Shuklaar Kyrdol
CEO of Breshig War Forge Consolidated
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create an extremely powerful Class-D disruptor weapon for use on larger starships and on ground side defensive emplacements.
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- Canon Link: N/A.
- Permissions: N/A.
- Primary Source: Class-D Disintegration.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Breshig War Forge Consolidated.
- Affiliation: Breshig War Forge Consolidated and it's subsidiary, Strill Securities.
- Market Status: Closed-Market.
- Model: SCDC-02 Super-Heavy Class-D Disruptor Cannon.
- Modularity: Can be mounted on a variety of emplacements and turrets.
- Production: Minor.
- Material: Duranium frame, reinforced Duraplast-molecularly bonded Duranium composite armor plating, Agrinium mesh and Thermal gel lining, cryoban cooling system, enhanced power cycler, dedicated capacitor component, combat de-ionizer, Class-D disruptor components, Ultrachrome cicuitry, electronics and wiring.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Starship-grade Class-D Super-heavy Disruptor Cannon.
- Size: Extremely Large.
- Weight: Very Heavy.
- Ammunition Type: Power input, gas supply.
- Ammunition Capacity: Average.
- Effective Range:
- Rapid Fire: Battlefield.
- Long Range: Extreme.
- Rate of Fire:
- Rapid Fire: High.
- Long Range: Average.
- Damage Output: Extreme.
- Recoil: Average.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Cooling Systems: In order to prevent the large amounts of heat generated by the weapon from melting it, the SCDC-02S 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.
- Fire Modes: The weapon possess two fire mode. One, it's long range mode, is optimized for using the weapon as a 'sniper' weapon, potentially picking off hard points. It's other fire mode is suited for long-medium ranged pitched engagements, best for putting a high volume of shots on target.
STRENGTHS
- Class-D Disruptor: Class-D disruptors can cause the atomic deletion of their target, potentially breaking down the chemical bonds. Each shot is capable of doing immense amounts of damage on target, and has little regard for armor.
- Extreme Range: The cannon's powerful bolts are capable of traveling extremely vast distances before they lose coherency.
- High Velocity: Each bolt/pulse can travel the distance between weapon and target at a remarkable speed.
- Accurate: The SCDC-02S is an accurate weapon out to its last range increment, making it suited for attacking subcomponents and hardpoints on enemy targets.
- Resilient Frame: The weapon's armored frame allows it to take quite a beating. With a combat de-ionizer and reinforced duraplast reinforcements, the weapon is resistant to EMP/Ion damage to an extent.
- Adaptable Fire modes: The weapon's fire modes allow it to be adaptable in the face of changing battlefield conditions and circumstances by changing it's rate of fire to suit the pace of the engagement.
WEAKNESSES
- Illegal: Disruptors are illegal on many worlds, but Class-D disruptors take that to a whole new level. It is unlikely that a Class-D disruptor would be viewed as a sign of someone not looking to start trouble even in space where it is legal. Which could lead to more than a few problems.
- Immoral: The weapon is extremely immoral, given what it does to a target. Using this weapon will likely garner the wrong sort of attention. Perhaps even sign one's own death warrant.
- Overheating: When confronted with extreme periods of sustained firing, the weapon's safety mechanisms will kick in and lock down the weapon to prevent permanent damage. Naturally, this is also dependent on atmospheric conditions.
- EMP/Ion: When faced with a powerful enough EMP/Ion surge, it is possible that the weapon's defenses against aforementioned damage will be overwhelmed and the weapon's more sensitive components will be fried, preventing it from firing.
- Cooling System Malfunction: Should the cooling system malfunction or become damaged, the weapon will shut down to prevent a critical operating failure.
- Very High Power Requirements: The weapon requires very large amounts of power to fire, and extreme power fluctuations in the platform's power system will render the weapon unable to fire.
DESCRIPTION
"First time we use these? There won't be any going back...There'll be clients who won't be happy, and they won't be the only ones."
"We don't live through this osik and it won't matter."
-Strill Securities Fleet Admiral Nyles Kote and Breshig War Forge Consolidated CEO Shuklaar Kyrdol
Driven to desperation, Breshig War Forge Consolidated's R&D labs were given the nigh-on impossible task to develop an energy weapon system that would allow warships to punch above their weight. With most conventional weapon systems being largely unable to provide the same efficiency that they were looking for, the company's engineers drew their inspiration from the SCDC-01 weapon system mounted on the Jariler-class Main Battle Tank. Scaling up the already proven frame of the SIC-01 Super-Heavy Ion Cannon, the weapon's ion railgun systems were swapped out for the SCDC-02S's Class-D components.
The construction of the weapon was a topic of debate, mostly on account of the fact that the massive Class-D disruptor might ruffle feathers among their clients and beyond. With things beyond the Breshig system seeming to progress without any sign that the siege mentality that had developed in system was unreasonable, the weapon's detractors were forced to accept it's necessity and that of it's lighter variant. It was put to good use during the evacuation of the Breshig system, and though Strill Securities has not seen capital ship fleet engagements since, the weapons are still in fact functioning and will not be decommissioned for the foreseeable future.
Class-D disruptors can cause the atomic deletion of their target, potentially breaking down the chemical bonds of whatever they hit. As such the weapon is capable of doing immense amounts of damage on target, and because of its nature as an extremely potent disruptor weapon, it has an extremely high chance to penetrate armor or natural carapace protecting its target. The immense power behind each shot allows each bolt/pulse is able to retain its coherency over vast distances while maintaining an extremely high velocity. The weapon's advanced stabilization systems and focusing systems allow it to be extremely accurate out to its last range increment, making it suited for attacking subcomponents and hardpoints on enemy targets.
Given that the majority of the weapon's barrel is likely to be exposed given the manner in which it was intended to be mounted, appropriate measures were taken to ensure that it was adequately protected. The weapon's armored frame allows it to take quite a beating. With a combat de-ionizer and reinforced duraplast reinforcements, the weapon is resistant to EMP/Ion damage to an extent. That said, it is still exposed, and is thus exposed to more potential damage. This can cause a number of problems, as EMP/Ion damage could potentially overwhelm the weapon's defenses, frying the focusing and acceleration coils. Additionally, the weapon's barrel cooling system could be significantly damaged, at which point the weapon will shut down to prevent a critical operating failure.
The weapon does have some significant considerations to be taken into account because of its design. Firstly, the weapon requires immense amounts of power to fire, and extreme power fluctuations in the platform's power system will render the weapon unable to fire.
In addition to this, there are legal/moral considerations to be taken into account when operating with friendly forces whose commanders have a less than stellar opinion of disruptors or in space where the weapons are illegal. Disruptors are illegal on many worlds, but Class-D disruptors take that to a whole new level. It is unlikely that a Class-D disruptor would be viewed as a sign of someone not looking to start trouble even in space where it is legal. Which could lead to more than a few problems. The weapon is extremely immoral, given what it does to a target. Using this weapon will likely garner the wrong sort of attention. Perhaps even sign one's own death warrant.
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