Approved Ranged Weapon Erebus-type Torpedo

[Ethanael Halscott]

Erebus​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: A tactical hyperspace-disruption / EWAR torpedo intended to counter microjump repositioning and emergency jump disengagement by seeding temporary, localized mass-shadow interference.
• Image Source: N/A
• Canon Link: Mass Shadow / Gravity Well Projectors / Interdictor / interdiction fields.
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Imperial Commonwealth of Dosuun
• Affiliation: Imperial Commonwealth of Dosuun
• Market Status: Closed
• Model: CWR-GIWX1-M1 “Erebus”
• Modularity: No
• Production: Limited
• Material: Durasteel casing, composite guidance housing, hardened electronics, compact gravitic-core assembly, containment coils, standard propellant/drive package.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Ion/EMP / Gravitic-Hyperspace Disruption (EWAR Torpedo)
• Size: Large
• Weight: Heavy
• Ammunition Type: Type: Torpedo containing a compact gravitic-core and discharge coils (internal power cell + stabilizer package)
• Ammunition Capacity: Small
• Effective Range: Battlefield
• Rate of Fire: Low
• Damage Output: Low
• Recoil: None

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Mass-Shadow “Scatter” Bloom: On activation, deploys a short-lived artificial mass shadow within a localized volume.
• Hyperspace Vector Destabilization: Interferes with hyperspace calculations and microjump execution by corrupting “safe” solutions.
• Failsafe Triggering: Encourages nav systems to abort unsafe jumps (or risk a bad drop-out) consistent with how mass shadows are treated by nav computers.
• Rapid Decay Envelope: Field dissipates on a short timer to avoid permanent lane contamination.

STRENGTHS

• Anti-Microjump Control: Denies microjump repositioning and complicates emergency jump escape within the affected volume.
• Area Denial, Not Hard Lock: Shapes movement and decision-making without being a full Interdictor-style sustained interdiction.
• EWAR Synergy: Performs best when paired with recon/sensor-fusion platforms that can anticipate jump vectors and seed denial where it matters most.
• Low Collateral by Design: Minimal direct physical damage; the “kill” is positional and tactical rather than explosive.

WEAKNESSES

• Not a True Interdiction System: Does not replace gravity well projectors; it is shorter-lived, smaller in coverage, and tactical.
• Limited Duration: The disruption field is temporary; targets can wait it out, leave the volume in realspace, or jump before deployment completes.
• Counterplay Exists: Skilled navigators, advanced computers, or risky “brute-force” solutions may attempt jumps with higher failure risk; opponents can also target the launching platform.
• Limited Ammunition & Logistics: Specialist munition, carried in small numbers, and rarely issued outside dedicated EWAR doctrines.
• No Direct Lethality: If the enemy simply commits to realspace maneuver and wins the conventional exchange, the torpedo alone doesn’t stop them.

DESCRIPTION
The Erebus-type Torpedo is a specialist EWAR munition developed to counter modern fleet behaviors that over-rely on rapid hyperspace repositioning, particularly microjump “blink” tactics and emergency disengagement. Rather than sustaining a full interdiction field (as seen with gravity well projector-equipped warships), the Erebus employs a compact gravitic-core that briefly simulates a localized mass shadow, the same class of navigational hazard that hyperspace computers are trained to avoid.

In practice, the weapon is deployed to a predicted vector or battlespace choke point. Once activated, it creates a short-lived zone where hyperspace solutions become unstable: microjump calculations abort, emergency jump windows close, and vessels attempting to force a jump risk a misjump or a forced drop-out. This effect is deliberately temporary and spatially limited, designed to shape a fight, not to permanently trap a fleet or obsolete true Interdictor platforms.

The Erebus excels when used by reconnaissance escorts and EWAR “science ships” that can model enemy escape vectors and seed denial at exactly the wrong moment. Its limitations are equally doctrinal: it is carried in small numbers, it does not cause meaningful hull damage, and it can be outplayed by opponents who identify the field, commit to realspace maneuver, or strike the deployment platform before it can meaningfully shape the battlespace.

 

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Ethanael Halscott

Very cool sub again, please try to not abuse it.

Approved.