Approved Ranged Weapon Alecto-type MicroTorpedo Launcher

[Ethanael Halscott]

Alecto-type MicroTorpedo Launcher​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a compact, multi-role microtorpedo system suitable for tactical support ships, corvettes, and limited defensive platforms. Capable of delivering a variety of specialized payloads for electronic warfare, structural disruption, or deep-strike targeting.
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Imperial Commonwealth of Dosuun
• Affiliation: Imperial Commonwealth of Dosuun
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: CTS-MTLSA-X1 “Alecto”
• Modularity: Yes
• Production: Minor
• Material:
  
  • Durasteel, Agrinium casing (for radiation shielding)
  • Micro, Electromagnetic Detonator Disks
  • Internal Exciter Circuitry
  • Tibanna-X gas compression conduits
  • Reinforced Launcher Rail w/ micro-vibration dampeners

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: MicroTorpedo Launcher System
• Size: Average
• Weight: Average
• Ammunition Type: MicroTorpedoes
• Ammunition Capacity: Average
• Effective Range: Average
• Rate of Fire: High [Average - Overload]
• Damage Output: High [Very High - Overload]
• Recoil: Low

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Overcharge Mechanic: Two compatible microtorpedoes can be fused via synchronized exciters into a single “Overcharge Shot,” increasing yield but halving accuracy and requiring cooldown. Applies to: Bleedcore and Seismic Burst types.
• Remote Exciter-Detonation: Every torpedo is fitted with an electromicro detonator disk and internal exciter circuit, enabling delayed, remote, or proximity-triggered detonation modes.
• Fragmentation Nose Cap (Randomized): Select microtorpedoes in each volley are randomly fitted with a fragmentation nose cone, creating an unpredictable shrapnel burst prior to impact — effective against shields, droids, and small craft.
• Variable Payloads:
  
  • EMP Cluster Torpedoes
  • Bleedcore Torpedoes (Ion-Baradium + Micro-Disruptors)
  • Hunter-Seeker Torpedoes
  • Seismic Burst Torpedoes
• Automated Guidance Systems: Internal, AI-guided tracking and guidance systems, including heuristic data processing to improve impact results.
• Emergency Failsafe Protocol Suite: A suite of protocols designed to protect the host system/ship from any internal or external malfunction/sabotage.
• Munitions Control: A doonium/impervium mix ensures munitions are separated from one another.

STRENGTHS

• Modular Payload Flexibility: Multiple specialized torpedo types increase versatility against shields, armor, or system infrastructure.
• Remote Detonation Options: Offers tactical control over detonation timing — useful for trap setting, area denial, or multi-angle strikes.
• Overcharge Capability: Select torpedoes can be fused for a heavy, shield-busting payload or broad seismic damage.

WEAKNESSES

• Low Ammunition Volume: High specialization and component complexity limit total payload — overuse in prolonged engagements can leave ships undergunned.
• Unpredictability of Fragmentation Caps: Random application means not every torpedo carries shrapnel effect — useful but unreliable in precision strikes.
• Sensor Interference Vulnerability: EMP clusters may interfere with friendly systems if not properly coordinated.

DESCRIPTION
The Alecto-type Microtorpedo Launcher was developed as a specialized tool in the Commonwealth Navy’s evolving Black Vigil doctrine, prioritizing modularity, electronic warfare superiority, and strike precision. Designed for Tactical Support corvettes like the Fortan V, it serves as an adaptable weapon suite with a variety of warhead configurations. Whether disrupting enemy communications with EMP cluster warheads or driving seismic bursts through fragile hulls, the Alecto platform thrives in chaotic battlefields.

Each torpedo is fitted with an electromicro disk and exciter, allowing for remote or proximity-based detonation. Additional torpedoes are randomly equipped with fragmentation nose caps, delivering unpredictable area-of-effect shredding capability. Its Overcharge system is the jewel of the launcher, combining compatible torpedoes into a single supercharged shot — a destructive force at the cost of cooldown and firing rate.

 

[MANIAC]

Ethanael Halscott

Very cool sub again.

Approved.