Republic Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Designer's Note: Despite the described power of this weapon, damage - as always - is called by the opposition. This is not an excuse for power gaming.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create an interesting take on portable Mass-drivers.
- Image Source: Gauss Cannon | DOOM (2016) Concept Art - Hosted by Gameswelt.
- Canon Link: Not Applicable.
- Permissions: Not Applicable.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles, Mass-driver Cannon, Bowcaster, Hypervelocity, DC-15A Blaster Rifle (Range Determination.)
- Manufacturer: Republic Engineering Corporation - Special Projects Division and Armament Manufactorums: Centax II Surface Facilities, and Deep Space Installations.
- Affiliation: Republic Engineering Corporation - Security Forces, The Thyrsian Hierarchy / Golden Company, Closed-Market.
- Model: REC-PHC/01 "Devastator" - Pattern Magcannon.
- Modularity: Yes;
- Mass-driven Warheads and Projectiles.
- Additional Tripod Attachments or Gyrostabilization Armature Mounting.
- Production: Mass Production.
- Material:
- Classification: Portable Hypervelocity Mass-driver Cannon (Electrothermal Railgun.)
- Role: Anti-Material, Anti-Vehicular, Anti-Personnel, Etc.
- Size: Large Rating.
- Length: 1.5 Metres, or 59 Inches.
- Weight: Very Heavy Rating.
- Mass: 27 KG or 59 LBS.
- Ammunition Type: Various Kinetic Projectiles - Ranging from Warheads to Ferromagnetic Flechettes (Metallic Spikes.)
- Ammunition Capacity: Low Rating.
- Kinetic Projectiles: 10 Projectiles per Loaded Magazine.
- Power Cell: (Redundant Power Supply Only.)
- Plasma Cartridge: 10 Charges per Cartridge.
- Power Generator: Theoretically Unlimited; Kinetic Projectile(s) Dependant.
- Tibanna Gas Canister: Integrated Cooling System, Replacement Required with Every Magazine Change.
- Effective Range: Battlefield Rating.
- Bombardment Mode: Extreme Rating - Gravity Differentials, Planetary System Dependant.
- Optimal Firing Range: 3 Metres to 5,000 Metres (Unobstructed, Gravitic Pull, and Sapient Error - Modifiers.)
- Maximum Firing Range: +10,000 Metres [Bombardment Mode Only.] (Unobstructed, Gravitic Pull, and Sapient Error - Modifiers.)
- Rate of Fire: Average Rating - Single-fire Capabilities Only.
- Bombardment Mode: Low Rating - Greater Magnetic Lethality Accruement Phase.
- Muzzle Velocity (Standard): 2,700 Metres / Second.
- Muzzle Velocity (Bombardment Mode): 5,500 Metres/ Second.
- Stopping Power: Extreme Rating
- Standard Mode: Projectile Impactor and Target Temporary Liquefaction.
- Bombardment Mode: Projectile Impactor and Target Vaporization.
- Recoil: High Rating - User Dependent, and Variable Concussion Forces.
- Variable Firing Modes - Precision (Standard) or Bombardment (Advanced and High Powered Discharge.)
- Integrated HUD Uplink, with Holographic Ammunition Counter.
- Integrated Quadnoculars / Image Magnification System, with HUD-sharing Compatibilities.
- Integrated Recoil Dampeners, with Repulsorlift Generation Stabilizing System.
- Variable Munitions - Ferrous / Magnetic Properties Required.
- Auto-feeding Magazine Housing.
- Precision Weapon - Highly Accurate, with Minor Deviations at Longer Distances.
- Portable Hypervelocity Weapon - Extreme Lethality, and Possible Multitarget Penetration (Munition Dependant) from Extreme Distances.
- Impact Lethality - Projectile and Target Temporary Liquefaction, or Vaporization, and Possible Particle Shield Dissolution (Capacitor and Projected Dependant.)
- Variable Payload(s) - Capable of Firing Magazine-fed Projectiles (Ferromagnetic Quarrels, Tube Charges/Grenades, Etc.)
- Integrated Anti-Gravitic Stabilization Modules - Capable of keeping the Operator Standing after Discharging, Provided Adequately Braced.
- Particle Shields - Despite the Hypervelocity Status, Discharged Rounds are still intercepted by Particle Shields; which are Designed to Intercept High-Velocity projectiles.
- Incredibly Loud - Aural Dampeners Recommended.
- Non-Rapid Firing Weapon - Precision-based.
- Limited Ammunition Capacity - Constant Reload(s) Required on Lengthy Engagement(s.)
- Ferromagnetic Munition Requirement - Magnetic Charge Needed for Optimal Operation.
- Cumbersome and Unwieldy - Strength Requirement for Optimal Use.
- Limited EMP and Ion Resistance - Proximity and Device Potency Dependent.
- Non-Close-Quarters Weapon - Minimum Firing Distance Requirements.
- Anti-Gravitic Stabilization - Constant Target Reacquisition after every Discharge.
- Bombardment Mode - Stationary Use Recommended for Optimal Use (Cannot be used On the Move.)
There comes a time where an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, creating an eternal struggle that would last until either aspect faltered.
Such was the current state that the Galaxy found itself in. Dozens of seemingly unstoppable threats conspired to dominate the battlefield through various means, as they pitted themselves against their respective equals - time and again. Yet, there was only one factor that truly tipped the scales in favour of one side or another. No, it wasn’t the mystical energy field of the Force, nor was it the Strength of a person’s arms, or their Character. All of those details were utterly meaningless when it came to the ebb and flow of combat. Was it Luck, perhaps? There was a chance that it was, as a lucky strike could see a combatant living to fight another day, or ending the conflict entirely. But, such a factor was fickle and couldn’t be relied upon. Thus, the only factor that truly mattered was the technology that the unstoppable force or the immovable object wielded in battle, that’d effectively tip the scales in either’s favour.
And so, it was from this innate desire to offer the best of the best, that the Republic Engineering Corporation embarked upon an endless quest, with an ever-shifting destination. Along their journey, however, their technical architects came across countless moments of inspiration - which in turn have led to some of the most dangerous and advanced technologies that were available to the common market. The REC-PHC/01 "Devastator" - Pattern Magcannon was but one of these creations borne from a refuelled muse and would prove to be a weapon worthy of its epithet.
The Magcannon was, to put it simply, a miniaturized and sapient-portable hypervelocity cannon that discharged a single projectile from an auto-loading mechanism to devastating effect, not only to the projectile but the target themselves.
Mass-driven weapons weren’t uncommon. There were a plethora of delivery means that ranged from simple pistols to massive starship cannons that were based upon magnetic acceleration technology. The “Devastator” was no different. Yet, it stood apart from the similar weapons that this Magcannon held a measure of kinship with. Handheld Railguns operated on a singular rail system that dragged a ferromagnetic projectile towards terminal velocities, often leading towards fatalistic conditions to those who found themselves on the receiving edge of the weapon’s fury. The Magcannon operated on a combination of a standard rail system, magnetic solenoids, and electrothermal propellant vaporization - which released the projectile at speeds rivalling deflector-shielded starfighters.
Thus, the “Devastator” was deserving of its epithet. Not only because of the speed at which it could discharge their projectiles but from the resultant impact. Now, the impact itself was variable, depending on the mode(s) of the Magcannon, but the results would likely be the same against a myriad of targets. The impact between the nigh-unstoppable force of the impactor - or the discharged projectile - and the immovable object, would see both objects temporarily becoming fluidic in their states, or vaporizing them entirely. Both avenues of terminal lethality were possible with the “Devastator,” as the weapon came with two firing modes built into its design. While the standard, Precision-based mode was of little note, it was the Bombardment Mode that was worthy of note.
The secondary firing mode of the “Devastator” caused the weapon to undergo several structural changes, as the forward-mounted tines that formed the “barrel” of the mass-driver found themselves unlocking, and splitting into four parts - rather than the standard two. This process activated the secondary power nodes within the weapon, allowing all three methods of magnetic acceleration to transpire at once. However, one of the most notable flaws with this mode is the significant measure of time that was required to discharge the auto-fed projectile. Yet, once that slice of progress had come and gone, that gathered lethality would be unleashed, only to be met by devastation of variable degrees.
Therefore, to those that wielded the “Devastator,” they would find themselves capable of balancing the ever-shifting scales between the unstoppable force, and their opposite number, the immovable object. Newton Vult.
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