Approved Tech Kaeshana-III CIWS

[Jessica Med-Beq]

A single-barrel Kaeshana-III dismounted for maintenance

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a CIWS version of an old cannon.
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• Primary Source: Kaeshana-II light hypervelocity cannon

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Ringovinda Systems
• Model: Kaeshana-III CIWS
• Affiliation: Open-Market
• Modularity: Yes
• Production: Mass-produced
• Material: Durasteel, railgun components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: CIWS
• Size: Very large
• Weight: Very heavy
• Ammunition Type: Power pack, belt-fed slugs
• Ammunition Capacity: Average | 300 shots
• Effective Range: Long
• Rate of Fire: Very High
• Stopping Power: Extreme
• Recoil: Very High

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Automatic reloader
• Standard targeting system
• Quick-change barrel
• Free-floating barrel
• Long range
• Fast-track traverse/elevation assembly

Strengths:

• Cannot be redirected by lightsabers
• High stopping power
• High firing rate
• Versatile roles: The Kaeshana-II can be found mounted on vehicles, used as a fire support weapon, or built into defensive emplacements, while also being able to be mounted in multiple barrels on one mount.
• Barrels can be easily changed
• High tracking (traverse/elevation) speed

Weaknesses :

• Heavy and bulky: the T/E assembly only makes it worse
• Slow reload rate
• High recoil
• Requires 1, 2 or 3 seconds of cooldown after firing a burst
• The traverse/elevation assembly is prone to overheat

DESCRIPTION The Kaeshana-III CIWS has one main improvement over its predecessors that enables it to become much more effective against aircraft and missiles: a redesigned traverse/elevation system that increases the speed at which the gun (which is little more than a Kaeshana-II) can pivot to fire at fast-moving targets. Thus the Kaeshana-III CIWS has become a more effective point-defense/anti-aircraft weapon than the Kaeshana-II, but with no other real changes. However, it is not recommended to fit more than 3 barrels into a single mount.

The Kaeshana-III, as with its predecessors, uses rail gun technology to provide high stopping power to the bullets being fired (as much as it's feasible when 20x139 slug rounds are used), as well as increased the firing rate and range (now it's much longer than standard quad-laser range) as compared with the predecessor. The Kaeshana-III has several big drawbacks that came from the original gun, however: for all its rapid-fire and range, it is big and heavy, it has limited ammunition and, rapid-firing 20x139 slug rounds carries a huge amount of recoil. Finally, it is less and less accurate at longer ranges, despite the use of a free-floating barrel, causing volleys to spread in a cone, especially with more rounds. Also, the traverse/elevation assembly is prone to overheat in prolonged combat situations, such as a protracted space or ground battle.

It was found that the use of a free-floating barrel made the loading mechanism more cumbersome to use, resulting in a slow reload rate. Finally, it features a burst firing option, whereby one fires 3, 6 or 9 rounds, and also requiring 1, 2 or 3 seconds of cooldown time respectively prior to firing another burst.

 

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Jessica Med-Beq
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