Technocratic Republics
04-12-2003, 17:49
The already ancient Orbital Missile Mount Array defense network meant to protect Sisgardia from space-based threats is under heavy works from federal engineers.
After the House of Magistrates accepted the Z$76 billion (US$91.2 billion) fund for the reacondicioning of the defense network, the military spheres inmediately began the works through the Engineering Corps to put the OMMA system up to date with edge cutting technology.
Some of the major changes/additions currently being done:
Beam Satelite Minefield: The wide area surrounding sisgardian space territory will be covered with the newly deviced Laser Interlocked Space Mines, or LISM. These satelites (spherical, 20 meters in diameter) are equiped with a highly accurate photon beam projector that allows large groups of them to be easily coordinated from far away control stations. The computer systems that controls them has been designed to order the mines to adopt optimal firing range formations once targets have been detected.
All the LISMs are equiped with fast fire Lockdown MicroMissiles. Lockdown missiles are very small (ten cm in lenght), antimater-driven ion charges, controled directly by the LISM's grav-targeting system. Once it's hits the target, the LMM relases a powerful ion blast that generates severe inestability on the target's energy flow, affecting engines, weapons and computer systems.
Each LISM is also equiped with small thermonuclear explosives (10 megatons), that is only activated when the target has not been stopped by the LMMs. The LISM will keep it's distance until it is ordered not to.
Phased Carboenergic Shield Projectors: Each OMMA will be equiped with Phase Carboenergic Shields Projectors, in order to providee further defensive means. Currently, the platforms have no external protective measure, leaving only the thick neutronium plating as protection.
The shields will be composed of a triphased system, in order to properly divide the energy from the impact and increase the reliability of the shielding system.
Tachyon Space Gravitic Targeting System: Graviton Pulse Generators, or GPG, are expected to be sent within the next two month through tachyon space, with coordinated above the sisgardian orbital space on the bradyonic universe (the actual date of launch will be in four months, but due to the retrostreamed time of tachyon universe, they will arive two months before they are sent). Each GPG is equiped with a powerfull graviton emitter, that locks down over the shadow mass of the target seconds before the target has actually arrived. This allows the QLS missiles of the OMMAs to be sent moments before the target enters fire range, greatly increasing their iniciative on battle.
As they are graviton-guided, there is no time delay between the transmissions from both tachyon and bradyon space.
Light QLS Missiles: Recents advances on miniaturization allowed to deecrease the tonnage of the Quantum Liquid Space warhead (or Quantum Foam De-estabilizers) from 3 to 1.2 tons, thus almost doubling the storage capacity of the platforms. The LQLS retain the same power characteristics of it's predecessor, with the exception that they now carry graviton-based targeting systems and long duration antimatter propulsion means, that increase the max range of the missiles from 1000 to 2300 miles.
The LQLS have been also equiped with a deactivation mechanism, that jumps once the missile enters low orbit, in order to avoid possible accidents on land and air.
Point Defense Systems: Each OMMA is currently being equiped with four Fast Fire Point Range Plasma Bateries (FF-PRPB). The FF-PRPB feature three twin plasma cannons able to fire at rates of 0.3 seconds (delay between each of the two cannons). Although not very effective against large targets, the FF-PRPB are highly effective agains fast moving fighters and smaller units, granting the much needed close range protection against lesser targets, that could otherwise overrun the platform.
Hyperradiation Emmitter Missiles: The HEMs are designed specifically to cause severe damage to organic-based technology, since they are practically harmless against artificial targets. Each HEM come equiped with isolated Destab Composite (highly unestable hypermatter), that is blasted to relase huge amounts of heavy radiation, or hyperradiation, over the target. As LQLSs, the HEMs are also equiped with graviton locking targeting devices. Aditionaly, each HEM is designed to disarm once it enters low orbit, automatically locking the isolated compartment. This way, possible hyperradiation outbreaks on planetary surface are discarded.
Wave ECM and ECCM Systems: New and improved ElectronicCounterMeasuress are being added as well. These new systems incorporate the Electro Wave mechanism, that greatly increases the range and effectiveness of the ECM, by using a reberverating pattern instead of a plain one, therefore doubling the chances of success (increased from around 25% to 50%).
Additionaly, ElectronicCouterCounterMeasures are being added, to protect the missile-based offensive system of the OMMAs from external ECMs.
In the near future, orbital mines including these two devices are expected to be deeployed as well.
Other SFN nations have expressed their concenr for the state of the OMMA network as well, and are expected to further increase the effectiveness of the system.
Further reports will be sent soon.
After the House of Magistrates accepted the Z$76 billion (US$91.2 billion) fund for the reacondicioning of the defense network, the military spheres inmediately began the works through the Engineering Corps to put the OMMA system up to date with edge cutting technology.
Some of the major changes/additions currently being done:
Beam Satelite Minefield: The wide area surrounding sisgardian space territory will be covered with the newly deviced Laser Interlocked Space Mines, or LISM. These satelites (spherical, 20 meters in diameter) are equiped with a highly accurate photon beam projector that allows large groups of them to be easily coordinated from far away control stations. The computer systems that controls them has been designed to order the mines to adopt optimal firing range formations once targets have been detected.
All the LISMs are equiped with fast fire Lockdown MicroMissiles. Lockdown missiles are very small (ten cm in lenght), antimater-driven ion charges, controled directly by the LISM's grav-targeting system. Once it's hits the target, the LMM relases a powerful ion blast that generates severe inestability on the target's energy flow, affecting engines, weapons and computer systems.
Each LISM is also equiped with small thermonuclear explosives (10 megatons), that is only activated when the target has not been stopped by the LMMs. The LISM will keep it's distance until it is ordered not to.
Phased Carboenergic Shield Projectors: Each OMMA will be equiped with Phase Carboenergic Shields Projectors, in order to providee further defensive means. Currently, the platforms have no external protective measure, leaving only the thick neutronium plating as protection.
The shields will be composed of a triphased system, in order to properly divide the energy from the impact and increase the reliability of the shielding system.
Tachyon Space Gravitic Targeting System: Graviton Pulse Generators, or GPG, are expected to be sent within the next two month through tachyon space, with coordinated above the sisgardian orbital space on the bradyonic universe (the actual date of launch will be in four months, but due to the retrostreamed time of tachyon universe, they will arive two months before they are sent). Each GPG is equiped with a powerfull graviton emitter, that locks down over the shadow mass of the target seconds before the target has actually arrived. This allows the QLS missiles of the OMMAs to be sent moments before the target enters fire range, greatly increasing their iniciative on battle.
As they are graviton-guided, there is no time delay between the transmissions from both tachyon and bradyon space.
Light QLS Missiles: Recents advances on miniaturization allowed to deecrease the tonnage of the Quantum Liquid Space warhead (or Quantum Foam De-estabilizers) from 3 to 1.2 tons, thus almost doubling the storage capacity of the platforms. The LQLS retain the same power characteristics of it's predecessor, with the exception that they now carry graviton-based targeting systems and long duration antimatter propulsion means, that increase the max range of the missiles from 1000 to 2300 miles.
The LQLS have been also equiped with a deactivation mechanism, that jumps once the missile enters low orbit, in order to avoid possible accidents on land and air.
Point Defense Systems: Each OMMA is currently being equiped with four Fast Fire Point Range Plasma Bateries (FF-PRPB). The FF-PRPB feature three twin plasma cannons able to fire at rates of 0.3 seconds (delay between each of the two cannons). Although not very effective against large targets, the FF-PRPB are highly effective agains fast moving fighters and smaller units, granting the much needed close range protection against lesser targets, that could otherwise overrun the platform.
Hyperradiation Emmitter Missiles: The HEMs are designed specifically to cause severe damage to organic-based technology, since they are practically harmless against artificial targets. Each HEM come equiped with isolated Destab Composite (highly unestable hypermatter), that is blasted to relase huge amounts of heavy radiation, or hyperradiation, over the target. As LQLSs, the HEMs are also equiped with graviton locking targeting devices. Aditionaly, each HEM is designed to disarm once it enters low orbit, automatically locking the isolated compartment. This way, possible hyperradiation outbreaks on planetary surface are discarded.
Wave ECM and ECCM Systems: New and improved ElectronicCounterMeasuress are being added as well. These new systems incorporate the Electro Wave mechanism, that greatly increases the range and effectiveness of the ECM, by using a reberverating pattern instead of a plain one, therefore doubling the chances of success (increased from around 25% to 50%).
Additionaly, ElectronicCouterCounterMeasures are being added, to protect the missile-based offensive system of the OMMAs from external ECMs.
In the near future, orbital mines including these two devices are expected to be deeployed as well.
Other SFN nations have expressed their concenr for the state of the OMMA network as well, and are expected to further increase the effectiveness of the system.
Further reports will be sent soon.