John Locke
V U L K A N
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[SIZE=9pt]Intent:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] To create a weapon for use and sale by Locke and Key Mechanics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Image Source: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Halopedia[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Canon Link: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]N/a[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Primary Source: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Energy Torpedo[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Mitra Plasma Railgun[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Manufacturer:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Locke and Key Mechanics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Affiliation:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Closed-Market [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt](Any character can use this if they have explicit permission through, for example, a marketplace purchase)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Model:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Aton Torpedo Launcher[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Modularity: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]No[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Production: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Limited [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt](Only one small group of characters. IE: Small task force, [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]not[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] entire factions.)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Material: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Durasteel[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Classification: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Energy Torpedo[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Size: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Average[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Weight: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Heavy[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Ammunition Type: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Energy[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Ammunition Capacity:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Effectively Unlimited[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Reload Speed: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]None[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Effective Range: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Close Range: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Personal[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Standard Range:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Average[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Long Range:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Long Range[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Rate of Fire:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Close Range: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]High[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Average Range:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Average[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Long Range:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Low[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Stopping Power: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Extreme[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Recoil: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]None[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Can switch between various modes allowing the energy torpedo to vary both its potential range and the speed at which it generates torpedos to fire. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Unlimited Ammo: The Aton generates its torpedos from the essential lifeblood of a ship or vehicle, from the generators and energy systems that power it, meaning that in effect as long as the host vessel has power, the Aton will be capable of firing.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Varying Speed: Depending on the mode assigned to the weapon, the Aton is capable of altering its fire rate from slow to fast depending on the charge which is allowed to build up in the railgun firing mechanism.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Varying Range: As with the speed, the range at which the Aton is able to engage can also vary depending on the charge which is allowed to build up in the railgun. The greater the charge, the further the generated torpedo will be able to travel.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Big Boom: The damage potential of the torpedos can be deadly, with the potential to cause significant damage when they hit their target.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Dumbfire: Much like their predecessors the plasma torpedo is a fire and forget weapon, without the ability to track and follow it’s target making it worse than useless in a dog fight, or when engaging smaller and faster craft.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Not a turbolaser am I: Given the need to generate the plasma, contain it within a bottle and then fire, the Aton is not designed as a replacement to a standard laser or turbolaser, but instead is designed to supplement normal weapons, providing a powerful additional tool where needed. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]The Aton’s development was a direct by-product of Locke and Key Mechanic’s research and development into the Mitra Plasma Railgun. While the Mitra was developed specifically to engage opponents at long-range the technology behind it didn’t necessarily require that it be used to engage at longer ranges. They asked the question, what if we used it at shorter ranges?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]The technology existed, all that was needed was the formation of a magnetic bottle into which plasma could be funnelled and the shorter range required less in the way of sustainability. The magnetic bottles didn’t have to last so long, so they could be produced faster, That trade-off is at the core of the variable firing rate of the Aton, it can trade its range of attack for an increase in its speed of firing. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]One thing remains true, being hit at range, or up close, the torpedos will hurt if they manage to hit you.[/SIZE]
