Chris Walker
Killed by BotM
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
The Union Pattern Mass Shadow Mine is a large stationary mine designed to be placed along hyperlanes or at the edge of systems as an area denial device or to funnel enemy forces into chokepoints. The mine can detect ships travelling in hyperspace and will cause a sudden mass shadow pulse which will pull said ship and any accompanying it into realspace. After this pulse the ship being pulled out will have five seconds until the mine’s nuclear warhead explodes, either damaging or obliterating the ship unless it transmits a valid Zweihander Union IFF code.
- Intent: Create a way for the ZU to shut down space lanes cheaply and efficiently
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- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Mass-shadow mine, Nuclear bomb
- Manufacturer: Arms Dynamics, Nargath Holdings
- Affiliation: The Zweihander Union
- Model: Union Pattern Mass Shadow Mine
- Modularity: No
- Production: Minor
- Material: Durasteel
- Classification: Interdictor + nuclear mine
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy
- Explosive Type: Dual action: Mass shadow, nuclear warhead
- Delivery Method: Placed
- Effective Range: Pinpoint (Mine)
- Area Of Effect: Battlefield
- Stopping Power: Extreme
- Detects ships in hyperspace
- Can be set up to send an alert signal
- Causes ships to exit hyperspace before detonating
- Can be set up in a complex orbit to create almost undetectable windows where ships can pass through in hyperspace
- Interdictor: Then detecting a ship in hyperspace the mine will pull the enemy ship out of hyperspace
- Warhead: The extremely hazardous warhead creates a massive explosion, and can cripple or destroy even large capital ships
- Stationary: The mine is stationary, and cannot be directed towards a target. It can also be destroyed by enemy point defence weapons
- Friendly Ships: Friendly ships will be pulled out of hyperspace too if they come too close, and if they do not transmit an IFF code they will also set off the nuclear warhead
The Union Pattern Mass Shadow Mine is a large stationary mine designed to be placed along hyperlanes or at the edge of systems as an area denial device or to funnel enemy forces into chokepoints. The mine can detect ships travelling in hyperspace and will cause a sudden mass shadow pulse which will pull said ship and any accompanying it into realspace. After this pulse the ship being pulled out will have five seconds until the mine’s nuclear warhead explodes, either damaging or obliterating the ship unless it transmits a valid Zweihander Union IFF code.
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