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Intent: To create a new form of cannon, usable on beasts and ships of the Yuuzhan Vong, that fires dovin basals or other similar munitions.
Development Thread: If necessary
Manufacturer: Legion Yun'Do
Model: Yaret-Basal
Affiliation: One Sith, Legion Yun'Do
Modularity: Yes. The intent of this submission is to provide a weapon that can be grafted to beasts/ground vehicles and ships, making it a modular component. Taking aspects from the Chom-Vrone, the weapon can also be intertwined and connected to the interior cargo of a vessel. The gun is essentially a light-gas gun, allowing varying types of munitions, with the primary initial focus on projectile dovin basals.
Production: Minor
Material: Yorik Coral, Yaret-Kor, Dovin Basal, Modified explosive chemical (extracted from Blast Bug)
Classification: Cannon
Size: Ship-Mounted
Length: Depends on the ship it's mounted to. Can range from 1 meter to 20 meters in length.
Weight: 1 ton - 40 tons, depending on the ship it's mounted on and the munitions.
Ammunition Type: Modified omni-directional Dovin Basal. Lowest power would be equal to a standard singularity mine upon impact, though blast radius will go up significantly based on size of dovin basal fired and any modifications subbed in the future. However, just like a concussion missile launcher, this apparatus is extremely modular in the ammunition it can accept.
Ammunition Capacity: Ammunition is entirely dependent on the size of the vehicle in which this weapon is mounted. Can range from 8 on the low side to upwards of 100 for cruisers/frigates.
Effective Range: 1km - 100km, based on vehicle and size of cannon, and whether it is fired in atmosphere or space. Speed is variable and dependent upon projectile type, size of Yaret-Basal, and compression of propellant. Velocities can range from 300 m/s to 7km/s, depending on aforementioned variables.
Rate of Fire: Auto-loader, 4 munitions per minute, 2 per minute if sustained fire.
Special Features:
- Force dead cannon
- Fires dovin basals, standard or modified, as well as other munitions of similar size or ballistic needs
- Comes in various sizes, which detail range and speed of launch, dependent on size of host vehicle
- Thick yorik coral offers resilience for the cannon against common means of damage
- Self-healing
- Ingrained into nervous system of vehicle, allowing direct connection to pilot from Cognition Hood
"This is what happens when you awaken the beast..." - Vrag
Long has the time past where the Yaret-Kor were capable of serving as the primary intership weapon for the Yuuzhan Vong armies. Knowing the need to adapt in order to overcome issues associated with the Yaret-kor, namely the lack of modularity of the ammunition, the shapers of the Legion Yun'Do began the meticulous process of bio engineering a new mode of destruction. What was born was the Yaret-Basal, a cannon whose function is similar to the Yaret-Kor, except that instead of firing volcanic plasma, it fires dovin basals as ballistic munitions as well as other varying forms of munitions.
First and foremost, the Shapers began with the Yaret-Kor. Keeping the same physiology in mind, the inner walls of the Yorik-Kor were manipulated as to remove the inclination to super heat the materials hoisted within the firing tube. The premise of the cannon would need to be entirely changed in order to launch the dovin basal, modified or not, meaning there would be a need for a new manner of firing. This arose through a slight union of medium with ballistics whereas the interior of the cannon would be hyper pressurized and hermetically sealed with a hatch sphincter just prior to the mouth of the cannon, similar to the physics of a 2 stage light-gas gun. The dovin basal, being held beyond the hatch sphincter, is propelled by the propulsion from the compression of Hydrogen gas, fed into the cannon for each firing period. Ignition of jelly, pulled and massed from blast bugs, allows for the compression of the Hydrogen gas via biological piston action. Standard dovin basal munitions would meet the typical properties of a singularity mine, whereas impact or proximity would cause detonation along with the force of propulsion. However, said dovin basals have the potential to be modified to fit larger cannons, more heavily armored with metabolism based detonation, or propulsion based ballistics - along with the notion of different munitions altogether.
Piercing the cannon while loaded with a singularity mine could destroy not just the weapon, but the surrounding chunk of the craft or beast it's attached to, leading to death of the weapon and dependent on the size of the ammunition. However, this weakness was mitigated with thickened yorik coral around the loading bin as well as the cannon itself, in order to further stabilize the propellant and the compression gas. Along with this, the base of the cannon itself is often mounted in coordination with defensive dovin basals, to further increase protection, and the targeting brain of the vessel will have been taught to prioritize this specific armament during the mounting process.
The biology of the Yaret-Basal, due to the shaped changes, is somewhat different than the Yaret-Kor. While the original cannon is grown into the vessel it will be attached, the Yaret-Basal is grown in a separate pool housing, similar to a Gla, with the intent of grafting it to the vehicle once fully grown. This allows for particular control of the survival process, fine tuning the shaping of yorik coral to the softer exterior of the pre-armored creature, allowing ample nutrient for sphincter strengthening. Once it is grown to meet the specifications of the vehicle, it is flown out to the shipwomb above Selvaris and hoisted against the vessel (assuming it's put on a spacecraft and not ground beast). After an odd slithering mating ritual, the weapon inserts it's claws into the yorik coral/skin of the species and attaches it's nervous system and optional loading tube to the central biological systems of the vessel.
The optional loading tube, while developed from a chom-vrone, is grown alongside the Yaret-Basal, similar to an umbilical cord and acts to elongate the pressurized movement of the compressed gas (increasing the ballistic force upon ejection). In vessels big enough to store a contingent of ammunition, beyond initial capacity, this umbilical cord ties the gun back to this 'nutrient' location, where it receives munitions (similar to a proton bay). Similar to the Yaret-Kor, this cannon pulls it's energy and capabilities directly from the beast in which it's grafted. The grafting is not permanent, though the host often dies in an attempt to remove the cannon, which can take upwards of 18 hours. The Yaret-Basal, due to the potential for high velocity, has an extremely capable healing capacity on the inner wall, preventing continuous damage from high pressure. On top of this, the exterior carries the typical self-healing properties found in Yaret-Kor.
Restrictions: Due to the nature of Vong weaponry, it is difficult to surmise physical parameters such as length or weight. Ranges have been provided instead, citing that any future rendition of the item will not occur on standard canon weapons or tech. I.e. in order for this to be used, it must accompany a factory submission.
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