Approved Tech Kaeshana-II light hypervelocity cannon

Jessica Med-Beq · Apr 25, 2020

A Kaeshana-II dismounted for maintenance

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

Intent: To create a 5.0 version of an old cannon.
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Primary Source: Kaeshana hypervelocity cannon

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

Manufacturer: Ringovinda Systems
Model: Kaeshana-II light hypervelocity cannon
Affiliation: Open-Market
Modularity: Yes
Production: Mass-produced
Material: Durasteel, railgun components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Classification: Light hypervelocity cannon
Size: Very large
Weight: Very heavy
Ammunition Type: Power pack, belt-fed slugs
Ammunition Capacity: Average | 300 shots
Effective Range: Long
Rate of Fire: Very High
Stopping Power: Extreme
Recoil: Very High

SPECIAL FEATURES

Automatic reloader
Standard targeting system
Quick-change barrel
Free-floating barrel
Long range

Strengths:

Cannot be redirected by lightsabers
High stopping power
High firing rate
Versatile roles: The Kaeshana-II can be found mounted on vehicles, used as a fire support weapon, or built into defensive emplacements.
Barrels can be easily changed

Weaknesses :

Heavy and bulky
Slow reload rate
High recoil
Requires 1, 2 or 3 seconds of cooldown after firing a burst

DESCRIPTION The Kaeshana-II light hypervelocity cannon has several improvements over its predecessors: the free-floating barrel allows barrels to be changed quickly. The Kaeshana-II, as with its predecessor, uses rail gun technology to provide high stopping power to the bullets being fired (as much as it's feasible when 20x139 slug rounds are used), as well as increased the firing rate and range (now it's much longer than standard quad-laser range) as compared with the predecessor. The Kaeshana-II has several big drawbacks, however: for all its rapid-fire and range, it is big and heavy, forcing many species to use it in a crew-served capacity, it has limited ammunition and, rapid-firing 20x139 slug rounds carries a huge amount of recoil. Finally, it is less and less accurate at longer ranges, despite the use of a free-floating barrel, causing volleys to spread in a cone, especially with more rounds.

It was found that the use of a free-floating barrel made the loading mechanism more cumbersome to use, resulting in a slow reload rate. Finally, it features a burst firing option, whereby one fires 3, 6 or 9 rounds, and also requiring 1, 2 or 3 seconds of cooldown time respectively prior to firing another burst.

Aldric · Apr 28, 2020

Heya!

Your Ringovinda Systems hyperlink still uses the old link system, only leading to an error page. Please relink it using the new one.

Also, under your notes, you mention weapon equivalencies for different usages which used to be something the factory required but isn't used in its current iteration. Could you remove those for the sake of avoiding confusion with newer members?

Jessica Med-Beq