Chris Walker
Killed by BotM
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Create a reliably useful point point defence cannon
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- Manufacturer: Arms Dynamics
- Affiliation: Arms Dynamics and The Nothmiro Federation
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Arms Dynamics Multiple-Barrel Point Defense Autogun
- Modularity: Mounting (vehicle, starship or ground installation)
- Production: Limited
- Material: Durasteel, plasteel, plastoid, quadranium
- Classification: Slug cannon
- Size: Large
- Weight: Very Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Slugs
- Ammunition Capacity: Extremely Large
- Effective Range: Long Range
- Rate of Fire: Extremely High
- Damage Output: Low
- Recoil: High
- Precise enough to target munitions and starfighters in flight with the proper sensor systems
- Can load various ammunition types in varied combinations
- Includes explosive, armour piercing, tracers, etc.
- Sky shaker: The extreme rate of fire of the PDA lets it tear through nearly any target that is intercepted by its constant stream of slugs.
- “Incoming incoming incoming!”: The PDA can be linked to sensors allowing it to shoot down incoming munitions such as concussion missiles, proton torpedoes, and other fast moving objects. The best defence for starfighters against this weapon is being further down on the target priority list than a different object in the weapon’s firing arc.
- Portability: The size and weight of this weapon system make it viable for only ground installations, fixed positions, and starships.
- Damage: Against larger and more heavily armoured targets, the PDA will struggle to do damage to internal systems, in this case it is only useful against vulnerable points such as turrets and the ship’s bridge.
The Arms Dynamics Multiple-Barrel Point Defense Autocannon is a capital grade slug cannon focussing on precision and fire rate in order to intercept and destroy targets ranging from starfighters to munitions. The autocannon consists of a turret assembly, firing system, barrels and an ammunition container holding a huge quantity of low caliber cannon rounds. The weapon is primarily for use by ground installations to protect against deflector shield penetrating projectiles, but has been adapted as well for use on picket destroyers and other capital grade warships to defend larger craft from enemy torpedo bombers. This is especially advantageous in space combat has Nothmir’s fleets have traditionally lacked dedicated carriers and hanger space on their cruisers and larger grade warships.
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