Approved Tech Breshig War Forge Consolidated 'Araniik'-M2 SPAA Vehicle Variant

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION​

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PRODUCTION INFORMATION​

• Manufacturer: Breshig War Forge Consolidated.
• Affiliation: Breshig War Forge Consolidated and Strill Securities.
• Material:
  • Export model: Duranium frame, reinforced Duraplast-molecularly bonded Duranium composite armor plating, 'Tracyn'ga'yam' Explosive Reactive Armor, Agrinium mesh and Thermal gel lining, CryoBan cooling system, Combat de-ionizer, Ultrachrome circuitry, electronics and wiring.
  • Mandalorian customer and internal model: Stesr'gar frame, reinforced Duraplast-Stesr'gar composite armor plating, 'Tracyn'ga'yam' Explosive Reactive Armor, Agrinium mesh and Thermal gel lining, CryoBan cooling system, Combat de-ionizer, Ultrachrome circuitry, electronics and wiring.
• Modularity: Any compatible missiles and ammunition can be loaded. The mass-drivers autocannons and missile launchers can be replaced with similar models.

SPECIAL FEATURES​

SPAA

• Armament:
  • HJB-03P Heavy Jamming Beam Projector
  • Magnite Tractor/Pressor Beam
  • x2 Fire-linked MMOL-02 Modular Mass-driver Ordnance Launcher
    • Typically loaded with:
      • 12x Vhey'oya'karur-class Brilliant Interceptor Missile
      • 12x Vhey'oya'karur Tbarsr-class Brilliant Interceptor Missile
  • x2 Fire-linked MA-02 Mass-driver Autocannon
    • Typically loaded with:
      • Guided APFSDS Rounds
      • Guided HEIAP Rounds
      • Guided Flechette Rounds
    • Ammunition feed on all variants can be connected to a larger internal store on most platforms for increased ammunition capacity.
• Sensors, Targeting and Communications:
  • 'Strill Sur'haai' Sensor, Scanner, Targeting and Tracking Suite: The sensor suite is entirely mounted within the fully uncrewed turret portion.
    • Dedicated Energy Receptor Array Modification: As part of a targeting solution modification, the array is capable of finding and computing targeting solutions for the "weak spots" in a target's shield, by tracking down anomalies and fluctuations in the shield.
    • Aerial Sensor
    • Software:
      • Automated Operation Routine: If required, the system can handle operations either entirely automatically or engage targets as directed by a crew member or automated system via a datalink (wired or wireless).

STRENGTHS​

• 'Manda' Tactical Battlenet Compatibility: The turrets extend the ship/vehicle/emplacement's sensor net and provide more data such that the Manda's ability to coordinate weapons fire is made more effective. Additionally, the system treats Araniik-M2, Araniik-M and Araniik or similar, compatible modules in range of each other as part of a battery, allowing for better target prioritization and engaging of said priority targets.
• Fast-track: The Araniik-M2 can track and engage all manner of targets, from incoming ordnance (including artillery and mortar rounds) to starfighters, repulsorcraft, small droids and drones, jet/rocketpack-borne infantry and even force users using force abilities to enhance their speed to beyond unnatural levels.
• Advanced Stabilization: The Araniik-M2 like the A features advanced weapon stabilization, allowing for extremely accurate fire from it's mass-driver autocannons irrespective of what manner of maneuvers the mounting platform is carrying out.
• Powerful and Comprehensive Sensor Suite: The Araniik-M2's sensor suite affords it extremely comprehensive detection, tracking and targeting capabilities. It's sensors and scanners creative a composite profile of all targets which when paired with the analytic capabilities of the Manda battlenet module makes for a reliable and very capable platform.
• Deadly Armament: Both the twin mass-driver autocannons and mass-driver missile launchers used by the Araniik are both more than capable of engaging everything from small droids to even small corvette sized craft. Batteries of Araniik PDS can potentially engage larger corvettes with their combined fire, though the efficacy of this varies based on how well or poorly protected the target is.
• Resilient: The Araniik is well protected against all manner of damage, from energy and kinetic to ion. This lowers the chances that the emplacement will be neutralized by a SEAD strike or by a target that was not successfully engaged.
• Jamming?: The system is both jamming resistant and can triangulate jamming signals and compute a targeting solution to engage targets employing or covered by jamming.
• Weak Spot Identification: The system's DERP array is capable of finding and computing targeting solutions for the "weak spots" in a target's shield, by tracking down anomalies and fluctuations in the shield.

WEAKNESSES​

• Loader Malfunction/Feed Damage: Damage to the MMOL-2's carousel loader or the MA-02's feed will prevent new ordnance from being loaded and in the case of the latter, it will prevent new rounds lower than the damaged part of the feed from being loaded.
• Cooling System Malfunction: A cooling system malfunction in either weapon will prevent them from firing as the safety features kick in to prevent the weapon from damaging itself.
• EMP/Ion Damage: Most of the components of the system are sensitive to EMP/Ion damage, and while well protected, should said protection be overwhelmed, those components are likely to be rendered inoperable.
• Tractor Shroud: Tractor shrouds, and clever deployment of the same, can neuter the Araniik's tractor/pressor beam, negating one of it's advantages.
• Sympathetic Detonation: While the MMOL-2 is mounted internally, should a penetrating shot penetrate the weapon's outer casing and enter the ordnance storage, it could potentially set off ordnance, sympathetically detonating other stored ordnance and quite possibly destroying the platform the Araniik is mounted on.

DESCRIPTION​

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"When it comes to establishing a defensive cordon, accept nothing but advanced, reliable, Mandalorian technology."
- Araniik marketing slogan, retained for marketing the Araniik-M2.​

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The Araniik-M2 is a further modernization of the company's Araniik point-defense system with a duo of new isotope-5 powered interceptor missiles and an emplacement-grade backup power supply for the emplacement and starship/station models. The new missiles allowed the Araniik to dramatically increase the available missile load thanks to their smaller size. With their isotope-5 powerplant, they were able to deliver similar if not vastly improved ranges over their predecessors. Though the newer missiles only came with baradium warheads, sacrificing some versatility. This lack of versatility was made up for with an increase in self-sufficiency in the emplacement and starship/station models' inclusion of the aforementioned emplacement-grade backup power supply.​

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The new Araniik-M2 retains the same features that the older model was known and appreciated for and boasts new improved ones as well; fast tracking, advanced weapon stabilization, a powerful, comprehensive sensor suite, resilient frame and new software solutions that allow the system to triangulate and lock onto jamming signals and even detect and develop a firing solution for targets to leverage weak points in their shielding.​

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Once any Araniik detects a target, the engaging of said target is handed off to whichever individual module is best suited to do so. This is determined based on positioning, whether any particular system is already engaging another target and ammunition count. Once the target has been assigned to a module, it is first engaged using the jamming beam to reduce chances that the Araniik-M2 or whatever it is protecting are engaged before the system can engage the target. Once this happens, the system ascertains what missiles (if any are left) are best suited to engage the target, and launches them. Should there be no missiles in the carousel of either launcher, it will instead engage using it's mass-driver autocannons, which it will also do if the missiles did not destroy the target. While it is engaging with it's gun, it will ascertain whether a second missile salvo is necessary and act accordingly. When the target is close enough, the system will utilize it's tractor/pressor beam, selecting whichever is more beneficial based on the target's velocity.​

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To truly get the best out of the Araniik, it is best to make use of a Manda tactical battlenet module. The new model is backward compatible with the older version of the Manda-net though can naturally make use of the newer model's increased capabilities. The turrets extend the ship/vehicle's sensor net and provide more data such that the Manda's ability to coordinate weapons fire is only made more effective. Additionally, the system treats Araniik modules in range of each other as part of a battery, allowing for better target prioritization and engaging of said priority targets. The Araniik-M2 also features the ability to create a local area net with all Araniik, Araniik-M and Araniik-M2 variants to share their composite sensor feeds and/or targeting data.​

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Damage to the MMOL-2's carousel loader or the MA-02's feed will prevent new ordnance from being loaded and in the case of the latter, it will prevent new rounds lower than the damaged part of the feed from being loaded. While the MMOL-2 is mounted internally, should a penetrating shot penetrate the weapon's outer casing and enter the ordnance storage, it could potentially set off ordnance, sympathetically detonating other stored ordnance and quite possibly destroying the platform the Araniik-M2 is mounted on. Additionally, a cooling system malfunction in either weapon will prevent them from firing as the safety features kick in to prevent the weapon from damaging itself. All the components used by the Araniik-M, while well protected against EMP/Ion damage, are also liable to be completely neutralized should that protection prove to be inadequate. Finally, while they do not cause significant problems for the Araniik, tractor shrouds, and clever deployment of the same, can neuter the Araniik's tractor/pressor beam thus negating one of it's advantages.​

 

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Shuklaar Kyrdol

Still amazing.

Approved.