SR-2091
19-07-2004, 19:40
The New Dawn 03 Colony/Combat ship. The most advanced ship within the Grand Fleet. Vital not only to our nations prosperity, but to our very survival. The center of almost (stress the almost) religous adoration. Our most powerful vessel. A vessel almost useless in combat. Yes, almost useless.
The Nexus Cannon, the most powerful enery weapon in the entire Former Klonor Empire, is found aboard only one class of ship: The Nexus class Colony/Combat ships. This weapon is capable of tapping into the energy emitted by the Nexus Engines and unleashing an onslaught capable of destroying nearly everything in its path. However, it has one vital flaw: It's too powerful. The energy emitted is of such intensity that it takes a full day to recharge for another blow. One shot, one vessel destroyed, and suddenly the New Dawn 03 is just a target waiting to be blown up.
It does have numerous other weapons, of course. Laser Turrets, Beam Cannons, Rail Guns, AAAf guns, even four BFGreen Cannons modelled off the original Colossus weaponry, but those weapons (with the exception of the BFGreen Cannons) are nothing out of the ordinary. They are found on a myriad of other Klonor vessels and give the Nexus no noticeable advantage over other ships except that it merely has more of them. While still a powerful vessel even without the Nexus Cannon, it no longer stands alone on it's own level.
Thus, a solution must be found. A solution was found.
The MiniStar III Engine. When compared to the Nexus Engines that power the Nexus class of vessels it is almost pathetically primitive and weak. But the Nexus Engines being better doesn't make the MSIII any worse. It still contains the power of a small star, and that is more than enough.
The New Dawn 03, Flagship of the Grand Fleet, is now equipped with an additional two MiniStar III Engines designed to supplement the Nexus Engines (that would cost about two trillion USD to do). Not designed to work for the ships standard operating systems, not for the Nexus Flight, not for the myriad of other weapons, but purely for the Nexus Cannon. With the additional energy supply, the Nexus Cannon now has a rate of fire of once per hour.
Still slow, and still difficult for use in intense combat situations, this upgrade still gives the New Dawn 03 the ability to stay in the fight. The ability to do even more damage to the enemy. The ability to forever insure the Greatness of Klonor!
The Nexus Cannon, the most powerful enery weapon in the entire Former Klonor Empire, is found aboard only one class of ship: The Nexus class Colony/Combat ships. This weapon is capable of tapping into the energy emitted by the Nexus Engines and unleashing an onslaught capable of destroying nearly everything in its path. However, it has one vital flaw: It's too powerful. The energy emitted is of such intensity that it takes a full day to recharge for another blow. One shot, one vessel destroyed, and suddenly the New Dawn 03 is just a target waiting to be blown up.
It does have numerous other weapons, of course. Laser Turrets, Beam Cannons, Rail Guns, AAAf guns, even four BFGreen Cannons modelled off the original Colossus weaponry, but those weapons (with the exception of the BFGreen Cannons) are nothing out of the ordinary. They are found on a myriad of other Klonor vessels and give the Nexus no noticeable advantage over other ships except that it merely has more of them. While still a powerful vessel even without the Nexus Cannon, it no longer stands alone on it's own level.
Thus, a solution must be found. A solution was found.
The MiniStar III Engine. When compared to the Nexus Engines that power the Nexus class of vessels it is almost pathetically primitive and weak. But the Nexus Engines being better doesn't make the MSIII any worse. It still contains the power of a small star, and that is more than enough.
The New Dawn 03, Flagship of the Grand Fleet, is now equipped with an additional two MiniStar III Engines designed to supplement the Nexus Engines (that would cost about two trillion USD to do). Not designed to work for the ships standard operating systems, not for the Nexus Flight, not for the myriad of other weapons, but purely for the Nexus Cannon. With the additional energy supply, the Nexus Cannon now has a rate of fire of once per hour.
Still slow, and still difficult for use in intense combat situations, this upgrade still gives the New Dawn 03 the ability to stay in the fight. The ability to do even more damage to the enemy. The ability to forever insure the Greatness of Klonor!