D I R E C T O R
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a fast-tracking point defense missile system that can be installed on the underside of a ship.
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- Manufacturer: Roble Manufacturing
- Affiliation: Closed-Market
- Model: LS3 Armato Ventral Missile Cannon
- Modularity: The armament of the Armato is interchangeable between different point-defense missiles.
Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Durasteel-421A Alloy, Durasteel-421S Alloy, Targeting Sensors, Electronics
- Classification: Ventral Point-Defense Missile Launcher
- Size: Average
- Weight: Average
- Ammunition Type: Any type of point-defense missile.
- Ammunition Capacity: 8 Missiles
Reload Speed: Slow
- Effective Range: Average
- Rate of Fire: High
- Stopping Power: Average
- Recoil: Average
- The Armato has fast-tracking lock on systems that are able to quickly track and lock a missile onto a target.
- When not in use, the Armato can be retracted into a ship's hull (dependent on design. While this is the standard configuration, some ships may opt to leave the Armato as a fixed position.
- The Armato has a lower-hemispherical range of fire, and is built to swivel and move quickly in order to more accurately fire its missiles.
- The Armato is controlled either by computer or remotely, and can either fire missiles in tandem or as single units against enemy starfighters.
- Fast-Tracking Movement: The LS3 Armato is mounted on a swivel that allows it full hemispherical range of motion, which aids in accuracy of firing its missiles. It's tracking and targeting systems are top-notch as well, which allows for the Armato to accurately target enemy starfighters.
- Hidy-Hole: The ventral missile cannon is designed to retract into the hull when not used, or when desired. This, combined with the defensive plating of the Armato being made of both Durasteel-421A and Durasteel-421S alloys makes the ventral cannon extremely hard to destroy by enemy ships.
- Variability: Although the Armato is limited by how many missiles it can store in one casing, it is unlimited by what type of missile provided that the munition is a variant of the standard point-defense missile.
- Bottoms Only: The greatest design flaw of the Armato, the missile cannon can only be mounted on the 'bottom' of a ship's hull which limits its range and protective coverage.
- Not Anti Capital: The Armato is not made to fire anti-capital missiles, and thus is a primarily defensive weapon in that regard.
- Reload: The Armato holds a casing of eight missiles, and once the munitions are depleted the ventral cannon must be retracted into the ship for it's casings to be reloaded, which is a slow and tedious process.
Although they share the same purpose, the LS3 Armato Ventral Missile Cannon is very different from its sister emplacement, the LS2 Valentine point-defense octet. With a full bottom-hemispherical range of motion and ability to fast-track targets, the Armato is a quick and lethal point-defense weapon for any ship to have. Although it is limited by the fact that it can only be installed on the bottom of ships, the Armato more than makes up for it in terms of defensive capabilities. It itself is very hard to destroy, as the emplacement is made out of a dual-plating of both Durasteel-421A and Durasteel-421S alloys. The Armato can also be retracted into a ship's hull on demand, both if the weapon is simply not in use and if the emplacement is under heavy fire. All around, the Armato is designed to be a faster, more agile and more aggressive point defense system that manages to still succeed in its efforts despite its drawbacks.
