Approved Tech AISI LBM-TS/SW [Large Ballistic Missile, Trans-Sector/Single-Warhead]

[FN-999 (restored)]

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a very large, extremely long range missile to saturate planetary shields, reducing the amount of work fleeters need to do to enable ground forces to invade a planet.
• Image Source: ArtStation - Topol-M by 3dxin Studio
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: ArtStation - Topol-M by 3dxin Studio

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated
• Affiliation: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: AISI LBM-TS/SW [Large Ballistic Missile, Trans-Sector/Single-Warhead]
• Modularity: None
• Production: Minor
• Material:
  • Exterior: Durasteel outer shell
  • Interior: Copper wires, microchip and GPU processor components
  • Warhead: Pure baradium (100kg)

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Stage 1: Stage 1 is the bottom stage of the missile, making up around 3/5 of its total height. It is equipped with a quartet of hypermatter-fueled booster engines, a sensory suite, a small shield generator, and a Class 1 hyperdrive. It is the first stage of the LBS-TS/SW to be engaged after it is fired from a launcher. Once its sensors determine that its booster engines have moved the missile at least 1 kilometer away from any other solid objects, the hyperdrive is engaged and set on a path determined by the targeting computer in the top stage of the missile.
• Stage 2: Stage 2 is the top stage of the LBS-TS/SW missile, consisting of a warhead, long-range targeting computer, and a single hypermatter engine. Stage 2 is engaged immediately after the missile emerges from hyperspace by disconnecting from the spent Stage 1. It then activates its engine, propelling it in a straight line towards the missile’s final target.

STRENGTHS

• ICBM: Thanks to its hyperdrive, the LBM-TS/SW has an incredibly high range of three sectors, allowing launchers to be placed safely in friendly space before firing on hostile planets.
• Launch Protection: While the first stage of the LBM-TS/SW is active, the entire missile is protected by a deflector shield generator that can absorb multiple shots from a laser cannon before faltering. This protection only goes away when the second stage detaches from the first after the missile arrives above the target planet.

WEAKNESSES

• Out Of Focus: The LBM-TS/SW’s custom internal targeting system can only target objects large enough to generate a strong, continuous gravitational pull (excluding tractor beams and gravity wells): planets, moons, and extremely large (>100km) space stations.
• Defenseless: The warhead-tipped second stage of the LBS-TM/SW has no shielding once it detaches from the first stage and very little armor. A single shot from a starfighter-mounted laser cannon is enough to destroy the missile in this vulnerable stage.
• Windup: It takes around twelve seconds for a LBS-TM/SW to accelerate to maximum speed after emerging from hyperspace. If the target knows that a missile is coming, they can shoot it down long before it becomes fast enough to evade most gunfire.
• Massive Missile: At over 80m in total length, the LBM-TS/SW requires a dedicated silo to operate and cannot be equipped on any capital ship smaller than a cruiser. Additionally, the missile’s large size makes it an easy target at lower speeds in its undefended second stage.

DESCRIPTION

When attempting to conquer a fortified planet, invaders of all stripes have found themselves facing a problem.
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When their fleets enter the system whose planet they wish to conquer, they often have to contend with planetary shields preventing ground forces from being safely deployed on the planet from orbit. However, before the invading fleet can bombard the planetary shield, they are inevitably intercepted by a defense fleet or battle stations, delaying an actual ground deployment by hours after the initial arrival of the invasion force.

The LBM-TS/SW is a first of its kind attempt to reduce the burden of invading fleets by damaging or even destroying planetary shields well in advance of the invasion force. A very large two-stage ballistic missile with exceptional range, the missile is equipped with a Class 1 hyperdrive and an unique targeting system centered around a “gravitational scope”, allowing it to lock onto large gravitational disturbances such as those produced by planets or moons from thousands of light years away.

Each missile is equipped with a large warhead containing pure explosive baradium and has the firepower of two dozen proton torpedoes, making it a powerful weapon against planetary shields. However, for heavier shields and fortifications, the LBM-TS/SW is no substitute for traditional turbolasers and ion cannons, both of which can dish out superior sustained firepower at a reduced cost and cannot be intercepted.

Dimensions:

• Overall Length: 80.6m
• Overall Diameter: 4-5m
  • Stage 1/First Stage Length: 48.2m
  • Stage 1/First Stage Diameter: 5m
  • Stage 2/Second Stage Length: 32.4m
  • Stage 2/Second Stage Diameter: 4m

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[Darth Prazutis]

Under Review.

 

[Darth Prazutis]

FN-999 (restored)

Looks good. Approved.