Approved Tech Kami 88mm hypervelocity cannon

[Jessica Med-Beq]

A ground-based Kami being stripped of its autoloader for maintenance

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Intent: To provide a hypervelocity cannon capable of being mounted on smaller capital ships
Development Thread: If necessary
Manufacturer: Ringovinda Systems
Model: 88mm/56 Kami hypervelocity cannon
Affiliation: Open market
Modularity: Options of axis-mounted or turret-mounted for a shipboard version, none for a ground-bound version
Production: Mass-Produced.
Material: Quadanium, standard hypervelocity cannon components
Classification: Hypervelocity cannon
Size: Stationary/Ship-Mounted
Length: 6 meters
Weight: 7.5 tons
Ammunition Type: High-explosive 88x571mm shells
Ammunition Capacity: 900 shots
Effective Range: Standard hypervelocity cannon range
Rate of Fire: Fully automatic, 120 rounds/minute (in 5-second or 15-second bursts)
Special Features:

• Automatic reloader
• Onboard power generator
• Standard targeting suite

Strengths:

• Can be mounted on even picket corvettes
• Can be used on land and in space
• Bypasses ray shields
• If turreted, can aimed be straight up
• More compact than conventional hypervelocity cannons

Weaknesses:

• If used on land, must be stationary to fire due to the high amount of recoil
• If used on land, has poor tracking
• If used on land, takes 3-5 minutes to be mounted on a drivetrain or dismounted from it
• Takes several minutes to deploy when used on the ground
• Particle shields must be lowered to fire
• Requires shells made of magnetic materials
• High maintenance requirements
• Turreted Kamis require ships that are 200+ meters in size

Description: Since it was discovered that the 380mm Summer heavy long-range hypervelocity cannon (even though not technically a HVC, it is still referred to as one in naval practice despite not firing in bursts) was simply too big to be practically mounted on smaller ships, but that smaller ships could still make use of more compact hypervelocity cannons. The Kami features a high muzzle velocity (ca. 6 km/s), allowing the shells to penetrate armor by sheer kinetic impact, and also causing high explosive shells to explode upon impact. It was found that even light corvettes could mount one (albeit axis-mounted in corvettes' case, meaning that the ship must maneuver in order to aim at a target and the pilot usually fires the weapon). Due to the stress the turreting mechanism can cause to a ship, the Kami cannot be turret-mounted on corvettes.

It can also be used as a defensive ground emplacement, in which case it must use a drivetrain must be used to accommodate its cruciform mount when the need to move a Kami unit arises. Also, due to the high rate of fire and the recoil it engenders, the recoil is very difficult to bear for its users, and, due to the subpar tracking by ground emplacement standards, the Kami is best used against heavy tanks and larger vehicles, whether airborne or ground-bound. In both cases, the internal fragility of the cannon makes it so that they require extensive maintenance outside of battle to be functional. As with most hypervelocity cannons, the Kami fires in either 5-second or 15-second bursts, with cooldown times of 5 or 15 seconds depending on the length of the burst.

If used in starship construction, the Kami hypervelocity cannon is worth 10 turbolasers.

Primary Source: 8.8cm Flak 18/36/37/41 on Wikipedia

 

[Jorus Merrill]

Awesome. Pending Admin Approval. Thanks! [member="Spencer Varanin"]

 

[Ellie Mors]

Approved.