The Fedral Union
12-09-2004, 01:32
Mercury Gun.
As part of a "back to basics" approach for the Fedral navy, the mercury gun was unveiled recently. Through use of magnetic accelerators, the Hermes shell, designed specifically for use with the Mercury gun uses a solid metallic casing, with a tiny (4mm) neutronium core to pierce the armour of an enemy ship with ease. The shell, ending in a sharpened tip, allows for a higher puncture rate to standard fedral shells, whilst the neutronium core adds much needed mass to the impact, forcing the shell through. Initial testing on standard compounds have shown a surprisingly high puncture rate, and exotic materials testing has begun, much to the same result.
The gun itself is mounted on a system of rails, with brakes mounted to each side. As the weapon fires, the intense recoil of the gun is dissipated along a 200m section of track, meaning the average force exerted on the ship is lessened to a great extent. To facilitate quick loading of the shells, the recoil system is also tied in with the autoloader, and when the gun passes a designated section of the track, the next shell will be lowered into the chamber with little to no delay. The gun is then hurried back into position, where the process is repeated.
The shells themselves come in a number of variants, from standard AP neutronium cored shells, to ones with plasma packages, designed to melt the hull of the ship to allow for less resistance on following volleys. Hypothetical shells have also been suggested, including ones with their own warp core to increase the speed of them exponentially. such shells have been deemed excessively expensive, but may see a limited production run to gauge feasibility. This shell will also be used in standard Torpedo launchers ( I’m never straying away from UFP ships ever I love em )
As part of a "back to basics" approach for the Fedral navy, the mercury gun was unveiled recently. Through use of magnetic accelerators, the Hermes shell, designed specifically for use with the Mercury gun uses a solid metallic casing, with a tiny (4mm) neutronium core to pierce the armour of an enemy ship with ease. The shell, ending in a sharpened tip, allows for a higher puncture rate to standard fedral shells, whilst the neutronium core adds much needed mass to the impact, forcing the shell through. Initial testing on standard compounds have shown a surprisingly high puncture rate, and exotic materials testing has begun, much to the same result.
The gun itself is mounted on a system of rails, with brakes mounted to each side. As the weapon fires, the intense recoil of the gun is dissipated along a 200m section of track, meaning the average force exerted on the ship is lessened to a great extent. To facilitate quick loading of the shells, the recoil system is also tied in with the autoloader, and when the gun passes a designated section of the track, the next shell will be lowered into the chamber with little to no delay. The gun is then hurried back into position, where the process is repeated.
The shells themselves come in a number of variants, from standard AP neutronium cored shells, to ones with plasma packages, designed to melt the hull of the ship to allow for less resistance on following volleys. Hypothetical shells have also been suggested, including ones with their own warp core to increase the speed of them exponentially. such shells have been deemed excessively expensive, but may see a limited production run to gauge feasibility. This shell will also be used in standard Torpedo launchers ( I’m never straying away from UFP ships ever I love em )