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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent:
A specialized reinforced plating designed to protect and stabilize ionization chambers in modern ion technology, such as engines, allowing higher output and better survivability.
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Ion Engine (for general reference to ion engine technology)
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N/A
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Ion Engine
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer:
Santhe Corporation
Affiliation:
Santhe Corporation products, licensed Imperial successor factions, and elite starfighter programs.
Market Status:
Open-Market
Model:
RICP-11 "Aegis" Chamber Plating
Modularity:
Yes — compatible with a wide variety of ion technology or engines (starfighter, corvette-scale, and modular testbeds).
Production:
Mass-Produced — designed for modern ion technology
Material:
Durasteel lattice core with a bonded titanium-carbide alloy face
Embedded superconductive mesh for discharge dispersion
Cerami-polymer ablative layers to withstand ion and thermal stress.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Ion Discharge Shielding: Contains and redirects excess plasma from chamber reactions.
- Thermal Resistance: Multi-layer ceramic and alloy composition disperses heat efficiently.
- Micro-Superconductor Mesh: Minimizes feedback loops and energy loss within the chamber.
- Extended Chamber Lifespan: Reduces erosion and microfractures in ionization chambers under heavy loads.
- Fail-Safe Ablation Layer: In catastrophic overloads, outer layers burn away to prevent core breach.
STRENGTHS
- Durability: Greatly extends the operational lifespan of ionization chambers in high-stress conditions.
- Enhanced Performance: Supports higher thrust-to-output ratios without catastrophic stress failures.
- Safety: Reduces risk of chamber rupture or energy discharge harming nearby systems.
- Scalable: Can be fitted into starfighters, transports, or larger craft depending on engine design.
WEAKNESSES
- Complex Manufacturing: Layered alloy-ceramic bonding requires specialized facilities.
- Maintenance Intensive: Damaged plating must be fully replaced rather than repaired in the field.
DESCRIPTION
The RICP-11 "Aegis" Reinforced Ionization Chamber Plating was developed by Santhe Corporation as part of its modernization effort for ion propulsion technology. Standard ionization chambers in legacy engines were notorious for erosion, overheating, and catastrophic stress fractures under prolonged overthrust. To combat this, Santhe engineers headed by
Eirys Santhe
created a multi-layer composite plating that could withstand the thermal and energetic stresses of sustained high-output ionization.The plating incorporates a titanium-carbide alloy surface fused to a durasteel lattice core, overlaid with a heat-dispersing cerami-polymer shield. Beneath these layers, a superconductive mesh bleeds excess charge across the chamber interior, reducing feedback loops that might destabilize the drive. In practice, this allows ion engines to operate at higher efficiencies and survive overload conditions that would have crippled earlier TIE models.
In the early ninth-century Santhe Corporation became a silent benefactor following an arrangement that would see it's products enter into the production lines of Imperial Factory Prisons opened under the directives of a clandestine operation called Project Tion. The manual labour force operating within these facilities were used to put together technologies on behalf of Santhe with the RICP-11 being one of many such examples.
With this arrangement in place the production costs of manufacturing this technology was drastically lowered for the company allowing them to open it up for mass-production that would see it integrated into modern starship designs in the early ninth-century. Modern shipwrights utilizing ion propulsion technology would often seek rights and integration of the RICP-11 into their products granting the Santhe Corporation a great windfall in credits as it sought to monetize their own products for retail and distribution.
By addressing one of the fundamental weaknesses of ion propulsion, the RICP-11 "Aegis" has already become a defining feature of advanced TIE variants fitted with Santhe's next-generation engines. It represents not only a leap in survivability but a reminder that even the most iconic designs can be improved with the right innovations.