Shuklaar Kyrdol
CEO of Breshig War Forge Consolidated
(Additional targeting panel seen in images marked (2) never put into production)
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a powerful, versatile ordnance launcher for use by Breshig War Forge Consolidated, Strill Securities and select others.
- Image Source: Here.
- Canon Link: N/A.
- Permissions: N/A.
- Primary Source: PLX-1 Portable Missile Launcher.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Breshig War Forge Consolidated.
- Affiliation: Breshig War Forge Consolidated and Strill Securities.
- Market Status: Closed-Market.
- Model: ML-03 Missile Launcher.
- Modularity: The launcher can fire everything from rockets to guided missiles. Frame may be electroplated with other metals or coated with other materials. Can be easily reconfigured to be able to be more comfortably fired by left hand dominant shooters.
- Production: Minor.
- Material: Duranium frame, Darllorian alloy coated barrel, reinforced Duraplast armor plating, combat de-ionizer, rubberized grip, railgun components, missile launcher components, Ultrachrome circuity, electronics and wiring.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Magnetically accelerated ordnance launcher.
- Size: Large.
- Weight: Light.
- Ammunition Type: Missiles, rockets.
- Ammunition Capacity: Small. 3 missiles.
- Effective Range: Extreme. The weapon's accelerator rails can accelerate ordnance to a single range increment higher up to Extreme range.
- Rate of Fire: High.
- Damage Output: None. Depends entirely on launched ordnance.
- Recoil: Low.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Sensors:
- Dedicated Energy Receptor
- Electro Photoreceptor
- Long-range Heat Detector
- Long-range Energy Scanner
- Magnetic Signature Sensor
- Optic:
- Variable Launch Modes:
- Dumb Fire: Arms and launches the loaded ordnance. If guidance data is required for the missile to function, then the launcher instead uses it's accelerated launch function to fire the ordnance with it's warhead armed.
- Accelerated Launch: When firing unguided ordnance, the launcher simply arms the warhead and fires the ordnance at an accelerated velocity using it's accelerator rails. If the ordnance is guided, it'll include the increased velocity and range into the data it feeds the missile. This does mean, however, that the missile must be compatible with the launcher's systems.
- Variable Fire Modes:
- Single Tube: Fires only a single tube.
- All Tubes: Fires all tubes at once.
- Ripple Fire: Fires all tubes one at a time with a configurable time delay between shots.
- Autosteady Gyro-gimbal
STRENGTHS
- Down, But Not Out: If the accelerator rails are damaged, the weapon can still fire ordnance but with none of the range boosting capabilities.
- Resilient: The launcher is well protected against most sources of damage that it might be expected to face on the battlefield, notably protecting it's electronics from Ion/EMP weapons.
- Accelerated Launch: The ML-04 has the capability to considerably increase the launch velocity and hence the range of loaded ordnance by accelerating the ordnance out of the tube using it's accelerator rails.
- Versatile: The ML-04 features a number of fire and launch modes, allowing it to adapt as per the changing requirements of the engagement.
WEAKNESSES
- EMP/Ion: A powerful enough EMP/Ion weapon can fry the launcher's accelerator coil and it's sensor suite. This will prevent it from using guided ordnance that require initial target data from the launch platform as well as making use of it's accelerated launch function.
- Heavy Ammunition: Rockets and Missiles are heavy, preventing much additional ammunition for the launcher from being carried practically.
- Size: For it's size, the ML-04 doesn't carry as much ammunition as many of it's competitors, potentially limiting what other weapons its operators can feasibly carry.
- Compatible Guided Ordnance: Not all guided ordnance can take advantage of the ML-04's sensor suite, and some are incompatible with it's accelerated launch feature.
DESCRIPTION
Designed to be light enough to be portable for Strill's commandos and mechanized troops, but be flexible enough and be able to carry enough ammunition to make the operator a threat to whatever target they're engaging no matter the circumstances. To facilitate this, the ML-04 features a number of launch and fire modes, as well as an autosteady gyro-gimbal. Additionally, this gives the ML-04 additional flexibility to allow it to adapt to the potential rapidly changing pace of the battlefield.
Putting to use the lessons they learned in developing the MMOL-series of ordnance launchers, Breshig War Forge included accelerator rails to give the ML-04 the same capabilities, which is to considerably increase the launch velocity and hence the range of loaded ordnance by accelerating the ordnance out of the tube using the aforementioned accelerator rails. Of course, the accelerator rails themselves are prone to EMP/Ion damage, which is the reason why the case of the launcher is made from duranium and plated with reinforced duraplast and fitted with a combat de-ionizer.
The launcher was, however, designed for use primarily with ammunition made by the company, and as such not all guided ordnance can take advantage of the ML-04's sensor suite, and some are incompatible with it's accelerated launch feature. Said ammunition is also heavy, preventing much additional ammunition for the launcher from being carried practically by the operator. Because of the way it is designed, the ML-04 doesn't carry as much ammunition in relation to the launcher's size when compared to many of it's competitors, which has the added disadvantage of potentially limiting what other weapons its operators can feasibly carry.
