Grand Moff
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Dual-Stage Warhead: Primary protonic core with secondary gravitic imploder for piercing high-grade shielding.
- Adaptive Guidance Suite: Tri-band tracking with inertial, EM signature locking, and encrypted target painting capability.
- Shaped Charge Precursor Array: Detonates prior to main impact to clear point-defense or weaken shield barriers.
- Ablative Cerami-Steel Shell: High-density casing that resists interception or premature detonation.
- ECM-Resistant Circuitry: Encrypted control systems and signal-scattering coating reduce vulnerability to jamming.
- Smart Detonation Trigger: Will only detonate on verified target lock or terminal trajectory decay, avoiding waste or friendly fire.
- Shield Penetration: Gravitic imploder stage allows the torpedo to breach even high-grade shielding.
- Advanced Targeting: Difficult to fool or jam thanks to multi-band and encrypted homing systems.
- Planetary and Space-Based Use: Can be deployed from orbit or surface silos with equal effectiveness.
- Point-Defense Countermeasures: Shaped charge precursors and ECM-resistant materials make it harder to intercept.
- Low Rate of Fire: Due to size, launch complexity, and recharge time, only one can be launched at a time per rack.
- Highly Visible: Despite ECM, its large profile and energy signature make it easier to detect at long range.
- Not Agile: Meant for straight-line high-speed impacts; cannot track fast-moving small ships or maneuver in tight combat.
- Expensive: Its complex guidance systems and advanced warhead drive up production cost and limit deployment numbers.
- Collateral Risk: Its explosive yield can damage nearby friendly vessels or infrastructure if not carefully deployed.
The HPT-77 "Annihilator" Heavy Proton Torpedo represents the pinnacle of heavy ordnance in the Imperial Confederation's arsenal, developed specifically for use in high-intensity fleet battles and orbital siege operations. The design process, undertaken by the Risen Imperial Armory, prioritized overwhelming destructive power, precision delivery, and survivability against modern defense networks.
The torpedo itself operates on a dual-stage detonation system: a protonic destabilizer core to cause primary shield and armor disruption, followed by a gravitic implosion charge designed to collapse localized structural integrity within capital-scale hulls. This makes it devastatingly effective against Star Destroyers, heavy cruisers, orbital defense stations, and fortified ground targets.
While exceptionally powerful, the Annihilator is not without limitations. It is heavy, slow to launch, and demands dedicated hardpoint integration on both starships and surface-based batteries. Its cost and complexity ensure that only high-priority targets or strategic strikes merit its deployment. Additionally, while difficult to jam, its size and energy output render it vulnerable to pre-emptive interception if not properly escorted or deployed during a breach window.
Despite its drawbacks, the HPT-77 has proven itself in numerous trials and skirmishes, often cited as the "siege breaker" in fleet doctrine. It is considered a psychological weapon as much as a tactical one—its presence in a battlefield often forces enemy fleets to reposition or retreat, lest they suffer the full wrath of the Confederation's heavy siege capability.
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
To create a heavy anti-capital warhead designed for use by the Imperial Confederation's navy in siege operations and fleet engagements against fortified or capital-class targets.
Image Source(s):
https://embed-3dwarehouse-classic.sketchup.com/model/dfac58ae-88c7-459d-ba3d-adaa3ce54c7f/Heavy-Proton-Torpedo
Canon Link:
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Proton_torpedo
Primary Source(s):
N/A
Technical Information
Affiliation:
The Risen Empire, The Imperial Confederation
Model:
HPT-77 “Annihilator” Heavy Proton Torpedo
Modular:
No
Effective Range:
Battlefield
Rate of Fire:
Single Shot
Material:
Duranium Outer Shell, Reinforced Cerami-Steel Warhead Housing, Electrum wiring, hyperconductor arrays, Coated in reflective polymer for ECM evasion
Ammunition Type:
Self-contained heavy proton warhead
Ammunition Capacity:
Average
Damage Output:
Very High
Recoil:
Very Low
Ranged Class:
Other
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