Ala Crescent
Director, Special Projects
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Strengths:
The Hariken is a revolutionary new shielding system designed to combat the rise of ship ramming, and extreme kinetic attacks like those from hypervelocity cannons. It's also effective at blocking particle/plasma streams, but it wasn't designed for this and isn't quite as effective in this role.
The system works by creating cyclones of rotating ion streams (rotated by mini tractor beams) and gravity waves from secondary generators extended from the ship hull. The shielding itself typically extends about 50-300 meters from the hull depending on the size of the vessel.
For a short time, the cyclonic shield dramatically increases the defensive capabilities of the ship against ramming vessels and projectiles alike, either by blunting their impact or deflecting them away entirely with the use of the antigravity waves, likely rattling the ship or inflicting some physical damage. Meanwhile, the ion fields work to bombard vessels and projectiles to possibly drain shields or disable their delicate electronic systems with the aim of rendering them immobile.
The effectiveness of the Hariken system varies, really all dependent on the size and power of the host vessel versus the severity of the opposition. So, of course, a larger class of warship will perform better against larger ramships and projectiles.
- Intent: To create an effective countermeasure to ship ramming and extreme kinetic weapons.
- Image Source: N/A
- Canon Link: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Nantex-class_territorial_defense_starfighter/Legends
- Primary Source:
- Manufacturer: Kiribian Systems Armory
- Affiliation: Closed-Market
- Model: KP-02 Hariken
- Modularity: Limited
Production: Mass-Production
- Material: Common Materials
Strengths:
- When active, the Hariken system provides a powerful cyclonic shield capable of blunting or deflecting incoming objects, and particle/plasma streams to a lesser degree.
- Hariken has a secondary effect with its ion fields, able to drain shields and/or disable the electronic systems of objects that pass through them.
- When Hariken is active, the ship becomes nearly immobile (very low speed and maneuverability regardless of default stats).
- Hariken creates a huge amount of interference, effectively blocking most forms of standard communication and sensors for the host vehicle.
- The cyclonic shield only lasts a minute at max, then the generators creating the shields must cool and charge for at least five minutes before the next use.
- It goes without saying that no projectile weapons may be used by host vessel while Hariken is active.
- While effective against mass-based weapons and particle/plasma, the cyclonic shield offers no additional protection against direct energy weapons like true lasers or solar ionization beams.
The Hariken is a revolutionary new shielding system designed to combat the rise of ship ramming, and extreme kinetic attacks like those from hypervelocity cannons. It's also effective at blocking particle/plasma streams, but it wasn't designed for this and isn't quite as effective in this role.
The system works by creating cyclones of rotating ion streams (rotated by mini tractor beams) and gravity waves from secondary generators extended from the ship hull. The shielding itself typically extends about 50-300 meters from the hull depending on the size of the vessel.
For a short time, the cyclonic shield dramatically increases the defensive capabilities of the ship against ramming vessels and projectiles alike, either by blunting their impact or deflecting them away entirely with the use of the antigravity waves, likely rattling the ship or inflicting some physical damage. Meanwhile, the ion fields work to bombard vessels and projectiles to possibly drain shields or disable their delicate electronic systems with the aim of rendering them immobile.
The effectiveness of the Hariken system varies, really all dependent on the size and power of the host vessel versus the severity of the opposition. So, of course, a larger class of warship will perform better against larger ramships and projectiles.
