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Does it Really Matter, Anti?

Darth Banshee had just taken delivery of her first space station, as it entered orbit around coruscant. Her ship dragons breath docked with it, and her and her crew disembarked on the station. She planned to modify it to make anti matter. She need military grade antimatter, as she intend to make explosives with it. To aid in the war effort, against the Jedi and the republic.

She choose this station as it had reinforced, fuel containers to store the anti matter in. Also it was round in shape. The shape of the station was key to making the anti matter. As the corridors where round, this meant only having cut out bulkheads, to lay the durasteel pipe to create the antimatter in. This would help speed up the time it take.

The crew began taking measurements of the station, to make sure the pipe they had planned would be okay, or they have make adjustments to it. Whilst this going on Darth Banshee summoned an acolyte she had job for, his name was [member="Skyren Vau"]. She planned to task him, with part design for the shaped charge she need for her dropship. She wanted a drop ship what could land and brake into an enemy ship, like no tomorrow. She already completed her first innovation for it, know was time for the second one. The first was a high impact shock absorbers. That would let her ship land with speed, to attack the enemy vessel. This project would let them get into the enemy ship, with similar speed.
As they learned at cardia, speed was every thing.
 
She looked around the space station, as her teams where busy. They where using plasma cutters, to cut away all the bulk heads. They getting clips bolted into the walls, using lazer levels to make sure they got them central. Each one was only a half meter from the last one. The where people cutting 10mm rods to hold the 100mm dura steel ring in place. They where setting up magnets to act as pulse, to accelerate particles faster and faster.

Darth Banshee was glad how the work was going, the teams of pipe fitters where doing a good job, with this ridged pipe system. She planned once she been successful, to build pipe lines. She did over hear one of the pipe fitters make joke about expansion. Though she no idea what he was on about, she was sure her scientist new what they where doing. What would they know any way.
When she had first batch she planned to retry her failed entry explosion system, last time she used thermite. It proved not to be powerful enough to take the underlying shield out. She hoped anti-matter would do the job instead, where thermite had failed
 
After three days the pipe fitters had finished laying out the first test ring, it was linked to one fuel storage containers. That would collect the anti-matter as it was produced. Know it was the turn of the electricians to do their job, they had to place and wire up the magnets to make this ring, work like a massive railgun. As they positioned the magnets, and fixed the wiring to them. The cables where taken on to ceiling into racking, then it tracked back to newly built sub stations. Then form their they where tied into central power core.
It take another couple days before the work was finished, then they be able to run their first test of the ring of steel. To see if could do the job of making anti matter, or would it have to modified. To make more efficient or to work at all.
 
After a few days, of electricians doing the wiring and laying out the cable trays. The ring of durasteel was ready to be tested, all her crew left the station leaving some droids behind. They had no idea if this was going to work or not, they only new if it went wrong it had many scenario that could happen.
1: fails safe could kick in and shut it down it time.
2: the station could blow up
3: the could be damage
4: and possibly worse of all nothing would happen, as this would mean the basic premises had failed and they go back to drawing board.

She waited her ship, with the whole staff, as the droids set the thing motion. They kept constant eye on the read out and fed them to her team. Then one of them said We done it, we got anti matter. Their was cheer amongst the team, then as they all got a drink to celebrate some said We got a problem, we getting micro fractures. Another rushed to that mans consul, and shouted Shut it down know. It was too late, as he said it. One the tubes broke releasing the anti matter, it was all recorded as the space station began to bow up. It was brighter than star around coruscant for split second, before the wave energy hit her ship. It was buffered under the turbulence it caused briefly. Then Darth Banshee turned around and said Find out what happend, I have station coming weeks time. I don`t want a repeat of this mistake. She then left the bridge, to meditate on the subject. Her team began work to try figure out what happened and why.
 
After a week of investigations, the report came on to her desk. What happened and why did her space station blow up. As she read it a new one was being delivered by [member="Domino"] company koensayr manufacturing. She sat back and began to read the report. It was a boring read, but it came down to few things. The pipe got hotter than an expected, and this in turn increased the stress on dura steel which then expanded. The expansion was greater than it was designed for. This in turn created a series of micro fractures. Than then bulked and released anti matter. Which then turned the station into space dust. Though the was a few, things what was encouraging about the report. The yield was better than expected, which why it did so much damage. Also the engineers had made a new gasket, what could take the temperature and allow for the expansion. This how ever would have to be changed after each cycle other wise it would fail, due to strain put on it.
It would take her team another week, before a new ring was created. Though it seemed they had came up with a solution to the problems of the last test.
 
The new ring dura steel was complete. It was thicker, it had better protection from linear expansion. This is what caused the last one to break up and destroy the space station. Her team was confident it would work, even so they decide to take to safety of dragon breath. The start up sequence began again, Darth Banshee was nervous this time. She did not want to look like she was weak, by having another space station blow up. Though the rewards if successful where worth it. She would have access to a large and sustainable resource of anti matter. This in turn would give her company two things, ability to sell it as fuel. As well as ability to make weapons out of it. High grade explosives, to say the least.

The test sequence started the monitors and new set droids, kept watch on everything. If some thing went wrong, this time it would be shut down immediately. Then work out what would happen, not the other way round like last time where shutting down was too late. The reading remained good, the pipe did get hot. Though the expansion system kept every thing in check, their was no signs of any stress fractures. Soon the test was over, and she had filled up an entire reinforced fuel port with anti matter.

She turned to her crew, and then said Well done, have the night off. Also take tomorrow off for your hang overs. When we get back, we need to check the pipe and run it again. So we know their no problems, then duplicate this so we can make anti matter as mass production item. Her crew was relieved to have a couple days off, and not to have explain space dust again.

Darth Banshee how ever would be busy, she still need a design for shape charge. She also need a war head design for the torpedo....
 
Her crew had come back from shore leave, and dismantled the dura steel ring and looked for flaws. They started doing test on it, she would get the report in a few days time. While they where doing that, the trades where installing other rings inside the space station. This would improve production speed of the anti matter.
Darth Banshee how ever was working on the shape charge it self. She new the outer edges of it had to be strong, to funnel the blast it self. This was her first problem, in the end she settled for dura steel. As she new it could hold the anti matter with the right lining. She then was handed a design for the torpedo, one they could copy for entry explosive as well.
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1: aerodynamic cove, while was need in space, it would help against planetary targets.
2: was air filled cavity, this would give anti matter some thing to react with
3: conical liner, this would shape the charge
4: Is a detonator, this would break up the anti matter to react with the air.
5: Is the explosive it self.
6: Is the pin that deactivates the stasis field

Her next job was to build them and test them while, her new station got made up. Also while the test reports came back.
 
The test reports had finally came back from the build, the durasteel rings plus electromagnetic held, the gaskets where good enough. Though have to be changed after each run, the plan was a success know. Darth Banshee started to dream of what else she could use all this anti matter for, engines to power the one sith fleet. She new she have to build space factories for this, as if she did it in the ground with her normal work force. An accident could wipe out the whole the works, and that would not be good for prestige of the sith.
She had worked to hard to quell any unrest to let some thing like that happen, but she did like that pretty explosion in space. She new she wanted to make more explosive like this to end her enemies, and the enemies of the one sith.
She began get technical schematics for her entry explosion system, it was similar to that of the torpedo. Though it was wider and thinner, she need a team engineers to make it and test it.
She order her chief scientist to get the team assembled make one and test it. She was going to enjoy this.
As they waited another space station arrived and the crew began retro fitting it. She also realized one day she have to design a mark 2 version of this, though for know for stations would be enough
 
After a month of designs several prototypes where in, they had built them on a torment class cruiser. This was done for safety reasons, though she would need a dedicate factory to build them in future. The entry explosive was first, eight different designs where in play. Each where on old hulks abandon by the republic, after they had captured Coruscant from them.
Each had different amounts of anti matter in, the plan was not to destroy the hulks but to gain entry into them. This would allow strike teams, to enter and capture enemy ships. As if they captured them, they could steal tech and gain valuable prisoners. Also they may be able to salvage information from the computers.
The count down began, Ten Nine Eight Seven Six Five Four Three Two One Zero fire all mines! With that all eight of them fired at the hulks, two of them exploded, the chief scientist turned to the teams that made them mines and said You where only meant to blow, a bloody entry whole. The other six would need further investigation to see which ones where right amount to use.

Then it was time for prototype anti matter torpedo to be launched, they had eight cruisers lined up for this all fully powered. The count down began again, Ten Nine Eight Seven Six Five Four Three Two One Zero fire all torpedoes! All the torpedoes launched from the fighter bays or torment cruiser. They all hit their targets, as they did they made different levels of impact but no annihilation like they had on the mines.
Darth Banshee queried this, Erm how can the mines destroy a ship completely but these torpedoes can`t?
The chief scientist explained Well some of anti matter is used as fuel, also we have targeting computer. Also has to have a better internal shield, to prevent accidental explosion. This added to fact they have be maneuvered into the torpedo launchers, they need to be lighter. The mine is going to be under slung on a dropship, so it can have more anti matter in it. He then glanced over to the teams that put to much in, and then added Though their is a limit to what we want to put in.

It would be a further week before she have the results of these two tests, but she was looking forward to it. Mean while she commissioned a design for factory space station. This was so she could build these weapons safely in space.
 
Darth Banshee entered her office, it was a dull day on coruscant. She had finally received the reports on the tests, of six successful mine test only one proved useful. The test read as the following.
1: The anti matter device blew a hole, through to the center of ship. Damage was far too sever, to allow marines a safe entry point.
2: The anti matter device charge, made a hole to wide to be sealed by the planned drop ship. This in turn would mean they would not be able top operate on the enemy ship
3: successful, a hole was blown through the hull but no further, and no wider than 1 meter. This would allow the marines to gain entry.
4: failed to even break outer hull
5: penetrated hull, but not wide enough to allow team obstructive entry in to vessel.
6: penetrated hull, but like five not wide enough for a team marines entry. Though the shape charge did send anti matter two more levels into the ship.

The torpedo report was easier, she only had to find the one that did the most damage.
She then commissioned the test to be done again, with the best models available. To see if the results could be repeated, or if they need any fine tuning.
 
The day of final tests had come, they would be inspected straight away. She had a twenty of each made up. The mines where placed on one ships hull this was to see if the same damage, would happen on each part of the ship. Also twenty mines would represent entry points for around seven hundred and twenty marines, trying to gain entry to the cruiser.
The torpedoes how ever where fired at different ships, as she did not want to destroy any of them. As if she did she would not be able to get teams to inspect them after, which would invalidate the results. Things where about to go with a bang.
The count down began again, Ten Nine Eight Seven Six Five Four Three Two One Zero fire all mines! Then mines went of with a bang, the ship did not blow up. This meant as long as the holes where good enough, she had an entry explosive.
Know was time of the torpedo to be launched, Ten Nine Eight Seven Six Five Four Three Two One Zero fire all torpedoes! The torpedo went to targets, explosions ripped into the hulks that where being used. Though none of them where aim at the reactors, as they did not want to destroy the ships. As if they did they could not be inspected.
After firing was done, the teams of inspectors waited an hour. This was to make sure the ships did not exploded, due to any thing being vented. They then went over, to inspect the damages. The reports where good, they damage seemed to similar to first set of results. This meant the torpedoes where to be made, the mine however had to go through some more tests.
 
Darth Banshee got news the last test was ready, she then made her way from office in the works. To her personal ship Dragons breath, their she was greeted by captain Markus. She sat down with a glass of wine to celebrate, as all what was left to do is to give shuttles enough extra shielding under it`s hull, so the mine did not damage it.

The shuttles where old Lambda-class T-4a, they had been outfitted with extra hull plating. This was to take any of the blast that was directed back to the shuttle. The shuttles where on auto pilot, and depressurized to help prevent explosions. They where programmed to land on what was left the test hulls. When they got their they would fire their mines into the hull. After which, the hulls would be examined to see which plating was most cost effective.

Darth Banshee watched them fire one by one, she was becoming enchanted with anti matter. It probably started when the station blew up, the explosion was actually quite beautiful. Though it did cost her a lot credits, it was very expensive fire work. Soon the test where over, and the shuttle came back to docking station. The report came back with in the hour. It appeared the recycled mullinine plate from blade fighter off cuts.
 

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