Ashin Varanin
Professional Enabler
[SIZE=9pt]OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]PRODUCTION INFORMATION[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]SPECIAL FEATURES[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Strengths[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Imagine you attack a wealthy, rational, pacifist world, not just once but over and over. Imagine that world had exclusive access to top-flight starship engineering technologies and a galaxy-class shipyard. Imagine, furthermore, that the world in question was ready to hit back conclusively, without abrogating its principles. The world in question -- let’s call it Naboo -- might design and deploy something like the static torpedo.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Rather than burn, wreck, melt, and perforate their enemies, Naboo might decide to attenuate or eliminate their ability to do harm, as quickly and safely as possible. A squadron of Naboo starfighters fires static torpedos, and a pirate ship loses its navigational data -- or the operating system for its hyperdrive. A Naboo flotilla deploys static torpedos, and suddenly an enemy fleet finds itself struggling to shoot down a desperate starfighter assault.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]There are downsides, of course. Malfunctioning or erased starship mainframes don’t yield much in the way of useful intelligence. Without a visible explosion, it can be difficult for fire control officers or nearby pilots to gauge where static torpedos are detonating. Overall, however, the static torpedo is a powerful less-lethal option for flummoxing and foiling attackers in a conclusive way.[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Intent:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] A new kind of nonlethal starship weapon, in keeping with Naboo ethics.[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Image Source: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]None[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Canon Link: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] N/A[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Development Thread: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]None[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Primary Source: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]This submission is derived from the SoroSuub Wipe-3 Data Purge Grenade, found in the [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Desperate Allies[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] sourcebook for [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Age of Rebellion.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]“Although information is sometimes committed to flimsiplast or other forms of physical storage, most data storage utilizes electronic media. Overwhelming physical damage can eliminate memory banks and similar devices, but expert slicing can sometimes reconstitute and extract viable data. For more certain methods of data erasure, agents turn to devices like SoroSuub Wipe-3 data-purge grenades. These small, one-use devices release a focused pulse that scrambles data, usually without destroying hardware. Any computer or similar devices hit by a data-purge grenade loses all programming, memory, or any other kind of electronically stored data, but remains otherwise undamaged.” Additional game mechanics indicate that data-purge grenades can stress droid systems and/or erase portions of their memories.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]PRODUCTION INFORMATION[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Manufacturer:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corps[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Model:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Static Torpedo[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Affiliation:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Closed Market, Theed Hangar, Government of Naboo[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Modularity:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] No[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Production[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]: Mass-produced[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Material: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Durasteel, electronics[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Classification: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Missile[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Size:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Ship-mounted, suitable for use in any standard warhead launcher (such as those found on starfighters and as light emplacements on capital ships) or Naboo probe launcher[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Length:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Virtually identical to a proton torpedo[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Weight:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Virtually identical to a proton torpedo[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Ammunition Type:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Specialized data-purge charge[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Ammunition Capacity:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] N/A. This is a warhead suitable for use in existing warhead launchers with varying ammunition capacities..[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Effective Range: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Equivalent to a proton torpedo[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Rate of Fire:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] N/A[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]SPECIAL FEATURES[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Data-purge charge[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]The static torpedo’s data-purge charge is an upscaled version of ancient data-purge grenades. Unlike a mag-pulse torpedo, ion cannon, or brute-force electromagnetic pulse, the static torpedo’s unique technology does not overwhelm and disable all systems it strikes. It’s an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. If subjected to a barrage of static torpedoes, an unshielded, lightly-armored, and/or hull-breached vessel might find crucial computer systems completely wiped of data - navicomputers or targeting computers, for example. A more durable ship with its shields intact might find certain surface systems glitching, rebooting, or losing short-term memory. (The extent of the interference is, of course, entirely up to the defender, inversely proportional to shield strength, proportional to number of warheads, etc.)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Strengths[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]:[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Can erase, scramble, glitch out, or otherwise interfere with computer systems, especially on unshielded, lightly-armored, or hull-breached vessels[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Causes no physical damage[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Causes no real damage to shield strength[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Blunted by ray shields and, to some extent, by thick armour or cap drains[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Lack of a visible explosion can lead to difficulties, as described below[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Imagine you attack a wealthy, rational, pacifist world, not just once but over and over. Imagine that world had exclusive access to top-flight starship engineering technologies and a galaxy-class shipyard. Imagine, furthermore, that the world in question was ready to hit back conclusively, without abrogating its principles. The world in question -- let’s call it Naboo -- might design and deploy something like the static torpedo.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Rather than burn, wreck, melt, and perforate their enemies, Naboo might decide to attenuate or eliminate their ability to do harm, as quickly and safely as possible. A squadron of Naboo starfighters fires static torpedos, and a pirate ship loses its navigational data -- or the operating system for its hyperdrive. A Naboo flotilla deploys static torpedos, and suddenly an enemy fleet finds itself struggling to shoot down a desperate starfighter assault.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]There are downsides, of course. Malfunctioning or erased starship mainframes don’t yield much in the way of useful intelligence. Without a visible explosion, it can be difficult for fire control officers or nearby pilots to gauge where static torpedos are detonating. Overall, however, the static torpedo is a powerful less-lethal option for flummoxing and foiling attackers in a conclusive way.[/SIZE]
