Approved Ranged Weapon Stalgasin Hive & Geonosian Industries "Butcherbug" KR1K Starfighter Sonic Cannon

[Ukvax the Gilded]

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Basically a starfighter-mounted version of the LR1K Sonic Cannon, if designed and overhauled to be structurally integrated into a starfighter's hull. Power and lethality at the cost of possibly killing oneself (or friendlies) if you or your pals are too close, as well as a slow rate of fire.

STRENGTHS

• Possesses superb destructive power, as it is a sonic weapon and uses the sonic blaster technology of the Geonosians, contact upon hitting a starfighter or even a small, below-corvette starship could rip it apart - in addition to what it could do to the pilot. Due to the explosive radius of the projectile, it can also knock out clumps of starfighters too close by to each other.
  
  
• Standard Energy shields/deflectors may find it more difficult to stop the sonic sphere from detonating prematurely.
  
  
• Modular build and parts allows for easy integration into starfighter frames, thus making it able to be utilized well for it.
  
  
• Geonosian engineering allows for a practically non-existent (if still present) recoil, as well as small size dimensions and weight, thus not impacting performance or handling.
  
  
• The Butcherbug has a tendency to be able to detonate when missing, as the sphere is intentionally designed to grow unstable once near prominent engine systems, thus making it able to still possibly able to hit enemy starfighters with "splash". This also makes it good for clearing out mines.

WEAKNESSES

• Limited "capacity" of shots means it must take time between firing to "chamber", so to speak.
  
  
• Sphere can likely teamkill friendlies or yourself by accident, as it doesn't discriminate.
  
  
• Slow rate of fire means it has a lower rate of fire than most laser cannons by a good margin.
  
  
• Tends to be very, very noticeable when firing, and the sphere is, while quick to head towards a target, can still be dodged if somebody knows what they're doing.
  
  
• Laser cannons cannot be taken with it, as it requires dedicated systems to replace them, so no co-sharing designs.

DESCRIPTION
In shorthand essence, the Butcherbug is an attempt by the Geonosians of Hive Stalgasin and Geonosian Industries to create and formulate a new pinnacle in starfighter technology. Seeing as how the LR1K Sonic Cannon is capable of serving as artillery, the natural next step was to take it to aerospace platforms. Curiously enough, with hundreds of years of technological advancement, Stalgasin Hive have effectively created a form of starfighter weapon that can possibly tear apart most snubcraft due to its intense destructive power, as well as able to possibly ignore deflector shields due to its very nature (as the shields would essentially just cause the sphere to pop and release its energies upon contact, and thus, shred the craft anyway). The KR1K is a powerful, potent weapon - one that not only could change the course of the Geonosian Civil War, but future generations of snubcraft-starfighter conflict to come...

 

[MANIAC]

Ukvax the Gilded

Interesting piece of thechnology. You are using absolute wording several place, I'd like to ask you to modify these, because always the opponent decides about the hit and damage, not you. And one more note, this will not working in the space, because sound does not spreads in vacuum.

 

[Ukvax the Gilded]

Ukvax the Gilded

Interesting piece of thechnology. You are using absolute wording several place, I'd like to ask you to modify these, because always the opponent decides about the hit and damage, not you. And one more note, this will not working in the space, because sound does not spreads in vacuum.

Absolutely will work on that wording, though the thing is, Geonosian sonic blasters aren't pure sound. They're contained within a sphere before detonating.

The weapon's projectile, similar in function to its larger cousin, the LR1K sonic cannon, consisted of a sphere of condensed sonic energy, encapsulated within a containment sphere. Upon rupture of the containment field - which could be caused by any energy or solid based interference with the field - the sphere would explode in a contained omnidirectional blast, and if hit directly onto a living organism like the Jedi in the First Battle of Geonosis, would cause instant death by rupturing the victim's internal organs. Nevertheless, the sphere could cause severe damage to inanimate targets as well, the intense sonic energy many times simply causing a target to explode, or similarly rupture.

I will fix the absolute wording, but I do wanna note it is doable in space via these methods.

 

[Ukvax the Gilded]

Alright, fixes shoooould be made, but lmk if i missed anything!

 

[MANIAC]

Ukvax the Gilded

Thank you! This is still too absolute, because possible other players write such shields which ones have sonic resistance.

Energy shields/deflectors do not protect against sonic weaponry, thus meaning it essentially can just detonate early and still potentially rip things apart.

 

[Ukvax the Gilded]

Ukvax the Gilded

Thank you! This is still too absolute, because possible other players write such shields which ones have sonic resistance.

got it! i'll fix that immediately at once. you're right about that tho, i just was talking standard deflectors <3.

 

[Ukvax the Gilded]

fixed!

 

[MANIAC]

Ukvax the Gilded

Thank you!

Approved.