Laira Darkhold
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VIGILANCE-CLASS SPACE MINE
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Intent: A space mine for Early Detection and System Monitoring
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Development Thread:
Model: Mk1
Affiliation: Restricted Market
Modularity: No
Production: Mass
Material: Duraplast, Durasteel, Electronics
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Space Mine
Size: Medium
Armament: None
NON-COMBAT SYSTEMS
Sensor Systems
Propulsion
The Vigilance-class Space Mine is the first in a series of space mines, this class designed for detection rather than destruction. The Vigiliance-class benefits from a number of technological advancements from the Second Galactic Civil War, first among them being their networked self-dispersing qualities. A set of mines is able to disperse themselves to the appropriate distance apart to maximize their efficiency, allowing them to move into place on their own making mine-laying very simple. The number of mines, the size of the area they are intended to be placed in are all that is needed for the network to disperse them evenly over an area. The Vigiliance-class is also networked, controlled by a secure network key to each set of mines, that allows them to be remote deactivated and return for pick up to be moved to a new location.
It takes several thousand to fully monitor a single star system, and regular maintenance and replacement is most likely required in systems. There are so many of them, and so many anomalies that can disable them in space that it is likely there will be several that need fixing, repair, or replacement every couple of weeks.
These mines, rather than detonate or firing upon enemy ships, is simply used to monitor a system for incoming ships. They are needed to sit without obscuring celestial bodies, planetoids, or nebulae in order to properly work. Using Gemcutters a series of the mines are able to detect incoming ships, and triangulate their trajectory into the system. Hyperwave Signal Interceptors, Tachyon Detectors, and Hyperspace Transceivers to detect disturbances in cross-channeled radiation in Hyperspace, and are used to detect roughly how many and how big ships are entering a system. Once vessels arrive in system the mines use an advanced sensor suite to quickly scan the vessels for identification and assess the classification of the ships, as the Hyperspace Monitors are only able to determine the rough size of the vessel, such as Light Star Destroyer, Frigate, Battle Cruiser, while the Full Spectrum Sensor Suite is able to determine the length, width, mass, signature, and energy output of a ship to determine its type or model in some occasions, though specific ships is beyond their capabilities.
The mines are limited by range, normally only offering a few extra seconds of warning to ships inside a system. In addition exceptionally slow hyperdrives can be missed when used on smaller vessels such as corvettes and sub capital ships and used in small numbers. Even using these a fleet is likely to be detected. Exceptionally fast hyperdrives can reduce the early warning by whole seconds causing ships to be caught far less prepared. Ships cruising in to a system from outside the mine's sensor zone on sublight drives need only to overcome the mine's starfigther grade sensors to slip through undetected. They transmit the information they detect openly, and unencrypted, so enemy ships in system are able to gain access to this information. Finally, the mines are always transmitting, and thus, very easy to detect, making them easy targets for an invasion force.
Exceptionally Slow rated as Class 10 or more
Exceptionally Fast rated as Class 0.9 or less
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Intent: A space mine for Early Detection and System Monitoring
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Development Thread:
- As Needed
Model: Mk1
Affiliation: Restricted Market
Modularity: No
Production: Mass
Material: Duraplast, Durasteel, Electronics
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Space Mine
Size: Medium
Armament: None
NON-COMBAT SYSTEMS
Sensor Systems
Propulsion
- Maneuvering Jets
- Droid Control Brain
- Subspace Transceiver
- Networked Control System
- IFF Circuitry
The Vigilance-class Space Mine is the first in a series of space mines, this class designed for detection rather than destruction. The Vigiliance-class benefits from a number of technological advancements from the Second Galactic Civil War, first among them being their networked self-dispersing qualities. A set of mines is able to disperse themselves to the appropriate distance apart to maximize their efficiency, allowing them to move into place on their own making mine-laying very simple. The number of mines, the size of the area they are intended to be placed in are all that is needed for the network to disperse them evenly over an area. The Vigiliance-class is also networked, controlled by a secure network key to each set of mines, that allows them to be remote deactivated and return for pick up to be moved to a new location.
It takes several thousand to fully monitor a single star system, and regular maintenance and replacement is most likely required in systems. There are so many of them, and so many anomalies that can disable them in space that it is likely there will be several that need fixing, repair, or replacement every couple of weeks.
These mines, rather than detonate or firing upon enemy ships, is simply used to monitor a system for incoming ships. They are needed to sit without obscuring celestial bodies, planetoids, or nebulae in order to properly work. Using Gemcutters a series of the mines are able to detect incoming ships, and triangulate their trajectory into the system. Hyperwave Signal Interceptors, Tachyon Detectors, and Hyperspace Transceivers to detect disturbances in cross-channeled radiation in Hyperspace, and are used to detect roughly how many and how big ships are entering a system. Once vessels arrive in system the mines use an advanced sensor suite to quickly scan the vessels for identification and assess the classification of the ships, as the Hyperspace Monitors are only able to determine the rough size of the vessel, such as Light Star Destroyer, Frigate, Battle Cruiser, while the Full Spectrum Sensor Suite is able to determine the length, width, mass, signature, and energy output of a ship to determine its type or model in some occasions, though specific ships is beyond their capabilities.
The mines are limited by range, normally only offering a few extra seconds of warning to ships inside a system. In addition exceptionally slow hyperdrives can be missed when used on smaller vessels such as corvettes and sub capital ships and used in small numbers. Even using these a fleet is likely to be detected. Exceptionally fast hyperdrives can reduce the early warning by whole seconds causing ships to be caught far less prepared. Ships cruising in to a system from outside the mine's sensor zone on sublight drives need only to overcome the mine's starfigther grade sensors to slip through undetected. They transmit the information they detect openly, and unencrypted, so enemy ships in system are able to gain access to this information. Finally, the mines are always transmitting, and thus, very easy to detect, making them easy targets for an invasion force.
Exceptionally Slow rated as Class 10 or more
Exceptionally Fast rated as Class 0.9 or less
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