Camellia
Camellia
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Intent: To create a anti-capital ship planetary defense cannon as constructed by the Archangel company.
Development Thread: N/A
Manufacturer: Archangel Research and Design
Model: Sarissa Planetary Cannon
Affiliation: Archangel Research and Design, Their Clients
Modularity: No
Production: Minor
Material: Durasteel
Description: Constructed and produced by Archangel Research and Design, the Sarissa class planetary defense cannon is the company's move to revive Loronar's old design itself, though with some improvements and sacrifices to bring the weapon up to modern standards and make it more accessible and effective. The original Loronar design rivaling Kuat Drive's old W-165 Planetary Turbolaser Cannon in firepower, though requiring more energy and packing a slightly heftier punch as part of it, simply was not an efficient model to put back on the galactic market with Archangel's acquisition of the files and designs Loronar Corporation had before the takeover. The new Planetary Turbolaser Cannon by Archangel does not require the vast power reserves that Loronar's first cannon did, but does have less firepower, but having the original design as a base allowed Archangel to give the cannon half again as much power to its shots than the average planetary defense cannon on the market. In exchange though the company did find it took some additional time to fire the weapon and recharge its conductors, though this has no effect on its ability to realign. The installation also requires little crewing due to Archangel's iimplementationof its droid technology to allow systems to run more efficiently. The cannons truly require the presence of people to man the guns mostly for maintenance and for emergencies regarding the reactor or failure of a system than to fire it. As with all planetary defense weaponry, the ability to mount it on a ship at its size, let alone power it along with the rest of the ship's systems, is just oo unlikely to occur.
Classification: Planetary Turbolaser Cannon
Hieght: 45 Meters, (95 with barrel raised)
Length: 110 meters barrel
Width: 30 meters
Crew: 20-46 optimal
Reactor: Hypermatter Reactor
Effective Range: Can fire at targets within and beyond orbit within considerable range. Though targets outside of orbit face less threat from the cannon's firepower than those closer. Cannot be utilized against ground troops, starfighters, bombers, gunships, and swift enough corvettes.
Rate of Fire: Can fire once every 15-25 seconds.
