Approved Ranged Weapon Jericho Anti-Walker Proton Cannon

[Festerruman Sachiel]

OUT-OF-CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: create a heavy anti-tank laser cannon
• Image Source: Trumpeter
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: The Pact of Apophis The Sith Order
• Affiliation: The Pact of Apophis, The Sith Order
• Market Status: Open-Market
• Model: Jericho Anti-Walker Proton Cannon
• Modularity: No
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material:
  • Durasteel
  • Impervium
  • Proton Cannon components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Proton Cannon
• Size: Very Large
  • Barrel length: 10 meters
• Weight: Very Heavy
• Ammunition Type:
• Ammunition Capacity: Extremely Small
  • 1 rounds per AH-50 Power Cell
• Effective Range: Very High
  • 400 km
• Rate of Fire: Average
  • 6 Rounds per minute
• Damage Output: Very High
• Recoil: Average

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Replaceable Barrel: This can be done quickly since the barrel has to be swapped out every dozen or so shots due to heavy wear and tear.
  
  
• Boiling: the sheer firepower of the Jericho is so great that when fired in the atmosphere it will boil away the water in the air. In the wake of the laser itself, extremely strong winds are generated as air rushes to fill the void it once occupied.
  
  
• Targeting Systems: capable of hitting targets up to 50 Kilometers away with high accuracy thanks to its integrated targeting system that includes an enslaved Master-Com droid which constantly calculates millions of potential variables.

STRENGTHS

• Anti-Armor: built to kill superheavy vehicles with multiple hits, the Jericho is capable of inflicting horrific damage on all types of targets. A mere handful of these cannons can be capable of destroying an Acclamator-class assault ship. What kills ships now kills walkers.
  
  
• Accuracy: thanks to its advanced automated targeting systems a nerf-herder-brained gunner could take the wings off a fly a mile away.

WEAKNESSES

• Anti-Infantry: its slow rate of fire and minimal blast radius makes it a poor killer of infantry. Though if by some miracle it does hit someone directly there won't even be ash to bury.
  
  
• Size and weight: A capital-ship-grade weapon can only be miniaturized so much. The Jericho as a result is extremely heavy, requiring it to be towed by a heavy vehicle to shift positions which can make it difficult to dodge return fire. Its massive size also makes it difficult to camouflage in the field and prevents it from being used indoors.
  
  
• Line of Sight: despite its long range the Jericho must have a direct line of sight to its target. This means if Jericho can target you, you can return the favor if you have the reach.
  
  
• Reload: though the breech block and ejection systems allow for rapid reload, constraints on size and cost mean that replacing the power cell requires sweat and muscle. A skilled crew can slam in a new power cell once every ten seconds but will rapidly succumb to exhaustion requiring a separate crew to tag-team.

DESCRIPTION

The Jericho Anti-Walker Turbolaser was developed in response to the devastating losses the Pact of Apophis encountered at the hands of the Hellstompers GADF battalion in the Battle of Jonnagrad during the Mirial Campaign where the vast majority of their weapons were unable to penetrate the shielding and armor of the alliance super-heavy walkers. The Jericho was derived from captured schematics of shipboard Proton Cannons and miniaturized into a platform usable for mobile ground warfare.

The Jericho is fed with a single AH-50 disposable high-intensity power cell that it completely drains after a single shot. The force generated by by firing is so great that when fired in the atmosphere it will boil away the water in the air. In the wake of the laser itself, extremely strong winds are generated as air rushes to fill the void it once occupied. The Proton Beam that it generates is continuous, first stripping away the shielding of the target before burning a hole through its armor.

 

[MANIAC]

Festerruman Sachiel

Very cool sub! However with the new rules, it can't be Mass production. I would like to ask you to modify the production scale or the rating:

6. Extreme ratings require justification and elaboration in the main body of the submission.
7. Extreme ratings must be submitted as Semi-Unique or Unique.

You can find this in the Factory rules (General Submission Guidelines section)

And I didn't find the art on that link what you linked, I would like to ask you to specify the link so that it leads to where you found the image and not just to the page.

 

[Festerruman Sachiel]

MANIAC Fixed the Extreme Ratings. Apologies for that I had somehow forgotten about that part. For the image art attribution, I've linked it to the specific page that sells this model. Is that enough?

 

[MANIAC]

Festerruman Sachiel

Yes, perfect! Thank you! And please do not forget, about the damage always the opponent decides.

Approved.