Shuklaar Kyrdol
CEO of Breshig War Forge Consolidated
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create Breshig War Forge Consolidated's pre-production run of fighter-sized accelerator cannons for use in select few projects.
- Image Source: Here.
- Canon Link: N/A.
- Permissions: N/A.
- Primary Source: HAC-03H Heavy Accelerator Cannon.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Breshig War Forge Consolidated.
- Affiliation: Breshig War Forge Consolidated and Strill Securities.
- Market Status: Closed-Market.
- Model: AC-04X Accelerator Cannon.
- Modularity: Can be mounted on a variety of turrets and mounts.
- Production: Semi-Unique.
- Material: Stesr'gar frame, Dallorian alloy coated barrel, Stygian-triprismatic polymer-Stesr'gar composite armor plating, Reflec coating, Agrinium mesh and Thermal gel lining, cryoban cooling system, enhanced power cycler, dedicated capacitor component, combat de-ionizer(s), energy torpedo launcher components, mass-driver components, Ultrachrome cicuitry, electronics and wiring.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Mass-driver-Energy Torpedo Launcher Hybrid.
- Size: Large.
- Weight: Heavy.
- Ammunition Type:
- Mass-driver Mode: Energy sheathed ferro-magnetic rounds/ferro-magnetic rounds, power feed.
- Energy Torpedo Mode: Energy Torpedoes, power feed.
- Ammunition Capacity:
- All Modes: Average.
- Effective Range:
- Energy Torpedo Mode: Battlefield.
- Mass-driver Mode:
- Long-range Mode: Battlefield.
- Rapid-fire Mode: Long Range.
- Rate of Fire:
- Energy Torpedo Mode: High.
- Mass-driver Mode:
- Long-range Mode: High.
- Rapid-fire Mode: Very High.
- Damage Output:
- Energy Torpedo Mode: The damage done when fired in this mode is reduced to a Very High rating as when compared to a dedicated energy torpedo weapon of the same size and output.
- Mass-driver Mode: Extreme.
- Recoil: High.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Fire Modes:
- Mass-driver: In this mode, the AC-04X will function precisely like a 'standard' railgun-based mass-driver.
- Energy Torpedo Launcher: In this mode, the AC-04X will function precisely like an energy torpedo launcher.
- Energy Sheathed Mass-driver Rounds: In this mode, the AC-04X sheathes the mass-driver round in the same magnetically contained fusion plasma used in energy torpedo launchers, and then accelerates the round as a 'standard' railgun-based mass-driver.
- Mass-driver Fire Modes: While utilizing either of it's two mass-driver fire modes, the AC-04X has the further ability to select one of the two following fire modes.
- Long-range: The long-rage fire mode emphasizes range over fire rate, maintaining a significant range with a notable fire rate.
- Rapid-fire: The rapid-fire mode is optimized for closer ranged engagements, but is capable of reaching considerable ranges.
- Energy Torpedo Fire Modes:
- What type of fusion plasma is used to sheathe each mass-driver round or fired in energy torpedo launcher mode can be chosen before each shot. The following types exist:
- Standard: A 'standard' packet of fusion plasma capable of immense energy release on target.
- Incendiary: Similar to the shot fired by the ancient Incinerator-class railgun, this torpedo can 'stick' to a target and continue to burn with the fury of a solar flare (naturally not the same temperature as a solar flare) for a short period of time, potentially superheating and weakening the structural integrity of armor and hull plating.
- Ion: A packet of ion particles capable of immense damage to a target's shields and other systems.
- What type of fusion plasma is used to sheathe each mass-driver round or fired in energy torpedo launcher mode can be chosen before each shot. The following types exist:
- Variety of Ammunition: Breshig War Forge Consolidated produces a variety of ammunition for the weapon:
- AP: Armor-piercing rounds with a depleted baradium core designed to act as a penetrator upon impact with armor.
- API: Depleted baradium armor-piercing tip with an incendiary plasma component.
- APFSDS: Depleted baradium sabot, designed to penetrate heavy armor.
- High Explosive Incendiary Armor Piercing: Using a deuterium based explosive to trigger a blaster gas incendiary charge before driving a depleted baradium penetrator into the target.
- HE: Baradium detonator rounds designed to explode on contact with a hard surface.
- Ion: Extremely powerful ion detonator round, designed to severely damage shields and other systems.
- Trihex-AP: Depleted baradium armor-piercing tip with a trihex capsule and micro-detonite charge.
- Cooling Systems: In order to prevent the large amounts of heat generated by the weapon from melting it, the AC-04X has an integrated cooling system that will shut the weapon down in the event of it overheating in order to perform a coolant flush and to allow the weapon to cool down. Each weapon has enough coolant to perform five coolant flushes, but can be connected to a larger coolant reservoir.
- Diagnostics and Analytics Suite: The weapon's in-built diagnostics and analysis suite keeps the crew apprised of everything from ammunition count to accelerator coil integrity and effectiveness.
STRENGTHS
- Accurate: Provided it is paired with the right sensor and fire control systems, a capable operator could make great use of the AC-04X inherent accuracy in all fire modes out to its furthest range increment.
- Extremely High Damage Potential: The AC-04X has an extremely high damage potential against a wide variety of targets made from a wide variety of both conventional and exotic materials.
- Armor-piercing: All three of the AC-04X fire modes have a high potential to penetrate armor. This is especially the case when firing the energy torpedo/fusion plasma sheathed mass-driver rounds, as the tendency of the former to superheat the point of impact can increase the armor penetration characteristics of the mass-driver round.
- Fast Projectile Velocity: Energy torpedoes and mass-driver rounds fired by the AC-04X reach an extremely high velocity, making avoiding them a difficult prospect, especially for targets with a notably low maneuverability and speed.
- Resilient: The launcher itself is partially exposed, and as a result the company made efforts to protect it against all manner of damage that it might be exposed to on the battlefield.
- Versatile: The AC-04X is an extremely versatile weapons system, able to take on a variety of differently defended targets with a wide variety of projectiles that it can fire.
WEAKNESSES
- Slow Fire Mode Change: Changing between the weapon's firing modes takes a notable period of time. It is not as easy as changing the feed for projectile weapons. This is a factor that starship captains will have to take into account during engagements.
- Slow Torpedo Fire Mode Change: Changing what type of torpedo is fired, or is used to sheathe mass-driver rounds is a relatively slow process and takes just as long as the recharge cycle between shots.
- Ammunition: Once out of ammunition's, the weapon has to rely on it's comparatively less effective energy torpedo mode.
- Cooling System Malfunction: Should the cooling system malfunction or become damaged, the weapon will shut down to prevent a critical operating failure.
- EMP/Ion: If the launcher actually sustains enough EMP/Ion damage, it's accelerator rails will be permanently damaged, requiring a complete replacement of the barrel.
- Hybrid: An equivalently sized energy torpedo weapon would be able out damage this weapon when firing in energy torpedo mode.
- Sensor Suite: In order to make use of the AC-04X's inherent range and accuracy, the mounting platform must have a powerful, high resolution, long ranged sensor suite.
DESCRIPTION
"There's something satisfying about flying up behind some poor shabuir and unloading six accelerator cannons into him."
-Strill Securities Tra'ibahikan squadron leader Aenarr Kyrr.
The AC-04X is the company's attempt to scale down their largely successful line of capital ship-grade accelerator cannons for use on fighter craft. However, the process has been difficult, and not to mention expensive, so far. Without a reasonable means to carry out battlefield testing, the company decided to retrofit Strill Securities elite Tra'ibahikan squadron's Tra'galaar fighters. Tra'ibahikan squadron under squadron leader Kyrr has been testing the weapon ever since and are very happy with the weapon's sheer versatility and power over the RHM-04s that they used to make use of before. The company hopes to be able to finalize on a production version of the AC-04 before long, thanks to the data and troubleshooting provided by Tra'ibahikan squadron's pilots.
The AC-04X boasts impressive accuracy, range, versatility, damage and armor-piercing potential. All this is complemented by an extremely fast projectile speed and fantastic resilience of the weapon itself. It solves the problem of traditionally ammunition dependent starfighter-based weapon systems and while not giving up the sheer power and versatility of mass-driver based weapon systems. Whereas traditional energy torpedo launch systems might be too slow to ever function as a primary weapon, the fast charge systems used for the AC-04X allows impressive rates of fire on their own.
However, being a largely scaled down version of a scaled down version, the AC-04X suffers from the very same flaws as it's predecessor as well. Slow fire mode and torpedo fire mode change, a notable dependence on it's mass-driver mode and hence ammunition and a vulnerability to EMP/Ion damage and cooling system malfunction. Additionally, like the larger version, the energy torpedo mode isn't as efficient as a dedicated energy torpedo launcher, and a powerful, long range high resolution sensor suite is required for optimal operation.
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