Chris Walker
Killed by BotM
A Torchstar in a single mount
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Create a new main gun for a tank
- Image Source: (x) (x)
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: All N&Z products available to ZU personnel
- Primary Source: N/A
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Arms Dynamics with materials from N&Z Holdings
- Affiliation: Closed-Market
- Model: Torchstar Smoothbore Cannon
- Modularity: Loaded shells, mounting, barrel length, can be linked to another of the same kind of cannon
- Production: Minor
- Material: Durasteel, quadranium, plasteel, Ersteel 145
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Slug cannon
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy
- Ammunition Type: A variety of high caliber shells including discarding sabot, high explosive, and chemical weapons
- Ammunition Capacity: Very Large
- Autoloader holding 72 rounds in up to 4 different types of ammunition
- Effective Range: Long Range
- Rate of Fire: Low
- Stopping Power: Very High
- Recoil: High
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Autoloader capable of loading from 4 different ready racks each holding a different type of ammunition
- Capable of firing different types of shells, including: Plasma encased, high explosive, and discarding sabot
- Fully integrated targeting computer to assist gunners in calculating firing solutions
- Two plane gun stabilizer
STRENGTHS
- Falling stars: The Torchstar can fire very large shells with a high muzzle velocity, this power allows for unmatched armour penetration and explosive mass for its size when the right shells are used.
- Flexible: The large number of different shells that can be fired by the Torchstar
- Ersteel 145: The material Ersteel 145 almost completely prevents the barrel from overheating, and allows for the gunner to maintain sustained and accurate fire
WEAKNESSES
- Limited ammunition: Compared to the nearly unlimited ammunition of laser or plasma based weapons the Torchstar has limited ammunition
- Muzzle blast: The muzzle blast of the weapon is a risk to the hearing and health of anyone close enough to the muzzle when the Torchstar is fired
- Kinetic: As the Torchstar is a slug cannon it suffers from damage fall off outside of its effective range, and must be elevated to hit targets at long range
DESCRIPTION
The Torchstar Smoothbore Cannon is a large caliber slug cannon with an integrated autoloader. The autoloader can select from four racks of 18 shells, allowing the gunner to rapidly select the type of ammunition appropriate for the target. Unlike other autoloaders the shell can be changed without ejecting an unfired round. The cannon can use a variety of ammunition, including armour piercing high explosive, high explosive, armour piercing discarding sabot, and even plasma encased shells.
A dual mount of Torchstars
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