Approved Tech Royal Naboo Shipwrights K7 Vortex Tractor

[Jorus Q. Merrill]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: A standard-issue, minor-production tractor beam with an omnidirectional secondary mode that draws in surrounding matter from a wide area. Many possible uses.
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Royal Naboo Shipwrights
• Affiliation: Any
• Market Status: Open Market
• Model: K7 Vortex Tractor
• Modularity: No
• Production: Minor
• Material: Electronics

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Omnidirectional mode with unique 'tension shell' safety function

STRENGTHS

• Can be used as a standard tractor beam.
• Can be used as an omnidirectional field that will draw in particles, gas, debris, wreckage, disabled vessels, etc., and use a balanced tractor/pressor effect to hold them in a 'tension shell' surrounding the ship, 50-200 metres from any given point on the hull, where they can be safely harvested or disposed of (using the K7's standard tractor beam mode or other equipment).
• The tension shell can provide the ship with easy salvage or a degree of protection (e.g. a convenient debris field).
• As a rule of thumb, the omnidirectional field has a reliable catchment radius roughly 50x larger than the ship's longest dimension (e.g. 500m for a starfighter, 100km for a battleship).
• Can be used as low-powered tactical interdiction, just enough to pull out vessels with Class Three hyperdrives or slower.

WEAKNESSES

• The omnidirectional mode's tension shell creation isn't immediate; the K7 can take several minutes or even hours to pull everything inert in its catchment radius into a tension shell.
• The omnidirectional mode can't reliably draw in and hold anything trying to escape, not even escape pods. It can get a good grip on spacewalking gear, but that's about it.
• The surrounding tension shell will only move with the ship within reason. Major acceleration or incautious use can create real problems, like the need to break out of your own debris field.
• The omnidirectional mode is not recommended for small ships due to the risk of gently pulling yourself into a collision with a larger vessel, wreck, station, or asteroid that doesn't want to be pulled in.
• The system works through several emitters, so it will often become less reliable and safe as the ship takes damage.
• Yes, the omnidirectional mode will make you easier to hit with torpedoes.

DESCRIPTION
Omnidirectional gravimetric systems are nothing new, they're simply hazardous, as any interdictor captain can attest. RNS developed the K7's unique 'tension shell' safety system in the 890s for internal operations, tidying up cargo lanes and keeping shipyard slips clear.

The K7 entered minor commercial production by 901 in connection with a high-profile debris harvesting operation in the graveyard of Exegol. It rapidly saw use in navigation, salvage, particulate and asteroid mining, and other specialized vessels and tasks.

 

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Jorus Q. Merrill

Nicely made!

Approved.