BIG Z1776
Baboon with a MAAWS
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
A standard-looking heavy gun barrel with a pair of blocky generators linked by power distributors to capacitors that feed directly into the gun. The gun is a dedicated anti-armor weapon with the ability to switch between an armor piercing bolt at high speed to a lower speed higher-volume high-explosive mode. The J-40 is the successor to the J-10 Proton Cannon in regards to it being the primary weapon of the Crossroads Army's newest next-generation main battle tank. It is designed to be more powerful, longer-ranged, and more accurate, while eliminating the weaknesses of the Crossroads Republic's main proton cannon weaponry has by requiring proton shells in order to fire.
- Intent: To create the primary tank-mounted weapon for the Crossroads Republic's next-generation main battle tank.
- Image Source: N/A
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Electromagnetic Plasma Cannon
- Manufacturer: Crossroads Defense Industries
- Affiliation: Crossroads Republic
- Model: J-40 Electromagnetic Plasma Cannon
- Modularity: No
- Production: Limited
- Material: Quadanium Steel, Titanium, Plasma Cannon Components
- Classification: Electromagnetic Plasma Cannon
- Size: Large
- Weight: Very Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Power from two built-in generators
- Ammunition Capacity: Large
- Effective Range: Battlefield
- Rate of Fire: High
- Stopping Power: Very High
- Recoil: High
- A reliable adaptation and improvement of an Umbaran design, builds on the reliable past Umbaran design which wreaked massive damage on heavy armor with little difficulty.
- Long enclosed barrel is lined with four electromagnetic projectors.
- Powerful twin capacitors are able to build up enough power for rapid consecutive shots.
- Large power distributors are able to build up a charge into both capacitors very quickly.
- Powerful electromagnetic plasma charges are projected in long darts, able to penetrate very strong armor or vehicle shields.
- Linked to a powerful fire control computer with high-power zoom in visual, IR, thermal, UV, and with fire-finder sensor feeds to the gunner. Comes with an indirect-fire mode able to precisely arc in projectiles with a few pushes of a button, able to reach out and hit a target from across a battlefield and can dominate it.
- Can switch between high-explosive mode and armor-piercing mode.
- Very powerful projectiles, designed to be capable of high penetration.
- Very long range, and can arc in projectiles, meaning it can work in an indirect fire mode.
- Very powerful fire control computer can accurately engage moving targets with great ease.
- Can fire quickly for a weapon of its size.
- Has to be mounted in a large turret and a large vehicle in order to support its heavy generator and the barrel.
- Damage to a single component can result in a catastrophic explosion if the weapon is fired while damaged.
- Firing the weapon leads to a glow shortly before the weapon fires.
- The projectiles leaves a thin trail behind it for a couple seconds, potentially pointing to the source.
- Expensive and very complex to build and maintain.
A standard-looking heavy gun barrel with a pair of blocky generators linked by power distributors to capacitors that feed directly into the gun. The gun is a dedicated anti-armor weapon with the ability to switch between an armor piercing bolt at high speed to a lower speed higher-volume high-explosive mode. The J-40 is the successor to the J-10 Proton Cannon in regards to it being the primary weapon of the Crossroads Army's newest next-generation main battle tank. It is designed to be more powerful, longer-ranged, and more accurate, while eliminating the weaknesses of the Crossroads Republic's main proton cannon weaponry has by requiring proton shells in order to fire.
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