ADM. Reshmar
Directorate Officer Fleet Admiral SJC 3rd Fleet
Image Source: http://img11.deviantart.net/329f/i/2005/261/4/0/laser_cannon_by_balthaser.jpg
Intent: To create a heavy defensive weapon to engage large attack craft and small capital vessels at close range.
Development Thread: If Needed
Manufacturer: Mon Calamari Shipyards
Model: MC1000 "Piranha-class" Light Defense Turbolaser
Affiliation: Mon Calamari Shipyards
Modularity: None
Production: Mass Production, Open Market to all light side affiliated companies,and factions
Material:
* 9093-T7511 Durasteel
* Galvin Coils
* Magnetic Fashback Supressor
* Actuating Module
* Cryocooler
* Hyperbaride
* Heat Radiator Shroud
* Dedicated Energy Capacitor Bank
* Energy Coupler
* Laser Actuator
* Energy Converter Valve
* Enhanced Power Cycler
* High Volume Gas Feed
* Large Energization crystal
Classification: Light Turbolaser Cannon
Size: Ship Mounted (Corvette and above)
Length: 2 meters
Weight: 1150 kg
Ammunition Type: Reactor feed Energy
Ammunition Capacity: Unlimited (Reactor)
Effective Range: Short (5 km)
Rate of Fire: High (Repeating) 4 per second
Special Features:
* Fast Tracking mount
Strengths:
* High Rate of fire
* Fask Tracking Mount
Weaknesses:
* Single Mount Only
* Less powerful than standard Light Turbolasers
* Short Range
* Power Draw
* Cost
Description: The MC1000 "Piranha-class" Light Defense Turbolaser is a state of the art light capital weapon design brought to you by the engineering team at Mon Calamari Shipyards.
Utilizing advanced materials and age old standardized energy weapon components the Engineers at MCS have developed a revolutionary Heavy Point Defense Weapon. By studying, testing and reverse engineering old light turbolaser technology Mon Calamari Shipyards have developed a short ranged, rapid fire, light turbolaser cannon to be utilized as a close range support anti-capital and long range anti-subcapital weapon. Mounted on a fast tracking stabilized mount the gunner can traverse the weapon through its full range of movement rapidly enabling it to track smaller fast moving vessels such as fighters, bombers and assault boats.
The Piranha-class Light Turbolaser can operate in a variety of fire rate settings. The weapon system has dedicated Power Capacitors which can charge for one heavy bolt equal to a standard light turbolaser cannon. Then it can be switched to its rapid fire setting which utilizes the same capacitors to draw energy continually for a less powerful, heavy laser equivalent bolt at a higher rate of fire. This process draws far more power than the standard light turbolaser thus requiring it to take up more space for power regulation and gas delivery systems.
Production of this new weapon system comes at a steep price. The technology and manufacturing processes involved makes the MC1000 very exspensive for a weapon of its size. At nearly five times the price of a standard light turbolaser these are meant only for the serious buyer looking for a multi propose defensive weapon.
Primary Source:
* Quad Laser Wiki
* XV7 Turbolaser Wiki
* H6 Turbolaser
* KDD2055 Wiki
* My Photobucket
OOC Note: These are considered equivalent to 1 turbolaser for armament count proposes
