Approved Ranged Weapon Shriekfang Swarm Pod Mk. I

[Darth Prazutis]

• Intent: To develop a Kainate-exclusive concussion missile launcher system that combines explosive force with psychological and metaphysical disruption.
• Image Source:
  
  • Click - ChatGPT by Me
  • Headers - Teresa Zambrano | Darth Pellax
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• Manufacturer:
  
  • Malsheem Automated Factories
  • Shadow Mind
• Affiliation:
  
  • The Kainate
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Shriekfang Swarm Pod Mk. I
• Modularity: Yes (Warheads can be swapped between standard, fragmentation scream, ripple-shock, and fearburst variants)
• Production: Limited
• Material:
  • Bloodsteel Missile Casings
  • Sith Alchemized Sarrassian Iron Launch Framework
  • Dark Energetic Components
  • Internal Rune Circuitry

• Classification: Missile Launcher (Concussion / Area Denial)
• Size: Large
• Weight: Heavy
• Ammunition Type: Alchemized concussion missiles
• Ammunition Capacity: Large
• Effective Range: Battlefield
• Rate of Fire: Average
• Damage Output: Very High
• Recoil: None

• Screaming Warheads: Each missile emits a psychic shriek in flight, disrupting concentration and sowing fear.
• Payload Options: Can equip fragmentation warheads, ripple-shock concussion charges, or fear burst explosives.
• Corruption Fields: On detonation, each missile releases a directional wave of metaphysical noise that lingers briefly, hindering Force users and electronic targeting.
• Swarm Capable: Designed to be fired in clusters for overwhelming saturation.
• Rune-Guided Tracking: Missiles use specialized, highly accurate Sith rune arrays to lock onto life signs, pain emissions, or even Force disturbances.

• Psycho-Explosive Payload: Devastates both structure and morale; particularly disruptive to Jedi coordination and droid sensor feeds.
• Swarm Saturation: Capable of overwhelming targets with large-scale bursts from multiple pods.
• Multi-Role Warheads: Flexible design makes it viable against starfighters, transports, and escort ships.

• Psychic Feedback: The noise can interfere with friendly Force users or unshielded crew compartments.
• Reload Time: Burst volleys drain ammunition quickly and require reload cycles.
• Countermeasures: Vulnerable to advanced ECM or interception if warheads are not properly rune-shielded.
• Force Nullification: In Force-dead zones or Voidstone interference, the psychic effects of the warheads are suppressed, reducing the weapon to conventional concussion performance.

The Shriekfang Swarm Pod Mk. I are the Kainate's premiere concussion missile platform, designed not merely to simply destroy, but also to corrupt, disorient, and overwhelm. Forged in Bloodsteel and laced with runic inscriptions of torment, each missile is more than a munition; it is a scream given form. Upon launch, Shriekfang warheads emit an audible and metaphysical shriek that frays the nerves of nearby pilots and Force sensitives long before detonation.

Highly modular, Shriekfang Pods can be loaded with a variety of payloads:

• Ripple-Shock Warheads unleash both a traditional concussive burst and a metaphysical shockwave that disrupts formation cohesion and rattles bridge crews.
• Fearburst Warheads employ sacrificial cores that explode in pulses of amplified terror, scrambling coordination among Force sensitives and AIs alike.
• Fragmentation Scream Warheads blend physical devastation with embedded psychic scream-runes, turning each detonation into a burst of lethal shrapnel and mind-shattering noise.

Deployed en masse, these pods are ideal for area denial, suppression of Jedi-led formations, and psychological destabilization of enemy squadrons. Whether crippling escorts, shredding fighter screens, or breaking morale across the stars, the Shriekfang system embodies the Kainate's doctrine of domination through fear and fury.

 

[MANIAC]

Darth Prazutis

Very cool sub again!

Approved.