Unreviewed Breshig War Forge Consolidated SM-01F Firecracker Space Mine

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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Breshig War Forge Consolidated.
• Affiliation: Breshig War Forge Consolidated and Strill Securities.
• Material: Duraplast frame, combat de-ionizer, firecracker charge, electronics and mine components.
• Modularity: Can be launched out of any minelayer that can fit them.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Comms

Encryption/Decryption Suite Location Spoofing/Scrambling Communications Suite Utility Communications Systems Backup Communication Systems Security Systems

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  • Comm Unit Scrambler
  • Communication Wave Descrambler
  • Encryption Module
  • Ghostwave
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  • Ion Scrambler
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  When connected to compatible systems, the communication suite is an auto-negotiating, frequency hopping system with a self-modulating encryption key, making it extremely resistant to jamming and interception. The comm-lasers can mimic this by rapidly shifting their broadcast spectrum.
  
  • Subspace Image Transmitter
  • Holonet Transceiver
  • Comm Laser
  • Hypercomm
  • Holographic Comm Unit
  • Hyperwave Transceiver
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  • Optical-laser Pulse: Used in target designation and marking.
  • IFF Transponder
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  • PTP Link (w/ PTP Encryption Device)
  • Laser-flash Signaller
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  • RRDM
  • Socketguard
  • Echo Pulse
  • Pyrowall

Detection, Targeting and Tracking

Data Fusion: The system compares and correlates the data coming in from the myriad systems, showing the operator the combined picture from the various systems to reduce errors and outliers as much as is possible. This also allows accurate tracking, target identification and for clear vision through thick cloud cover, storms and heavy rain, fog, as well as other conditions that might otherwise impair targeting, tracking and vision to a severe degree. This also means the effect of ion storms, nebulae and similar phenomenon on the system is greatly reduced, though still notably present.

Data-sharing" The mines stablish a local area network between other mines where they share detection, targeting and tracking data. [/tab] [tab="Optical Systems Software Scanners" Sensors Targeting Suite Tracking Suite

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  • 360-degree FOV Coverage Wide-angle Electro Photo Receptor with Electrobinocular (1x - 250x magnification) functions: The Electro Photo Receptors used here have been modified with a number of additional sensor, scanner and imaging systems listed below. They are all built with the same magnification level as the listed Electrobinocular zoom. The view displayed is a composite image created from all the connected systems parsed and processed by advanced data processing algorithms and a secondary advanced Droid Brain with Gabonna memory crystal memory.
    • Automatic Anti-Flash functions.
    • Feed Recording: The composite sensor feed can be recorded to data cards or other storage mediums connected either wired or wirelessly.
    • Long-range Starship-grade Infrared Motion Sensor with supplemental Long-range Starship-grade Motion Sensors and Long-range Starship-grade Heat Detector
    • Light Amplification functions.
    • Long-range Starship-grade Ultrasonic Imaging System: A number of ultrasonic beam emitters are used to create a composite sonic image which allows the operator to see through most kinds of cover and concealment.
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  • Life form indicator
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  • Long-range Energy Scanner
  • Long-range Starship-grade EMS Scanner: The EMS Scanner can be used for targeting and tracking purposes of specific EM signatures or can store specific EM signatures for later use.
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  • LIDAR
  • Long-range Mass-detector
  • Proximity Indicator
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  • Macrolaser Tracker
  • Long-range Silhouette Tracker
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  • Fast-target Compensator, Target Acquisition and Tracking, Countermeasures Compensation augmented Tracking Computer

• Payload:
  • Firecracker Charge.
• Propulsion:
  • IR Suppressed Thrust Trace Dampened Etheric Rudder-Vectral Maneuvering Unit
• Protocols:
  • Detection and Detonation: Provided no friendly IFF signals are in the detonation zone, the mine will detonate under the following circumstances if any of the following are tripped. The IFF safety feature can be disabled.
    • Contact: The mine's contact fuze will be set off by upon impact with a hostile or unknown entity.
    • Proximity: The mine's proximity fuse will be set off by a hostile or unknown entity entering its effective detonation radius.
    • Tamper Detection: Any attempt to gain unauthorized access to the mine either physically or via a its computer systems will trigger detonation.
  • Intercept: While these mines cannot hope to keep up with a starfighter at full speed they can still follow targets that enter their detection radius with the intention of intercepting them.
  • Self-dispersing: The mines communicate with one another and the host ship once deployed, spreading out to a configurable distance once deployed and will hold their assigned position unless another protocol overrides this.

STRENGTHS

• Self Dispersing, Station Keeping: These mines both disperse on their own and also keep their stations without phenomenon such as orbital drift becoming a concern.
• Networked: These mines are networked with one another which means if one mine has detected a hostile, they all have. These mines will also report potential new hostile contacts to the dispersing vessel, or any other vessel configured to receive such alerts.
• Blinded: The mine's detonation gives off intense bursts of light and radiation that flooded sensors, acting much like a scaled up flashbang grenade.
• Data Fusion: The mines employ data fusion, giving them a composite 'view' of the area around them, greatly reducing the effectiveness of electronic warfare and environmental factors.

WEAKNESSES

• Deep Space, Orbit or High Atmosphere: These mines are really only designed to function in deep space, orbital space or high in a planet's atmosphere, they will not function at lower altitudes.
• Unintentional Friendly Fire: These mines can be set off by a contact without an explicitly recognized friendly IFF which can lead to unintentional friendly fire situations.
• EMP/Ion: While protected against EMP/Ion damage, any weapon sufficiently powerful to overwhelm these protective measures can cause damage to the mine's more sensitive systems such as its detection, targeting and tracking suite and comms.
• Fuel: These mines don't carry enough fuel for a sustained chase of targets.
• Non-lethal: These mines are don't really cause any real damage to targets.

DESCRIPTION

Primarily constructed for minelaying platforms to throw off pursuers, the mine was also constructed with the hope of making intruders more likely to trigger another mine by lowering their situational awareness. Rather than an explosive charge, the SM-01F Firecracker Space Mine is based on the commercially available firecracker mine and contains a firecracker charge that on detonation gives off intense bursts of light and radiation that flooded sensors, acting much like a scaled up flashbang grenade. These mines were also made to increase the effectiveness of other mines by increasing the difficulty of navigation through the area.