The Griffin of Zakuul
Magma TeraCaliber Cannon
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a new kind of megamaser for capital ships and the heaviest ground emplacements and vehicles.
- Image Source: Artstation
- Canon Link: Turbolaser, Megamaser, Composite Beam Laser
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Megamaser, Superlaser Siege Cannon, Pulse Cannon, Incinerator-class plasma railgun
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Olympian Armorsmiths
- Affiliation: Imperial Technocracy
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Magma TeraCaliber Cannon
- Modularity: No, only single barrel exists
- Compatibility:
- Ships: 1,000 meters plus
- Vehicles: Extremely Heavy + Extremely Large only
- Compatibility:
- Production: Semi-Unique
- Material:
- Body and Frame: Quadranium
- Barrel Coating: Duranium
- Cooling: Carbonite
- Power Source: Tibanna Gas + Lava Crystal
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Megamaser Beam Cannon
- Size: Extremely Large
- Weight: Extremely Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Gas Canisters
- Ammunition Capacity: Very Small
- Effective Range: Extreme
- Rate of Fire: Very Low
- Damage Output: Extreme
- Recoil: Very Low
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Lava Gun - The Magma TeraCaliber Cannon combines the coils and tibanna gas power of a classic megamaser and focuses it through a lava crystal, creating a gun which fires extremely hot megamaser beam for less than a second which is especially suited against the most heavy of defenses, be it shields, armour, concrete or mere rock. The combination of the heat and velocity of the beam makes it an ideal artillery weapon. Due to its extremely energy intensive needs and heat development, it can only be mounted in single barrel mounts.
STRENGTHS
- Extremely powerful cannon combining maser and beam tech
- Can fire over great distances
WEAKNESSES
- Needs extensive cooling
- Requires dedicated systems to mount it
- Very low rate of fire
- Very limited amount of uses otherwise it can lead to catastrophic overheating and backfiring
- Can only be used on largest vehicle systems or capital ships
DESCRIPTION
Under the file name Project 2013, the Olympian Armorsmiths tested and experimented with known weapon systems and their combinations into extremely heavy weapons aimed to overcome the heaviest of defenses. After trials and errors they had decided to put the maser technology into a beam weapon, deriving it from the superlaser siege cannon and adding experimental lava crystal technology to it which had proven to be utilised by the Hegemon himself in his weapon.
The Magma TeraCaliber Cannon was built around the idea of being a defense breaker through various means, having the punch of a megamaser, the heat of a pulse cannon and the focus of a beam and was only meant for biggest of warmachines, both on ground and in space. Due to the size and weight of the weapon alone but also due to the extensive systems needed to support it, especially cooling, it was never meant as a mass-manufactured weapon. Its power potential also came with the elemental flaw of backfiring, as the weapon could only be used in big intervals and its power to be regulated precisely, otherwise the energies and heat unleashed could cause catastrophic damage to the carrying ship, vehicle or emplacement.
