Ultimatum
Duranium Lord
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Intent: To create a weapon that will act as a cost effective planetary defense and siege weapon
Development Thread: Will make one if required.
Manufacturer: LOOM
Model: Satellite Retribution Class
Development Thread: Will make one if required.
Manufacturer: LOOM
Model: Satellite Retribution Class
Affiliation: Ultimatum and LOOM
Modularity: No
Production: Minor
Material: Durasteel, Computer components, Transparisteel
Classification: Satellite Weaponry
Size: Satellite
Length: Five meters
Weight: 1030 kilograms
Ammunition Type: Solar
Ammunition Capacity: Infinite when in sunlight
Effective Range:
Size: Satellite
Length: Five meters
Weight: 1030 kilograms
Ammunition Type: Solar
Ammunition Capacity: Infinite when in sunlight
Effective Range:
Pinpoint Accurate: 1000 km
Maximum range: 5000 km
Rate of Fire: Single Beam over time
Special Features:
Uses Sunlight as a beam weapon as well as a solar collector, can directs multiple rays into a single concentrated beam, can aim light at a designated area with accuracy to the centimeter
Description:
The Solar Chastiser is the first of LOOM's productions in two ways. It is the first production period as well as the first production to not be attached to Ultimatum's personal use. Ultimatum had taken a break from designing droids and similar tech and turned his attention to the defense of planets, an important factor for most governments. He intended these as prototypes for Mustafar's personal defense and maybe later being given as gifts to factions.
The satellite is constructed to collect a large amount of solar rays from outside the atmosphere. Between mirrors and lens the satellite bends the light into a single concentrated beam or destructive force. However, this was not Ultimatum's original intention for the design. He had initially planned for these satellites to aim extra light from the stars onto solar panels, allowing for an immense increase in power production on planets with open skies and bright stars. It was when he decided to add lenses to the satellite that he realized the opportunity that this could open up. By firstly using mirrors to create a single beam out of a large area of light, concentration being about 1/10, and secondly taking that beam and pushing it through a lens that tightened it even more, at best concentration 1/15, the beam could be used to pierce through near any material physical or shield based.
Ultimatum found that the weapon had difficulty working in areas of high humidity, the water tended to act as a natural refraction object and broke the strength of the beam. It becomes little more than a brilliant light show. It did not have difficulty in piercing heavy dust cover or other such non-water based covering. The weapon did not require a long time to cool down as excess heat would bleed off into space, however if the satellite had some object move between it and the star effectiveness vanished almost completely, the strength of the beam lost near all its power. Further, the satellite orbits a planet and therefore does not have the ability to move about and aim at targets at any place. The satellite has limited ion engine power to allow for fine tuning adjustments of aim and slowing or speeding of orbit. The power source for its ion drive is a small portion of the solar energy that it collects. This power is normally not in use, however it is most commonly used to move the lens and mirrors to achieve an optimal position for the most sunlight in almost any given area. The other use is as a propulsion system to allow slight maneuvering and pushing it faster in its orbit or moving it slower.
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