ADM. Reshmar
Directorate Officer Fleet Admiral SJC 3rd Fleet
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Create an Electro-Magnetic Proton pulse Cannister
- Image Source: IMGUR Model created by me
- Canon Link: Electro-proton Bomb
- Permissions: None
- Primary Source:
Depth Charge
Shaped Charge
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- Manufacturer: The Directorate
- Affiliation: Open Market
- Model: Knifefish-class Electro-proton Canister
- Modularity: None
- Production: Mass
- Material:
Phrik
Alusteel
Electro-Proton Warhead
Proton Warhead
Shaped Charge
- Classification: Explosive Cannister
- Size: Average
- Weight: Average
- Explosive Type: Electromagnetic and Proton
- Delivery Method: Cannister Launcher
- Effective Range: Personnel
- Area Of Effect: Large
- Stopping Power: High
- EMP and Proton damage
- Area Effect - The canister has a large blast radius
- Range - The canister launcher has a limited range and can only fire the canister at short ranges
The Knifefish is a fifty-three centimeter canister designed to be launched from the Interceptor Canister Launch System. This powerful weapon utilized a shaped charge construction to project the massive EMP a proton blast away from the launch turret and its equipping unit. The Canister does this by placing the explosive charges of the canister on a thick concave-shaped sheet of Phrik which has focusing slots cut into the Phrik which projects the explosive energy out and away from the launcher. This prevents the explosive energy from flashing back and effecting the launcher and its equipping unit.
A time delay gives the canister time to move away from the unit it is installed upon and out to the area desired. Once the canister reaches its designated deployment area the timer triggers the system and sets off the explosive elements of the weapon system causing a large electromagnetic blast as well as a proton energy explosion. The canister itself is destroyed in the detonation process but not before its design enables these two energies to expand out and away from the canister after ignition. The massive one hundred meter blast engulfs and damages whatever is within it disabling electrical systems and computers and depleting shielding and damaging armor.
The Blast energy propagates for a short period leaving an area of electromagnetic energy in its wake further damaging anything which comes into contact with the energy zone. While designed for anti-projectile defense the weapon system works well against vehicle and attack craft as well as other small targets such as satellites and mines.
