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Tech Reference: Starship Weapons

imported_The TRSN
18-11-2003, 05:51
NOTES:
-Once again, thanks to my lack of Artistic Talent, no Pics
-Post any comments you'd like


Point Defense
-10 Gigawatt Lasers
-Light Particle Sprays
-Gatling Guns
-To knock down Fighters or Warheads

Gatling Guns
-Rotary 2cm Guns
-2000 Rounds per minute
-AF and Anti-Missile

HASS Laser
-Heavy Anti StarShip Laser
-Powered by Ship's Reactor
-Continuous Beam at 200 Terrawatts

Pulse Laser
-Also Called Anti-Fighter Laser
-Rapidly Flickering Fields Cause this Laser to "Rapid Fire" for more punch per shot, but no continous fire
-Usually Mounted on Dual or Quad AF Turrets and Computer Controlled
-Powered By Reactor
-Light, 400 Gigawatt Laser

Anti-Fighter Missile
-Small Plasma Warhead on Self-Guided Missile
-Medium Range
-Mounted on Capital Ships in Boxes, or on Fighter Hardpoints

Fighter Anti-Shipping Missile
-SLAMS
-Sometimes Guided, but still Extremely Short Range

Fighter Lasers
-Pulse Lasers as Above
-Internal Reactor

Plasma Cannon
-Magnetically Bottled Plasma Flung by Mag Fields Towards Enemy
-Blast Shielded
-Can Use Waste Plasma or Rely on Own Power Plant
-Short Range b/f Field Fails

Gauss Cannons
-High Velocity Rails
-Massive Stopping Power

SLAM Rocket
-Short-range Light Anti-Matter Rocket
-No targetting, just a couple of AM Grams in a short range rocket
-Usually Volleyed from SLAM Boxes (16-100 SLAM Rockets Each)

CM
-Capital Missile
-Discussed Under Starship Reference, as is Ship in Itself
-Extreme Long Range Missile
-Size of Strikefighter
-Self Guided
-ECM Equipped
-Point Defense
-AM Warhead up to 1 kg
-Not for close range, unless emergency

Capital Force Beam
-Modified Magnetic Tractor Beam
-Latches onto and rips away parts of Enemy Ships
-Can propel ships into each other
-Crushes Docking Bays or Delicate Structures (Relative)
-Swats Away Fighters Like Giant Flyswatter
-Only on a few Ships, still in combat testing
-Short Range

Fusion Weaponry - BANNED

Particle Weaponry - UNDER RESEARCH

EMP Missiles - UNDER RESEARCH

Heavy CM - UNDER RESEARCH
Steel Butterfly
18-11-2003, 05:52
[b]NOTES:
-Once again, thanks to my lack of Artistic Talent, no Pics

Makes for a very boring thread
imported_The TRSN
18-11-2003, 05:53
[b]NOTES:
-Once again, thanks to my lack of Artistic Talent, no Pics

Makes for a very boring thread
It's mostly for reference for myslef and others. If anyone has questions, I direct them here. No more explaining needed.