Approved Tech Breshig War Forge Consolidated SM-02GS Stealth Gravity Mine

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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Breshig War Forge Consolidated.
• Affiliation: Breshig War Forge Consolidated and Strill Securities.
• Material: Molecularly Bonded Duranium, Molecularly Bonded Duranium-reinforced Stygian-triprismatic polymer composite armor, Fiberplast and Reflec-based Shadowskin coating, , combat de-ionizer, Baradium, electronics and mine components.

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

• Attachment Methods:
  • Magnetic-Tractor
  • Reversed Micro-repulsor
• Payload:
  • Gravity Charge.
• Power:
  • Isotope-5 power cell.
• Propulsion:
  • IR Suppressed Thrust Trace Dampened Etheric Rudder-Vectral Maneuvering Unit
• Protocols:
  • Detection and Detonation: These mines generate a mass shadow signature from the moment that they are deployed. They need not be activated but can be toggled on and off remotely by
    • Proximity: When a contact without a friendly IFF is near, these mines will attempt to pursue and adhere themselves to it.
  • 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.
• Interdiction: These mines generate a mass shadow, performing the same function of a much larger gravity well projector equipped vessel at a fraction of the cost.
• Going Somewhere?: These mines will prevent a target from leaving if they manage to block a ship's outbound path with a mass shadow, such as if they attach to one.
• Always Active: These mines need not be activated and are active once deployed. They can run for a very, very long time with their Isotope-5 power supplies.
• Stealth: These mines are coated in Fiberplast and Relfec-based Shadowskin making them extremely difficult to detect and therefore much harder to neutralize.
• 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.
• Larger Mass Shadow: These mines can be deployed closer together to create a larger mass shadow.
• Tough: These mines are well=armored, making them difficult to destroy when detected, targeted and engaged by hostile craft.

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.
• 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.
• HIMS: Hyperwave Inertial Momentum Sustainers and similar technologies will be able move through hyperspace past the mines.
• Hypergates: Hypergates can completely bypass an area affected by these mines.
• Move Around: Targets can simply use their sublight drives to move around the mass shadow, though this may take some time.

DESCRIPTION

Barring the stealth coating this is the same mine as the SM-02G Gravity Mine, and is reserved to provide for the defense of the highest priority locations. Given the high projected losses of the mine, it was not given full-on starfighter levels of stealth tech to keep costs lower, though the company is confident that targets without full-on stealth detection technology ort multiple sets of networked high resolution fused sensors will be largely unable to detect these mines before it is far, far too late. These mines are also used by covert operations support craft to prevent enemy reinforcements from aiding a battle, and even more sparingly are carried onboard important company warships for the same purpose.

 

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