Unreviewed MTB-30 Ban'ban Heavy Laser Cannon

[Thyr Kyron]

M T B - 3 0
B A N ' B A N
LASER CANNON
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"Strap yourselves in ad'ika."
- Kjartan Hammer-Hand

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a Mandalorian heavy laser cannon.
• Image Source: N/A
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: Roble Manufacturing
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Kestri Heavy Engineering
• Affiliation: The Iron Covenant
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: MTB-30 Ban'ban heavy Laser Cannon
• Modularity: No
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material:
  • Multi-layer armor plating
    • Impervium carbide, outer thermal spray coating
    • Quadanium steel base
    • Chromium-titanium internal protective casing
  • Durasteel Structure
  • Duravlex Inner Barrel Plating
  • Gadolinium magnoelectronic components
  • SACG-23S Shock-Absorbent Gel
  • Thorilide Shock-Absorbing Base
  • Liquid-Aenite Coating
  • Mirkanite supercompression chamber liner
  • Sybarium crystal focusing lens
  • Agrocite crystal actuator lattice
  • Capacitators
  • Laminanium Superconducting Core
  • Dolovite Heat Insulation

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Heavy Laser Cannon
• Size: Large
• Weight: Average
• Ammunition Type:
  • Supercompressed Cesium Gas
• Ammunition Capacity: Average (Laser Cannon)
• Effective Range: Average
• Rate of Fire: High
• Damage Output: High
• Recoil: High

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Protective anti-element coating
• Dual-barrel laser discharge
  • Rifling-style plasma channeling grooves
  • Gadolinium-based electromagnetic coil accelerators
  • Sybarium crystal lattice focusing array, scatter-prism ring inside barrel
  • Galven coil base
• Pulse-Cycling Power Format
  • Micro-staggered mechanism, three-burst shots
• Turbolaser power generation core
  • High-spin agrocite-based laser actuator
  • Energy coupler
  • Capacitator
  • Mirkanite-based gas supercompression chamber
  • Ionic cascade overcharge chamber
• Heat-sink cooling shrouds
  • Preventative overheating of barrel and laser components
  • SACG-23S Shock Absorbent Gel-based cooling tubes
• Recoil-absorbent thorilide base
• Fire-link automation systems
• Servo-motor rotational base
  • Prolate hemispherical firing arc, ship hull permitting
  • [360-degree traverse, +90/-20-degree elevation arc]
  • Fast-tracking motors

STRENGTHS

• Dual Laser-Ionic Integration: The laser cannon combines laser and ion systems; its three-pulse burst carries an electromagnetic disruption payload, which is visualized by a faint blue halo surrounding each pulse. It is extremely effective against both shields and solid armor.
• Starfighter's Worst Friend: With a high rate of fire, three-pulse burst, and fast-tracking motors, the MTB-30 is extremely capable against small craft and can be used as both anti-capital and point-defense weaponry.
• Mandalorian-grade: The MTB-30 is an extremely sturdy and redundant design, plated with an impervium carbide coating and quadanium steel. Advanced systems enable efficient power generation for its size and damage output.

WEAKNESSES

• High Recoil: The high recoil of the weapon necessitates the inclusion of sufficient systems and components to maintain it and make it practical. The recoil may be slightly noticeable for small craft.
• Power Management: The laser cannon is designed to be installed on ships of all sizes, yet consideration must be made for its power draw and size. Small craft, for example, may not install more than a couple of laser cannons. Ships under 20 meters may not install the weapon.

DESCRIPTION
The MTB-30 Ban'ban Heavy Laser Cannon is a scaled version of the dual ion-laser technology pioneered by Kestri Heavy Engineering. Its range capabilities and total damage output are scaled back in favor of a higher-than-average rate of fire, smaller overall size, and better anti-starfighter capabilities.

The cannons' fast-track servo motors allow it to competently track the movement of a starfighter independent of the movement of the ship on which it is installed, with astonishing speed. Its prolate hemispherical firing arc grants it a large range in which it can track an enemy starfighter. Of course, a ship's hull design might limit the practical firing arc of the laser cannon.