Approved Tech Morcus heavy proton torpedo

[Jessica Med-Beq]

A Morcus heavy proton torpedo being loaded onto a ship

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Intent: To provide a heavy proton torpedo
Development Thread: If necessary
Manufacturer: Ringovinda Systems
Model: Morcus 533 mm heavy proton torpedo
Affiliation: Open market
Modularity: No
Production: Mass-Produced.
Material: Durasteel, tritonal, other high explosives, electronics
Classification: Proton torpedo
Size: Ship-Mounted
Length: 7.5 meters
Diameter: 533 mm
Weight: 2 tons
Ammunition Type: High explosives
Ammunition Capacity: 1
Effective Range: Equivalent to standard capital-ship proton torpedo range
Rate of Fire: Single-action
Special Features: Electronic guidance
Strengths:

• Can home in on a moving target
• Capable of evasive action
• Can bypass ray shields

Weaknesses:

• Can only be fired from torpedo launchers capable of firing heavy proton torpedoes
• Short range
• Should not be used against targets smaller than 100 meters

Description: The Morcus heavy proton torpedo features a guidance system in the nose, rendering it capable of tracking targets, as well as providing some capability to evade point-defense fire, unlike some models of heavy proton torpedoes. It also features a miniature ion drive with enough fuel to propel the proton torpedo for only a few minutes (ca. 2-3 minutes) but nevertheless enough to have an effective range equivalent to standard capital ship-mounted proton torpedoes. As with all heavy proton torpedoes, one needs to have a special launcher to be able to fire these weapons. The warhead contains roughly 500-600 kg of high explosives, such as tritonal, capable of dealing hull damage that can partially bypass some types of shields. The main drawback of a heavy proton torpedo with a 533-mm bore is that its tracking ability makes it impractical to engage ships below 100m in size with it.

Important note: a proton torpedo launcher capable of firing the Morcus and similar heavy proton torpedoes will count for 5 standard shipboard proton torpedo launchers.
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[ADM. Reshmar]

RESEARCH REVIEW
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Star Wars Canon:
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WITHOUT DEV THREADS
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[ADM. Reshmar]

[member="Jessica Med-Beq"]

Can partially bypass some types of shields

how does it do this?

 

[Jessica Med-Beq]

[member="Reshmar"] It's mostly about bypassing ray-shields.

[member="Gir Quee"] It's a typo, so I fixed these typos.

 

[ADM. Reshmar]

[member="Jessica Med-Beq"] you need to change that to just ray shielding. It will not bypass particle shielding.

 

[Jessica Med-Beq]

[member="Reshmar"] There, it's entirely about bypassing just ray shields.

 

[ADM. Reshmar]

[member="Jessica Med-Beq"]
ok one more thing. This can be fired from a heavy warhead lancher or from a specialized launcher which counts as 2 standard warhead launchers? IF its a heavy warhead then it will count as 5 standard warheads. IF it's a specialised launcher that counts as 2 standard warheads then it need to be noted in the submission.

 

[Jessica Med-Beq]

[member="Reshmar"] 5 standard warheads then...

 

[ADM. Reshmar]

Awesome. Pending Admin Approval. Thanks! [member="Spencer Varanin"]

 

[Allyson Locke]

Approved.