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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Following an extremely difficult heist, Leenic determined that the best way to guarantee the odds of success for his group was to design a somewhat cheaply produced ship that could be used as a fleet flagship during naval engagements. To supplement this need, Leenic devised several Naval cannons from the pre-existing VLD2261 Defense cannon, retrofitting its design so as to mount it atop large naval craft such as battlecruisers and similarly heavy ships.
After the success of the Mk-001 cannon upon his personal warship, Leenic and Alloy decided it would be necessary to create a variant for increased production so that a proper standard could be set for all capital ships within the fleet. As such, the Mk-002 (otherwise known as the Production Variant) was created, sacrificing some of the Mk-001's firepower by installing simpler yet less powerful capacitors in the turret. While not a terribly large difference, these turrets have visibly less penetration power than the Mk-001, but maintain its incredible range.
- Intent: Production Variant of the Mk-001 to create a more standardized battery for the Black fleet
- Image Source: N/A (Wookiepedia images dont work for some reason)
- Canon Link: VLD2261 Long-Range Heavy Blaster Defense Battery (Image is on here lmao)
- Permissions: LINK
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Black Hand Collective
- Affiliation: Book of Mos Motesta
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Mk-002 Long Range Naval Cannon
- Modularity: No
- Production: Limited
- Material: Blaster Cannon Components, Durasteel, Phrik, Electronic Components
- Classification: Naval Blaster Cannon
- Size: Extremely Large
- Weight: Extremely Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Turbolaser Cells
- Ammunition Capacity: Large
- Effective Range: Extreme
- Rate of Fire: High
- Damage Output: Very High
- Recoil: Low
- Internal Targeting Computers
- Electro-Hydraulic Rotating System
- Automatic Loading Feature
- 4 Crew Stations
- Internal Targeting Computers: Built-in targeting computers within the gun's systems allow for near-seamless communication between the main rangefinders in the bridge and the individual gunner crew inside of the turret, enabling far more accurate firing than most. And in the event the primary rangefinder is disabled, the guns will still be able to fire accurately on their own.
- Heavily Armored: The Mk-001 Naval Cannons have built-in armor of similar caliber to the "Golden Dragon", enabling them to take quite the beating before needing to be evacuated and repaired.
- Crew Stations: The gun has four crew stations, meaning that the process of aiming, firing, and loading are all significantly faster when fully crewed, and the gun can take several casualties before being disabled.
- Autoloader: In order to speed up the reloading process, an autoloader was installed into the guns to allow for near-instant reloading during combat and training scenarios.
- Heavy: Due to its immense weight, the turret struggles to turn at a fast rate, rendering it nearly useless against faster ships at close range.
- Crew Stations: Although it has far more survivability due to its crew capacity, the turret requires double the amount of crew as a normal Naval cannon, forcing more crew space to be devoted to guns and taking away space for extra maintenance or security personnel.
- Auto-Loader: Due to the nature of the Autoloader, a large portion of the ammo is stored directly inside of the turret, significantly increasing the risk of premature ammo detonation if the turret is pierced by gunfire.
- Long Range Primacy: Due to its weight and the caliber of its guns, the Mk-001 Naval Cannon is all but impractical at close range against highly maneuverable craft, meaning it has to be supported with an array of secondary naval cannons to prevent this weakness from being exploited.
- Production Variant: Due to the higher production requirements of the Black Fleet, this model of the cannon's capacitors are not as capable as the Mk-001, meaning his deals a bit less damage upon a successful hit
Following an extremely difficult heist, Leenic determined that the best way to guarantee the odds of success for his group was to design a somewhat cheaply produced ship that could be used as a fleet flagship during naval engagements. To supplement this need, Leenic devised several Naval cannons from the pre-existing VLD2261 Defense cannon, retrofitting its design so as to mount it atop large naval craft such as battlecruisers and similarly heavy ships.
After the success of the Mk-001 cannon upon his personal warship, Leenic and Alloy decided it would be necessary to create a variant for increased production so that a proper standard could be set for all capital ships within the fleet. As such, the Mk-002 (otherwise known as the Production Variant) was created, sacrificing some of the Mk-001's firepower by installing simpler yet less powerful capacitors in the turret. While not a terribly large difference, these turrets have visibly less penetration power than the Mk-001, but maintain its incredible range.
