Unreviewed HFA-18 "Desecrator" Artillery Cannon

[FN-999 (restored)]

Manpower is precious, bullets are cheap.

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• Intent: To create a standard field artillery cannon for the First Order.
• Image Source: ArtStation - SF Jupiter Cannon by Hermina Tealie
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• Primary Source: ArtStation - SF Jupiter Cannon by Hermina Tealie

• Manufacturer: Zakuul State Armoury (Subsidiary of Zakuul Industrial Concern)
• Affiliation: The First Order
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: HFA-18 "Desecrator" Artillery Cannon
• Modularity: No
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material:
  • Reinforced Durasteel Components
  • Reinforced Alusteel Components
  • Dallorian Alloy Internal Lining (Barrel)
  • Duraplast Components
  • Duravlex Coating
  • Myoflex Heat Sinks
  • Thorilide Shock Absorbers
  • Energy Cell
  • Prismatic Crystal
  • Actuating Module
  • Firing Chamber
  • Electronic Components
  • Computing Components
  • Interchangeable Machined Parts

• Classification: Artillery Cannon
• Size: Very Large
• Weight: Very Heavy
• Ammunition Type: 180mm shells
  • High-Explosive
  • High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT)
  • Incendiary
  • Sharpnel
  • Chemical
  • Cluster
  • Rocket-Boosted
• Ammunition Capacity: Low [10 shell capacity]
• Effective Range: Battlefield
• Rate of Fire: Low [Semi-Auto, 6 shots/minute]
• Damage Output: Very High
• Recoil: Average

• Rangefinder
• Recoil dampener
• Base hardpoint - allows the HFA-18 to be mounted as a turret

• Big Boom: Desecrator cannons inflict heavy damage over a very wide radius, making them perfect for pulverizing massed infantry or armored vehicles.
• Indirect Fire: The Desecrator cannon fires physical shells, which can be aimed using gravity to arc behind obstacles.
• Long-Range: The HFA-18 Desecrator can engage targets up to 90km away, allowing it to easily outrange most ground vehicles and infantry.

• What Goes Up...: Since the Desecrator cannon fires physical shells, it must be aimed taking gravity and wind speed into account or else its projectiles will miss their mark, especially at larger range.
• Slow Charge: The HFA-18 Desecrator can only fire six shots a minute, limiting its effectiveness against faster-moving targets.

No proper army is complete without its artillery, and the First Order's ground forces are no exception.
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The HFA-18 Desecrator is a simple but highly effective artillery cannon centered around a large rifled barrel capable of launching 180mm shells as far as 90km away. Requiring only a small power generator and a single gunner to operate, Desecrators are flexible and cost-effective weapons capable of being placed nearly anywhere the First Order needs them.

In First Order service the Desecrator has both offensive and defensive applications. On the offense, Desecrators can be attached to walkers or self-propelled artillery to pound away at hostile fortifications from afar, enabling infantry and stormtroopers to find and exploit breaches in the enemy line. On the defense, the HFA-18 can be fitted to fortifications or arranged in a line behind First Order infantry to pummel invading forces, blunting the enemy advance enough to allow an effective defense.