Technological Terror
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
A new Helix variant of traditional starship-grade trajectory calculators, the Aftershock provides a few key advantages over some of its competitors.
The Aftershock is most often wired directly into a droid brain, but is occasionally found attached to the helmet interior of particularly rich Helix mercenaries.
In either case, the 6N7's function is much the same. The system observes the current movement speed/trajectory of a target, be it a soldier, vehicle, or starfighter. It then estimates the position of the target in the near future, matches it with its wearer's approximate reflexive swiftness and the average projectile speed of their weaponry, and displays a glowing point where the user should shoot. If its calculations prove correct, the user is informed of where the enemy will be, and is shown where to shoot to make the projectile and the target arrive at the same point in time.
It need hardly be said that this results in a vast increase in practical accuracy against moving targets. Droids and soldiers with this system can track moving hostiles much more efficiently, more easily acquire small or distant targets, and in general have a far less miserable time in the chaos of battle.
Of course, these calculations can simply be incorrect, as the target may veer suddenly or change course in unexpected ways. The system will usually attempt to compensate, but cannot reliably guess what a hostile will do 100% of the time.
What's more, the 6N7 is as useful on defense as on offense. The 6N7 constantly monitors the immediate area around its attached trooper, reacting when it detects nearby incoming fire. The system will calculate the exact angle of said incoming fire, reverse-trace it back to its source, and display its trajectory as a glowing line-display, appearing in real-time overlaid across the user's vision.
While the system cannot detect cloaked or otherwise concealed enemies, it can nonetheless make it a bit easier for the user to know the approximate direction where sniper fire is coming from, and keep their head down accordingly.
Doing complex, split-instant calculus in this way (many, many times per second in larger gunfights) can be taxing on the system. Should too much incoming fire be approaching at once, or from too many angles, it simply cannot display all of their trajectories at once.
- Intent: To create an accuracy-enhancing device for the Helix Privateers
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- Manufacturer: Helix Privateers
- Affiliation: Helix Privateers
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: 6N7 Aftershock
- Modularity: Yes
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Helsteel, Shiftsteel, Helglass
- Offers both offensive and defensive utility.
- Serpentine-Compatible
- I Have You Now: The 6N7 can greatly improve a unit's practical accuracy, while offering them guidance on how best to avoid return fire. As such, it can significantly increase an attached unit's lethality and survivability.
- Data Overload: The 6N7's display can be disorienting (particularly during larger combats) and its calculations are vulnerable to error when facing erratically-moving foes or overwhelming incoming fire.
A new Helix variant of traditional starship-grade trajectory calculators, the Aftershock provides a few key advantages over some of its competitors.
The Aftershock is most often wired directly into a droid brain, but is occasionally found attached to the helmet interior of particularly rich Helix mercenaries.
In either case, the 6N7's function is much the same. The system observes the current movement speed/trajectory of a target, be it a soldier, vehicle, or starfighter. It then estimates the position of the target in the near future, matches it with its wearer's approximate reflexive swiftness and the average projectile speed of their weaponry, and displays a glowing point where the user should shoot. If its calculations prove correct, the user is informed of where the enemy will be, and is shown where to shoot to make the projectile and the target arrive at the same point in time.
It need hardly be said that this results in a vast increase in practical accuracy against moving targets. Droids and soldiers with this system can track moving hostiles much more efficiently, more easily acquire small or distant targets, and in general have a far less miserable time in the chaos of battle.
Of course, these calculations can simply be incorrect, as the target may veer suddenly or change course in unexpected ways. The system will usually attempt to compensate, but cannot reliably guess what a hostile will do 100% of the time.
What's more, the 6N7 is as useful on defense as on offense. The 6N7 constantly monitors the immediate area around its attached trooper, reacting when it detects nearby incoming fire. The system will calculate the exact angle of said incoming fire, reverse-trace it back to its source, and display its trajectory as a glowing line-display, appearing in real-time overlaid across the user's vision.
While the system cannot detect cloaked or otherwise concealed enemies, it can nonetheless make it a bit easier for the user to know the approximate direction where sniper fire is coming from, and keep their head down accordingly.
Doing complex, split-instant calculus in this way (many, many times per second in larger gunfights) can be taxing on the system. Should too much incoming fire be approaching at once, or from too many angles, it simply cannot display all of their trajectories at once.
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
To create an accuracy-enhancing device for the Helix Privateers
Technical Information
Affiliation:
Helix Privateers
Model:
6N& Aftershock
Modular:
Yes
Material:
Helsteel, Helglass, Shiftsteel
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