Harmonia Mortus
14-09-2004, 04:15
Recently Revealed by Harmonia Mortus Govornment:
In order to better secure the state of Harmonia Mortus from nuclear, biological, chemical and other weapons of mass destruction we have begun development of a Thaumic Weapon basicaly equivalent to an atomic weapon.
The weapon is magical by nature, and generaly bomb-shaped, so our increadibly talented Clever Names Department has come up with 'Thaum Bomb'.
The weapon works by putting a HUGE amount of magic in one spot and holding it there by way of magical seals which keep the thaumic particles and radiation in one spot. The bomb itself is mainly glass, an oblong about six feet long and three wide, quite smooth and covered in said sigils to keep it from exploding.
The glass is placed inside a steel case. This is because Iron and Steel have the unique property of being nearly unnafected by magic, and acts much like the layer of lead in your average atomic weapon.
There are three components to the bomb itself.
First is the Containment Field, the magical glass case holding everything in.
Second is the magic concentration, the 'plutonium', which causes the damage.
Finnaly there is the Charge Crystal, a 'battery' for holding the magic in place, giving it a focus. Once dropped the crystal usualy ruptures, adding more destructive power to the blast.
There are plans for two types of bomb, a raw magic and a proccessed magic bomb.
Raw magic has long lasting effects similar to radiation, only not really. While some effects may be similar to radiation, you generaly dont expect to leave the area with more arms than you came in with, or as a small orangutan. Raw magic is rather unpredictable and can have strange effects on matter.
Proccessed magical bombs are similar to typical 'nukes', they explode and release alot of energy.
Currently we have plans to build (at most) one hundred of each type of bomb, within the next fifty to sixty years, a rate of about two bombs per year of each sort.
The plans for proccessed bombs are about 25-50 kilotons. Its rather hard to estimate the damage caused by raw bombs, but the effects are thought to linger for about ten years, then begin declining over a period of twenty years, though superconcentrated magic may last longer than the sort we have had...incidents with before.
This is not a threat, of course. Merely an announcement.
As an act of faith we are willing to allow observers from other nations to monitor the movements of these weapons, the progress of our thaumaturgist, and most other aspects of the development and production of these bombs.
We will NOT allow them to view the actual assembly and charging of the bombs, these are closely guarded state secrets and will not be divulged except to trusted allies...of which we have none as yet.
Our first T-Bomb test is schedualed to occur five years from now, you may send representatives to witness the event.
In order to better secure the state of Harmonia Mortus from nuclear, biological, chemical and other weapons of mass destruction we have begun development of a Thaumic Weapon basicaly equivalent to an atomic weapon.
The weapon is magical by nature, and generaly bomb-shaped, so our increadibly talented Clever Names Department has come up with 'Thaum Bomb'.
The weapon works by putting a HUGE amount of magic in one spot and holding it there by way of magical seals which keep the thaumic particles and radiation in one spot. The bomb itself is mainly glass, an oblong about six feet long and three wide, quite smooth and covered in said sigils to keep it from exploding.
The glass is placed inside a steel case. This is because Iron and Steel have the unique property of being nearly unnafected by magic, and acts much like the layer of lead in your average atomic weapon.
There are three components to the bomb itself.
First is the Containment Field, the magical glass case holding everything in.
Second is the magic concentration, the 'plutonium', which causes the damage.
Finnaly there is the Charge Crystal, a 'battery' for holding the magic in place, giving it a focus. Once dropped the crystal usualy ruptures, adding more destructive power to the blast.
There are plans for two types of bomb, a raw magic and a proccessed magic bomb.
Raw magic has long lasting effects similar to radiation, only not really. While some effects may be similar to radiation, you generaly dont expect to leave the area with more arms than you came in with, or as a small orangutan. Raw magic is rather unpredictable and can have strange effects on matter.
Proccessed magical bombs are similar to typical 'nukes', they explode and release alot of energy.
Currently we have plans to build (at most) one hundred of each type of bomb, within the next fifty to sixty years, a rate of about two bombs per year of each sort.
The plans for proccessed bombs are about 25-50 kilotons. Its rather hard to estimate the damage caused by raw bombs, but the effects are thought to linger for about ten years, then begin declining over a period of twenty years, though superconcentrated magic may last longer than the sort we have had...incidents with before.
This is not a threat, of course. Merely an announcement.
As an act of faith we are willing to allow observers from other nations to monitor the movements of these weapons, the progress of our thaumaturgist, and most other aspects of the development and production of these bombs.
We will NOT allow them to view the actual assembly and charging of the bombs, these are closely guarded state secrets and will not be divulged except to trusted allies...of which we have none as yet.
Our first T-Bomb test is schedualed to occur five years from now, you may send representatives to witness the event.