Approved Tech Breshig War Forge Consolidated SCDC-01 Super-heavy Class-D Disruptor Cannon

[Shuklaar Kyrdol]

(mounted here on the MBT-01D Jariler-class main battle tank.)​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a vehicle/emplacement grade class-d super-heavy disruptor cannon for Breshig War Forge Consolidated and Strill Securities.
• 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 its subsidiary Strill Securities.
• Model: SCDC-01 Super-heavy Class-D Disruptor Cannon.
• Modularity: Yes. Can be mounted in a variety of compatible vehicle turrets and stationary emplacement mounts.
• Production: Limited.
• Material: Duranium frame, dallorian alloy coated barrel, stesr'gar-reinforced duraplast composite reinforcement, cryoban cooling system, enhanced power cycler, dedicated capacitor component, combat de-ionizer, ultrachrome wiringand Class-D disruptor components.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Class-D Super-heavy Disruptor Cannon.
• Size: Extremely Large.
• Weight: Extremely Heavy.
• Ammunition Type: Power input, gas supply.
• Ammunition Capacity: Large.
• Effective Range: Extreme.
• Rate of Fire: Average.
• Stopping Power: Extreme.
• Recoil: Low.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Cooling Systems: In order to prevent the large amounts of heat generated by the weapon from melting it, the SCDC-01 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. Most mounting platforms can carry enough coolant for five coolant flushes.
• Advanced Gyro-gimbal stabilizer.

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.
• Extreme Range: The cannon's powerful bolts are capable of traveling extremely 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-01 is an accurate weapon out to its last range increment, making it suited for attacking subcomponents and hardpoints on enemy vehicles.
• 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.

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 dependant 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.
• Casemate Mount/Slow Track: Given the weight and size of the weapon, the weapon is really only able to be casemate mounted on vehicles, and when turret mounted in emplacements the turret's track speed is considerably reduced compared to a lighter weapon.
• Cooling System Malfunction: Should the cooling system malfunction or become damaged, the weapon will shut down to prevent a critical operating failure.​
• Extremely High Power Requirements: The weapon requires immense amounts of power to fire, and extreme power fluctuations in the platform's power system will render the weapon unable to fire.​

DESCRIPTION

"Desperate times call for desperate measures."
-Strill Securities Ha'aratr Aran Netra
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Designed to counter heavily armored tanks and walkers, heavily fortified structures as well as the various monstrosities used by certain factions in the galaxy, the SCDC-01 is a morally questionable, generally illegal super-heavy class-d disruptor cannon. Developed in response to the Mandalorian civil war, as well as the presence of heavily armored walkers and tanks in the arsenal of loyalists of the Cadera regime, as well as the presence of various behemothine monstrosities used by their erstwhile Sith allies, Breshig War Forge Consolidated decided to develop the SCDC-01 as a response to a request by Strill Securities Ha'aratr Aran Netra. While there were a few that questioned the moral decisions behind the development and potential use of such a weapon, Netra himself was quick to answer such concerns by reminding those who raised them of the times they lived in.

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. Because of the immense power behind each shot, 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 vehicles.

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 notable significant considerations to be taken into account because of its design. Firstly, the weapon requires immense amounts of power to fire, and extreme power fluctuations in the platform's power system will render the weapon unable to fire. Additionally, given the weight and size of the weapon, the weapon is really only able to be casemate mounted on vehicles, and when turret mounted in emplacements the turret's track speed is considerably reduced compared to a lighter weapon.

On top of 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.

That said, the weapon is in use with Strill Securities, and is unlikely to be phased out of service any time soon, if at all.