C O V E N A T O R
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To create a flak cannon in the same vein as the British 3.7 for the board.
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Canon Link: Mass Driver Cannon (x)
Primary Source: QF 3.7-inch AA Gun
Manufacturer: Primo Victorian Shipwright
Affiliation: Primo Victorian Shipwright | Closed-Market [Contract Thread Required]
Model: VAA-FDC “Covenator”
Modularity: Can be seated in various mounts on military bases, space stations, vehicles, or starships.
Production: Limited
Material:
Durasteel Reinforced Crystalamnium
Reinforced Duraplast Liner, Crystaplast
Mass Driver Components
Ionization Components
Electromagnetic Components
Gauss/Magnetic Coil Components
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Mass Driver Cannon, Flak Cannon
Size: Large
Weight: Heavy
Ammunition Type:
94mm Depleted Baradium Casings, Shaped Charged Round
94mm Depleted Baradium Casings, Shaped Charged Round w/ High Explosive Mix
94mm Depleted Baradium Casings, Shaped Charged Round w/ Ball Bearing Mix
94mm Depleted Baradium Casings, Shaped Charged Round w/ Armor Cap Mix
94mm Depleted Baradium Casings, Shaped Charged Round w/ Proton Mix
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Ammunition Capacity: Effectively Unlimited.
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Reload Speed: Fast
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Effective Range: Long Range
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Rate of Fire: High
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Stopping Power: Average
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Recoil: Low
SPECIAL FEATURES
Utilizes timed fuses to a maximum of forty-three seconds.
360° degree traverse with an elevation range from -10° to 90°.
Rounds have natural fragmentation groves to increase damage output.
Twin-gun design by default, can be fitted with a dual-barrel on either side.
Built-in ionization field, range finger and built-in sensors to increase accuracy.
Automated reload assistance, target lead/lock-on and swarm tracking sensors.
Fast track mounting capable, built-in heuristic processor for data gathering.
Internal temperature check, emergency containment system and failsafes.
Smooth driving bands on the shells reduce resistance hence better ballistic performance.
Crystal matrix chamber holds Boreas and Energy crystals for a more efficient and effective damage output.
Flak: Built as a flak cannon, the Covenator can put out up to tens of thousands of shrapnel faster than other anti-air guns of its kind.
Design: Ineffective against capital ships, meant to take out starfighters/missiles.
Range: While it can reach ranges beyond what is considered standard for long-range, it does so ineffectively due to the timed fuzes. Nor can the Covenator fire effectively within standard combat range as the timed fuzes either go off near friendlies or take too long to go off.
The Covenator is part of a new line of flak cannons from Primo Victorian. Built with the traditional Primo Victorian ionization field that can be enabled or disabled by the crew. The cannon is also built with compensators to reduce overall recoil. Moving away from Aurora Industries’ Saiber power crystals, Chief of Operations Ryssa Yvarro set about creating the crystal matrix chamber that houses Boreas and Energy crystals to not only pull heat away from critical components but provide power to the weapon itself. Meaning the weapon does not draw nearly the amount of power it would otherwise. This creates less stress on power generators/engines that would traditionally be responsible for providing full power to the weapon.
The flak cannon fires 94mm rounds with twin drive bands, smooth bands reducing the overall resistance the shells face as they launch through the cannon. The shells are built with a timer set to forty-three seconds, and while the number seems quite specific. This proved to be the optimal time for the shell to hit at long-range creating clouds of shrapnel that make traversing through their radius quite hazardous for starfighters.
Due to the design of the cannon it’s not meant to punch a hole in much of anything but rather are designed to disrupt starfighters, and maybe missiles should they pass through the shrapnel. The Covenator while perhaps capable of landing shots beyond long-range, it does not do so effectively. Nor can it be fired in standard range for similar reasons, in addition to creating a higher risk of hitting friendlies.
In conclusion, the Covenator introduces a new use for mass driver cannon technology while broadening Primo Victorian’s choice of anti-air weapons.
