Priscilla Utorna
~lacking empathy~
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To submit some plasma weaponry for the Azure Imperium to utilize.
- Image Source: Leroy Jones, artstation
- Canon Link: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Azure Imperium
- Affiliation: Azure Imperium
- Model: N/A
- Modularity: Np
Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Standard missile components, standard plasma components
- Swift ordnance delivery mechanism - The missile actually gets faster as it approaches its target, up to doubling its speed if it travels for more than 10 seconds
- Multiple delivery mechanisms - The missile has two modes in which to deliver the plasma. The first is to eject it prior to impacting the target, impacting on shields and weakening them. The second is to maintain the ordnance until direct impact in order to deliver the plasma directly into the hull. This is determined by the ship that fired the missiles prior to launch,
- Extremely fast -For a missile of its size, it moves extremely fast
- Corrosive effect - The plasma delivered by the missile is known to devastate both the hull of a ship and its shields. The "MDM" installed enables it to do both jobs effectively.
- Travel time - While it moves fast, the missile is extremely noticeable from afar and fast vessels can move out of its trajectory
- Limited penetration effect - The missile actually does not deal tremendous damage to the hull itself. If the plasma does not come into contact with the hull, the damage dealt is negligible
- Countermeasure susceptible - Specifically, any countermeasures which focus on shooting the actual projectile down itself is extremely effective against this
The A1-Buster missile was released as a modernization project of the Azure Imperium. The project itself focused primarily on updating weaponry to newer variants, and more specifically converting ballistic weaponry to plasma weaponry in order to combat new age technology such as shields, which the Imperium had not seen much of seeing as their primary combatants up until now were pirates and slavers.
As with all other missiles, the primary function of the buster missile is to deliver its ordnance on whatever layer of the ship needs damaged; whether that be the outer layer in the form of its shielding technology, which plasma is known to be effective at disabling; or delivering it directly on the hull in order to corrode the metal plating of a vessel. In saying that, the main weakness of it is its poor piercing effect, as the missile has literally no other damaging capabilities apart from delivering the plasma, the dull tip cannot penetrate a vessel at all. Whatsmore, it is completely susceptible to warhead countermeasures, such as flak guns and simply directly shooting at it with laser weaponry.
