template:addEngineEmitor( 2.1500, -13, 0.3,  0.2, 0.2, 1.0, 2.0)
 --                  Arc, Dir, Range, CycleTime, Dmg
-template:setBeam(0, 90, -25, 1500.0, 6.0, 4)
-template:setBeam(1, 90,  25, 1500.0, 6.0, 4)
-template:setBeam(2,100, -60, 1000.0, 6.0, 4)
-template:setBeam(3,100,  60, 1000.0, 6.0, 4)
-template:setBeam(4, 30,   0, 2000.0, 6.0, 4)
-template:setBeam(5,100, 180, 1200.0, 6.0, 4)
+template:setBeam(0, 90, -25, 1500.0, 6.0, 8)
+template:setBeam(1, 90,  25, 1500.0, 6.0, 8)
+template:setBeam(2,100, -60, 1000.0, 6.0, 8)
+template:setBeam(3,100,  60, 1000.0, 6.0, 8)
+template:setBeam(4, 30,   0, 2000.0, 6.0, 8)
+template:setBeam(5,100, 180, 1200.0, 6.0, 8)
 template:setHull(70)
 template:setShields(300, 300)
 template:setSpeed(30, 1)
@@ -302,12 +302,12 @@ template:setBeamPosition(1,  10, 2, -2.3)
 template:setBeamPosition(2, -10, 2, -2.3)
 template:setBeamPosition(3,  10, 2, -2.3)
 --                  Arc, Dir, Range, CycleTime, Dmg
-template:setBeam(0, 30,   0, 4000.0, 1.5, 10)
-template:setBeam(1, 30,  60, 4000.0, 1.5, 10)
-template:setBeam(2, 30, 120, 4000.0, 1.5, 10)
-template:setBeam(3, 30, 180, 4000.0, 1.5, 10)
-template:setBeam(4, 30, 240, 4000.0, 1.5, 10)
-template:setBeam(5, 30, 300, 4000.0, 1.5, 10)
+template:setBeam(0, 30,   0, 4000.0, 1.5, 20)
+template:setBeam(1, 30,  60, 4000.0, 1.5, 20)
+template:setBeam(2, 30, 120, 4000.0, 1.5, 20)
+template:setBeam(3, 30, 180, 4000.0, 1.5, 20)
+template:setBeam(4, 30, 240, 4000.0, 1.5, 20)
+template:setBeam(5, 30, 300, 4000.0, 1.5, 20)
 template:setHull(70)
 template:setShields(120, 120)
 template:setSpeed(0, 0.5)