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Intent: Create an updated fighter/point defense heavy laser weapon
Development Thread: None
Manufacturer: IFW
Model: IFWRH-12 Heavy Laser Turret
Affiliation: Open Market
Modularity: None
Production: Mass
Material:
* Alusteel
* Dedicated Capacitor Bank
* Capacitor Overcharger
* Electro Photo Receptors
* Dedicated Energy Receptor
* Targeting Lasers
* Dedicated Tracking Computers
Classification: Starship Weapon
Size: Fighter/Point Defense Mount - counts as 4 laser cannons
Length: 3 meters
Weight: 2 tons
Ammunition Type: Reactor Energy
Ammunition Capacity: Unlimited
Effective Range:
* Optimum - 2 km
* Maximum - 10 km
Rate of Fire: Half Standard Laser Cannon
Special Features:
Dual Mounted
Turret Mounted
Advanced Targeting
Strengths:
* Advanced Targeting - The RH-12 has several targeting systems for superior targeting capabilities
* Firepower - The RH-12 is a powerful fighter scale heavy laser cannon and has the fire power of 4 standard fighter scale ion cannons
Weaknesses:
* Range Effective - The RH-12 Targetting becomes less effective over five kilometers
* Slow Rate of Fire - The RH-12 requires a significant charge to fire and has a Rate of fire roughly half that of a laser cannon.
Description: The RH-12 is the direct descendant of the old RH-8 laser cannon used on frigates during the time of the New Order. Mounted on the same turret system as the NK-4, the RH-12 housing is constructed of Alutsteel making it a light weight platform and giving it some protection against fighter scale weaponry. The mount houses two heavy laser cannons with roughly twice the power of a standard laser cannon each. Advanced targeting systems give it superior tracking and targeting capabilities in close ranges but drop off at long and extended ranges.
Primary Source:
RH-8 wiki
