Approved Ranged Weapon K96 "Silencer" Microwave Laser

[War Marshal Helix]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a continuous beam weapon for the Helix Privateers
• Image Source: Link
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Helix Privateers
• Affiliation: Helix Privateers
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: K96 Silencer
• Modularity: No
• Production: Limited
• Material: Helsteel, Otherplasma, Maser components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Maser
• Size: Very Large
• Weight: Very Heavy
• Ammunition Type: Otherplasma-energized microwave radiation
• Ammunition Capacity: Very Large
• Effective Range: Battlefield
• Rate of Fire: Low
• Damage Output: Very High (Organic Matter) Average (Inorganic Matter)
• Recoil: Very High

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Very effective against organic soldiery.
• Excellent range.

STRENGTHS

• Death Ray: The Silencer's effects on organic life are both lethal and terrifying, making it an effective counter to massed enemy infantry.
• Wall Hack: The Silencer is capable of penetrating most cover (such as small walls, light vehicle armor, medium/heavy infantry armor, or similar obstructions) to harm targets protected by these barriers.
• Lawnmower: While it has a very slow, visible chargeup process, the Silencer can be fired as a continuous beam afterwards, sweeping down massed infantry with ease.

WEAKNESSES

• Dramatic Silence: The Silencer produces a very clear visible and audible warning when about to fire, and takes several seconds to do so.
• Brick: The Silencer is an enormous, heavy weapon, and thus can only be utilized on vehicles or stationary mounts.
• Manslayer: The Silencer is designed to destroy organic life, and is significantly less effective against droids, heavy vehicles, or other non-organic opponents.

DESCRIPTION

A deliberately cruel and terrifying weapon, the Silencer was designed to suppress early resistance during the Helix Privateers' frequent raids across border planets.

A large, bulky weapon, the Silencer is nonetheless a thing of extreme technological sophistication. Appearing in a variety of different configurations and appearances, these are generally only cosmetic. The result is always the same.

When the operator initiates the firing process, the weapon creates a small fusion reaction within a sealed chamber, then excites the resultant mass with intense microwave radiation. The barrel(s) of the weapon visibly glows, emitting a steadily-loudening hum that peaks at nearly the volume of an active starship engine. After this lengthy charging process, the resultant purple-black, continuous rad-beam emerges with a thunderous crackle, and is generally deployed by simply sweeping it across enemy formations.

The Silencer is exceptionally effective against organic life. The enormous microwave radiation emitted interacts violently with the moisture in most life forms' bodies, causing it to explode into high-temperature steam. A direct hit can result in partial or complete disintegration, with the affected area disappearing into a puff of fine ash, not unlike the results of a Disruptor weapon, albeit achieved by different means. Even glancing hits can have unpleasant effects, as the disintegrated area is unlikely to heal naturally, and often requires cybernetic replacement.

Against inanimate objects, the result is usually to simply immediately set them ablaze (if flammable), making the weapon quite effective at removing light barricades, such as tree cover, civilian buildings, or other soft obstructions.

When used against its intended targets (unarmored, panicking civilian populations or lightly-armed first responders/military targets) the results are usually as spectacular as they are utterly demoralizing. Against harder targets, the weapon struggles somewhat. The rad-beam can eventually conduct its energies past most physical barricades, but how long this takes varies by the density of the material. Heavily-armored vehicles offer excellent protection to those inside, while thinner APC or civilian vehicles fare far worse. While the intense heat and radiation produced by the beam can eventually work its way past heavy armor or the hull of armored vehicles, this will take time, time often better spent by simply using a different weapon instead.

Likewise, the Silencer is relatively ineffective against droids. Though intense heat is not healthy for machines either, even droids not designed for combat can usually withstand this weapon's effects for a surprising period of time.

 

[MANIAC]

War Marshal Helix

Nicely made.

Approved.