In Umbris Potestas Est
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a more powerful alternative for the standard laser cannon used by starfighters.
- Image Source: http://rpggamer.org/uploaded_images/Subach.gif
- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Defiance Consolidated Multipurpose Manufacturing
- Model: HL-7 Xaser
- Affiliation: Open-Market
- Modularity: Yes(Can be fitted on starships, starfighters, and vehicles)
- Production:
Mass-Produced - Material: X-Ray tubes, diatium, duranium, agrinium
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Xaser
- Size: Very Large
- Weight:
Very Heavy - Ammunition Type: Starship/Vehicle Reactor
- Ammunition Capacity: Unlimited
- Reload Speed: Very Low
- Effective Range:
Average - Rate of Fire:
High - Stopping Power:
High - Recoil:
None
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Weapon can damage enemy ship subsystems
Strengths:
- Higher rate of fire than a standard laser cannon
- More damage done to shields than a standard laser cannon
- Can damage ship subsystems, though nowhere as effectively as an ion cannon
Weaknesses:
- Decreased range compared to a standard laser cannon
- Less effective against enemy ship hulls than a comparable laser cannon
- Decreased visibility of the bolts makes it more difficult to gauge shots
DESCRIPTION
The HL-7 Xaser is the result of DCMM experimentation with the concept of x-ray-based weaponry. It utilizes tubes to generate the necessary x-rays necessary to coalesce with plasma and form a wispy purple bolt of energy. These bolts are slung from the weapon at a higher rate of fire than a standard laser cannon, but dissipate their energy significantly faster, leading to decreased range when compared to standard laser cannons - though well within normal combat range. Upon impact with an enemy starfighter, the plasma bolt loses cohesion, releasing the intensity of the x-rays stored within as they assault the shields of the target, whittling them down at a rate almost comparable to that of an ion cannon. Once the shields are down, the Xaser can penetrate the target's hull, though it does so with more difficulty due to an increased speed of plasma disintegration in each bolt. One minor boon of the use of x-ray technology is that the radiation emitted upon the bolt's contact with the enemy ship can penetrate beneath the surface layer of the target, damaging ship subsystems, though not with the efficacy or reliability of an ion cannon - and this of course requires penetration of the hull first.
The HL-7 Xaser is the result of DCMM experimentation with the concept of x-ray-based weaponry. It utilizes tubes to generate the necessary x-rays necessary to coalesce with plasma and form a wispy purple bolt of energy. These bolts are slung from the weapon at a higher rate of fire than a standard laser cannon, but dissipate their energy significantly faster, leading to decreased range when compared to standard laser cannons - though well within normal combat range. Upon impact with an enemy starfighter, the plasma bolt loses cohesion, releasing the intensity of the x-rays stored within as they assault the shields of the target, whittling them down at a rate almost comparable to that of an ion cannon. Once the shields are down, the Xaser can penetrate the target's hull, though it does so with more difficulty due to an increased speed of plasma disintegration in each bolt. One minor boon of the use of x-ray technology is that the radiation emitted upon the bolt's contact with the enemy ship can penetrate beneath the surface layer of the target, damaging ship subsystems, though not with the efficacy or reliability of an ion cannon - and this of course requires penetration of the hull first.
