John Locke
V U L K A N
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[SIZE=9pt]Intent:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] To submit a weapon for use and sale by Locke and Key Mechanics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Image Source: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]DeviantArt[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Canon Link: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]N/a[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Primary Source: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Ion Cannon[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Railgun[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Mitra Plasma Railgun[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Manufacturer:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Locke and Key Mechanics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Affiliation:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Closed-Market [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt](Any character can use this if they have explicit permission through, for example, a marketplace purchase)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Model:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Flidais Ion Railgun[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Modularity:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] No[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Production: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Limited [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt](Only one small group of characters. IE: Small task force, [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]not[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] entire factions.)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Material: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Durasteel[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Classification: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Ion Railgun[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Size: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Large[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Weight: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Heavy[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Ammunition Type: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Power[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Ammunition Capacity:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Effectively Unlimited[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Reload Speed:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]None[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Effective Range: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Battlefield[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Rate of Fire:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Low[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Stopping Power: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Extreme[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Recoil: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]None[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Able to reach across a battlefield to batter opponents with powerful ion-based attacks [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]I see you over there: Although, like all energy-based attacks, the ion blasts do have a limited existence before dissipating, the speed at which they travel allows them to cross vast distances of space before becoming ineffective allowing the Flidais to engage targets all the way across a battlefield.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Zap: The Flidais delivers powerful ionic based energy blasts to a target, capable of knocking down shields and disabling ships systems.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]No Bang: While the ion blasts fired by the Flidais are extremely powerful, they cause no direct damage, instead only disabling shields and systems. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Dodge Dodge: The slow firing-rate of the Flidais means that an agile ship would be able to weave in and out of the shots, avoiding the damage entirely.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]The Flidais Ion Railgun was an inevitable evolution of Locke and Key’s push to the design of capital ship weapons. It is at its core a delivery device for ionic energy, designed to reach across a battlefield to batter ships’ shields and disable their systems before they were even capable of reaching out to return fire. In a warspace defined by a ship’s ability to close with the enemy, to bring their weapons to bear, the threat of being engaged and neutralised before you were even able to open fire on the enemy was a terrifying one. [/SIZE]
The weapon itself was very simple, by their very nature, ion cannons produced charged shots, which were then accelerated by the magnetic coils to reach their targets faster, thereby loosing less energy during travel, allowing the ion blast to strike with a significantly greater force than expected.
