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Intent: To develop a new type of mass driver for Aurora Industries to use and sell
Development Thread: If necessary
Manufacturer: Aurora Industries
Model: AV-X05 "Comet" Turreted Rail Mass Driver
Affiliation: Open-Market, Aurora Industries, the Directorate
Modularity: None
Production: Mass-produced
Material: Alusteel, mass driver components, magnetic coil apparatus
Classification: Mass Driver
Size: Ship-mounted
Length: 15 meters
Weight: 46,000 kg
Ammunition Type: Ferromagnetic slugs
Ammunition Capacity: Tens of thousands of slugs (will run out in a long engagement)
Effective Range: fifty kilometers (optimal) to one hundred kilometers (maximum)
Rate of Fire: Single action (takes between 7 and 10 seconds to reload from the internal magazine)
Special Features:
+ Due to the magnetic coil apparatus, the Comet can fire rounds slightly faster than a normal mass driver, approaching speeds of 6km/s
+ Because it is turreted, it can adjust its firing positions, allowing it a wider arc to fire on an enemy within
Description:
Continuing the push for newer weapon technologies for Aurora's next line of ships and products, the engineers at Aurora Industries began developing an in-house mass driver to replace the standard one they had been using in the past. After some time going over different designs, the engineers came up with the AV-X05 "Comet" Turreted Rail Mass Driver.
Using the concept of a rail gun, the Comet Mass Driver utilizes three rails lined with electromagnets to fire projectiles at 6 km/s, speeds that are slightly above the standard speed for a mass driver round. The Comet Mass Driver is turreted to allow the ability to shift its firing position as a battle evolves.
The system does have a few drawbacks commonly associated with a mass driver. One is that the system will eventually run out of ammo because it uses ferromagnetic slugs, so long engagements will render the weapon useless. The other problem facing the Comet Mass Driver is the continued upkeep of the rails used to propel the slugs, as the more the weapon is fired, the more the rails will degrade and need replacing.
