OOC ACCOUNT
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a ranged weapon for the Mancharunk Species.
- Image Source: Credit to Creator
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Flechette Launcher
- Manufacturer: Paranoda Mancheron Boggurobb
- Affiliation: The Mancharunk Species | The Hutt Republic
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Mancharunk Flechette Cannon
- Modularity: Only the ammunition can be swapped out for something else. Everything else on the cannon can't be modified
- Production: Limited
- Material:
- Casted Iron
- Bronze Outer Shell
- Gold Encasing
- Flechette Launcher Components
- Classification: Flechette Launcher
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Flechette Canisters
- Ammunition Capacity: Average
- Effective Range: Average
- Rate of Fire: Average
- Damage Output: High
- Recoil: None
- Length Adjustment: The Mancharunk Flechette Cannon can adjust its length to accommodate all manner of species that might use this weapon. Allowing the smallest or largest of creatures the ability to handle this weapon and use it to its full capacity.
- All at Once: The Mancharunk Flechette Cannon can fire all 6 of its flechette canisters in rapid succession; meaning hundreds of flechettes will fly towards an opponent with little chance to dodge unless they are a force user; even then it is extremely difficulty to block or dodge all of them. But the downside is that it will make the weapon useless because it has overloaded its firing mechanism; so it should only be used in extreme circumstances.
- Ability to Switch: The Mancharunk Flechette Cannon is usually made for just flechette canisters; but it has the ability to handle different kinds of ammunition and use them with the same effectiveness; as if it had the same ammunition in it. Once a new kind of ammunition is inserted into the cannon; it will require a person to adjust & reset the firing mechanism to accommodate this new type because it will explode if a person attempted to fire it without a reconfiguration.
- Anti-Personnel & Vehicle Weapon: The Mancharunk Flechette Cannon is a powerful launcher; that is well equipped to handle all types of personnel regardless if they have heavy armor; as this is an upgraded version of the regular Flechette Launcher that can deal with heavier armored personnel. The Cannon also can change from the normal canisters to the Anti-Vehicle Rounds; that are able to deal with light to medium sized vehicles that the enemy might bring on the battlefield.
- Collapsible for Storage: Due in part of the special ability to adjust its length; the Mancharunk Flechette Cannon is easy to store in all manner of spaces except for narrow spaces that its wide frame will not fit into. As it is collapsible; it better allows for a large amount of these to be stored without taking up space for other supplies that may be needed on the battlefield.
- All at Once: The Mancharunk Flechette Cannon can fire all 6 of its flechette canisters in rapid succession; meaning hundreds of flechettes will fly towards an opponent or enemy armies with little chance to dodge unless they are a force user; even then it is extremely difficulty to block or dodge all of them. But the downside is that it will make the weapon useless because it has overloaded its firing mechanism with internal damage; so it should only be used in extreme circumstances.
- Reset Mode: The Mancharunk Flechette Cannon might be powerful; but after each canister has been shot. The firing mechanism has to be reset and readjusted each time to prevent the weapon from exploding and causing harm to the user. This presents a vulnerability because an opponent can strike or shoot faster than a person can reload; killing them before they can get another volley of Flechette off.
- Weak to Heavy Vehicles: While the Mancharunk Flechette Cannon can change its ammunition to destroy light vehicles and medium armored vehicles. It will deal no effective damage to heavier armored vehicles as the flechette rounds can't penetrate through the thick armor plating that is usually attached to vehicles of that type. Making it vulnerable because it is useless against enemies who bring those vehicles to the battlefield.
The Mancharunk Flechette Cannon was developed through the combination of old and new technology and designed by the Lorda of the Mancheron Kajidic; Paranoda Mancheron Boggurobb and the Eastern Tribe Mancharunk; the inventors of the Mancharunk Society as a whole. The first version was based off an ancient cannon that was used by the Mancharunk Species under the reign of Monkrave the Despoiler; a well known Hutt Warlord and Sith Alchemist of the Mancheron Kajidic. This ancient cannon used shards of rocks and metal and shot them at high velocity into enemy columns as the dense swamp prevented larger armies from advancing forward due in part to the deep waters and large trees that covered the planet. This Ancient Version was effective in destroying large amounts of the alliance between the Hutt Cartel; Sith Empire; and Republic who came to the planet to stop the insane crusades that Monkrave was launching across the galaxy to grow his criminal empire to eclipse them all. But the Ancient Cannon didn't work for long and all of them were either destroyed or missing in the dense swamps and marshlands that occupied the mancharunk homeworld. Using the last surviving blueprints of the Ancient Cannon; The Mancharunk Species would commission the Lorda of the Mancheron Kajidic to develop a new type of cannon to suit their small but sturdy armies of 1,000 individuals in total strength in each army; with a combined mihgt of 10,000 indivudals overall. The Mancharunk Eastern Tribe would explain to the Lorda of the Mancheron Kajidic; about what they wanted from the weapon, as their primary tactic was guerrilla warfare against any technological superior force that an enemy might bring to the world to try and conquer the species like the Ancient Hutt Empire did eons ago; but through a series of contracts instead of open warfare between them. Paranoda himself would ponder over the request; hearing the description from the Eastern Tribe Mancharunk gave him a pretty good idea where to start. Looking to the modern flechette launchers that were in the galaxy; the hutt would spend a long time in the refinery palace's forge trying to combine both the Ancient Cannon and the Modern Flechette Launchers into one solid weapon to be used mostly for ambush tactics against enemy forces. After a few months of development; the Mancharunk Flechette Cannon would be ready for use in the mancharunk armies. The well rounded weapon would be perfect for the mancharunk to use as its adjustable length allowed them to wield it without having any discomfort when using it; The Eastern Tribe's Leader would oversee the weapon development and find it suitable for there purposes; now informing the Order of the Swamp Grove; the government in charge of the planet about the development of the cannon. Knowing that this weapon wouldn't violate the ancient traditions; the Order would proceed to allow the cannon to be produced from Paranoda's Forge and given to the Mancharunk Populace for their use against the predator's of the planet and to defend themselves from invaders that might seek to take the world due to its resources. Overall the Mancharunk Flechette Cannon is useful because it can collapse itself to better fit into storage; allowing other supplies to have more room in storage; due to its 6 canisters that fire hundreds of flechettes at an opponent or enemy army; it is effective in stopping infantry personnel and light and medium armored vehicles that the enemy might bring onto the battlefield. Although it is effective; it requires the wielder of it to reset and readjust the firing mechanism after each canister is shot from it; this process takes about 5 minutes and that can make for a big deal on the battlefield; where projectile rounds and laser rounds are firing back and forth among the carnage of the battlefield. Another weakness is that it can't fight through heavier armored vehicles because it can't penetrate the thick armor plating that is common among the classes of heavy vehicles. The Cannon itself fires canisters that contain hundreds of razor-sharp flechettes darts that spread out over a large area; the projectiles will explode releasing the flechettes at high velocity in a wide spread that can cover almost every area of the battlefield. Allowing the mancharunk the ability to defeat larger armies that might have the technological advantage in terms of weaponry.
