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Intent: To create a anti-capital ship planetary defense cannon as constructed by Firemane
Development Thread: N/A
Manufacturer: Firemane
Model: Tempest Planetary Cannon
Affiliation: Firemane clients, Kaeshana
Modularity: No
Production: Minor
Material: Durasteel
Description: Meant to be the Firemane company's attempt to imitate the effectiveness of Kuat's W-165 Planetary Turbolaser Cannon, the Tempest Cannon is both more and less effective than its KDY counterpart. Like the W-165 model planetary turbolaser, the Tempest Cannon produced by Firemane is meant to combat parties invading a planet by firing intensive turbolaser fire from the planet's surface. Highly effective at damaging and fending off captial ships, the planetary turbolaser cannons work well in conjunction with existing Ion Cannon weaponry. In compairson to the W-165, the Tempest Cannon has a longer range and more accurate shot, making it better against fleets positioned further away and swifter frigates the W-165 would normally have trouble with. In compensation however, the Tempest cannon does have a less punch to back up its shot and takes a few seconds longer to fire for further ranged targets. It does also though, have a better turn rate than the W-165 when realigning for targets. However, it once more faces the W-165's other fault, and that being one alone cannot cover every planetary horizon. The power drain on the weapon is also immense, requiring nearly as much as the W-165, thus proving to be too taxing a weapon to ever place on a warship. Although its size alone would also pose a significant issue for that as well.
Classification: Planetary Turbolaser Cannon
Hieght: 45 Meters
Length: 85 meters barrel
Width: 40 meters base, 30 meters barrel
Crew: 50-80 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 10-15 seconds.
