Shuklaar Kyrdol
CEO of Breshig War Forge Consolidated
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create an extremely powerful Class-D disruptor weapon for use on larger starships and on ground side defensive emplacements.
- Image Source: Here.
- Canon Link: N/A.
- Permissions: N/A.
- Primary Source: Class-D Disintegration.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Breshig War Forge Consolidated.
- Affiliation: Breshig War Forge Consolidated and Strill Securities.
- Market Status: Closed-Market.
- Model: HCDC-02S Heavy Class-D Disruptor Cannon.
- Modularity: Can be mounted on a variety of emplacements and turrets.
- Production: Minor.
- Material: Duranium frame, reinforced Duraplast-molecularly bonded Duranium composite armor plating, Agrinium mesh and Thermal gel lining, cryoban cooling system, enhanced power cycler, dedicated capacitor component, combat de-ionizer, Class-D disruptor components, Ultrachrome cicuitry, electronics and wiring.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Starship-grade Class-D Super-heavy Disruptor Cannon.
- Size: Very Large.
- Weight: Very Heavy.
- Ammunition Type: Power input, gas supply.
- Ammunition Capacity: Average.
- Effective Range:
- Rapid Fire: Long Range.
- Long Range: Battlefield.
- Rate of Fire:
- Rapid Fire: High.
- Long Range: Average.
- Damage Output: Extreme.
- Recoil: Average.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Cooling Systems: In order to prevent the large amounts of heat generated by the weapon from melting it, the HCDC-02S has an integrated cooling system that will shut the weapon down in the event of it overheating in order to perform a coolant flush and to allow the weapon to cool down. Each weapon has enough coolant to perform five coolant flushes, but can be connected to a larger coolant reservoir.
- Diagnostics and Analytics Suite: The weapon's in-built diagnostics and analysis suite keeps the crew apprised of everything from ammunition count to accelerator coil integrity and effectiveness.
- Fire Modes: The weapon possess two fire mode. 'Long-range' fire mode is better suited for long-precision fire, while 'Rapid Fire' is intended to better facilitate putting a high volume of fire in a target's direction at closer ranges.
STRENGTHS
- Class-D Disruptor: Class-D disruptors can cause the atomic deletion of their target, potentially breaking down the chemical bonds. Each shot is capable of doing immense amounts of damage on target, and has little regard for armor.
- Very Long Range: The cannon's powerful bolts are capable of traveling notably vast distances before they lose coherency.
- High Velocity: Each bolt/pulse can travel the distance between weapon and target at a remarkable speed.
- Accurate: The SCDC-02S is an accurate weapon out to its last range increment, making it suited for attacking subcomponents and hardpoints on enemy targets.
- Resilient Frame: The weapon's armored frame allows it to take quite a beating. With a combat de-ionizer and reinforced duraplast reinforcements, the weapon is resistant to EMP/Ion damage to an extent.
- Adaptable Fire modes: The weapon's fire modes allow it to be adaptable in the face of changing battlefield conditions and circumstances by changing it's rate of fire to suit the pace of the engagement.
WEAKNESSES
- Illegal: Disruptors are illegal on many worlds, but Class-D disruptors take that to a whole new level. It is unlikely that a Class-D disruptor would be viewed as a sign of someone not looking to start trouble even in space where it is legal. Which could lead to more than a few problems.
- Immoral: The weapon is extremely immoral, given what it does to a target. Using this weapon will likely garner the wrong sort of attention. Perhaps even sign one's own death warrant.
- Overheating: When confronted with extreme periods of sustained firing, the weapon's safety mechanisms will kick in and lock down the weapon to prevent permanent damage. Naturally, this is also dependent on atmospheric conditions.
- EMP/Ion: When faced with a powerful enough EMP/Ion surge, it is possible that the weapon's defenses against aforementioned damage will be overwhelmed and the weapon's more sensitive components will be fried, preventing it from firing.
- Cooling System Malfunction: Should the cooling system malfunction or become damaged, the weapon will shut down to prevent a critical operating failure.
- Very High Power Requirements: The weapon requires very large amounts of power to fire, and extreme power fluctuations in the platform's power system will render the weapon unable to fire.
DESCRIPTION
Designed as the deliberately scaled down of it's larger brother, the SCDC-02S, the HCDC-02S was developed to give smaller warships the sheer firepower that starship scale Class-D disruptor weapons afforded. The HCDC-02S was developed and manufactured alongside the larger weapon, and was subject to the same levels of controversy. It was the same level of desperation that drove the company to produce these weapons. The HCDC gave smaller capital ships the ability to punch above their weight than if they'd mounted more traditional armaments, something that proved to be decisive during the evacuation of the Breshig system. It is because of combat logs from that time, that the HCDC like it's larger counterpart haven't been and will not be decommissioned, and it is very likely that both weapon systems will see a long and storied service life.
Class-D disruptors can cause the atomic deletion of their target, potentially breaking down the chemical bonds of whatever they hit. As such the weapon is capable of doing immense amounts of damage on target, and because of its nature as an extremely potent disruptor weapon, it has an extremely high chance to penetrate armor or natural carapace protecting its target. The immense power behind each shot allows each bolt/pulse is able to retain its coherency over vast distances while maintaining an extremely high velocity. The weapon's advanced stabilization systems and focusing systems allow it to be extremely accurate out to its last range increment, making it suited for attacking subcomponents and hardpoints on enemy targets.
Given that the majority of the weapon's barrel is likely to be exposed given the manner in which it was intended to be mounted, appropriate measures were taken to ensure that it was adequately protected. The weapon's armored frame allows it to take quite a beating. With a combat de-ionizer and reinforced duraplast reinforcements, the weapon is resistant to EMP/Ion damage to an extent. That said, it is still exposed, and is thus exposed to more potential damage. This can cause a number of problems, as EMP/Ion damage could potentially overwhelm the weapon's defenses, frying the focusing and acceleration coils. Additionally, the weapon's barrel cooling system could be significantly damaged, at which point the weapon will shut down to prevent a critical operating failure.
The weapon does have some significant considerations to be taken into account because of its design. Firstly, the weapon requires immense amounts of power to fire, extreme power fluctuations in the platform's power system will render the weapon unable to fire.
In addition to this, there are legal/moral considerations to be taken into account when operating with friendly forces whose commanders have a less than stellar opinion of disruptors or in space where the weapons are illegal. Disruptors are illegal on many worlds, but Class-D disruptors take that to a whole new level. It is unlikely that a Class-D disruptor would be viewed as a sign of someone not looking to start trouble even in space where it is legal. Which could lead to more than a few problems. The weapon is extremely immoral, given what it does to a target. Using this weapon will likely garner the wrong sort of attention. Perhaps even sign one's own death warrant.
