Approved Ranged Weapon Throsk-Type Ion Cannon Mk. I

[Darth Prazutis]

• Intent: To design a refined, limited-production Sith-alchemized ion cannon optimized for Kainate capital ships and installations, combining a strong ion cannon with toned-down psychic effects for widespread fleet deployment.
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• Manufacturer:
  
  • Kainate Bio-Alchemical Engineers
  • Malsheem Shipwrights
  • Shadow Mind
• Affiliation:
  
  • The Kainate
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Throsk-Type Ion Cannon Mk. I
• Modularity: No
• Production: Limited (Used only on select capital ships and installations)
• Material:
  • Sith Blackstone Base Housing
  • Alchemized Sarrassian Iron
  • Harmonic Pulse Crystals
  • Voidweave Signal Coils
  • Amaranth Crystal Lenses

• Classification: Ion / Psychological Warfare Hybrid
• Size: Large
• Weight: Heavy
• Ammunition Type: Enhanced Ion Cells
• Ammunition Capacity: Large
• Effective Range: Long
• Rate of Fire: Average
• Damage Output: High (Against Systems) / Low (Against Organic Minds)
• Recoil: None (Fixed Emplacement)

• Emits focused ion discharges layered with subharmonic resonance. This unique blend creates a haunting auditory profile that echoes even in the vacuum of space through shipboard auditory sensors, making its presence known but hard to pinpoint.
• Can interfere with droid targeting, shields, and power regulation systems. Upon impact, systems often experience flickering HUDs, delayed responses, or temporary shutdowns, throwing formations into disarray.
• Subtle psychic static can induce headaches or unease in organic crew. The static manifests as low-frequency whispers or pulses in the minds of nearby sentients, distracting them during critical moments.
• Maintains stealthy acoustic distortion to obfuscate direction of fire. Enemy ships often misidentify the source of the barrage, leading to misaligned counterfire and ineffective defensive reactions.
• Designed for ease of repair and recalibration aboard Kainate warships. Accessible alchemical nodules and modular crystal matrices allow Sith engineers to quickly perform battlefield tuning or swap out components mid-campaign.

• Dual Disruption: Excellent against shields, sensors, and droids. Its blended output of ion and resonant static allows it to disable both electronic systems and mechanized enemies in a single volley.
• Fleet Compatibility: Fits most heavy cruisers and capital-class vessels. Its streamlined design allows for modular integration into standard Kainate armament configurations without extensive retrofitting.
• Subtle Psy-Warfare: Still causes mild unease, aiding morale breakdown. Crew reports often include headaches, vague paranoia, or a growing sense of dread after repeated exposures to the weapon's emissions.
• Durable Construction: Uses hardened alchemized materials for longevity. Capable of withstanding extended frontline deployments, it remains stable even under intense battlefield duress or near-miss impacts.

• Limited Psychic Impact: Doesn't replicate the full horror of the Throsk-Class. While it retains subtle dissonant effects, it lacks the overwhelming sensory distortion and psychic backlash of its elder variant, making it less effective in pure terror-based roles.
• No Hull Damage: Non-lethal to structures or armored targets. The cannon excels at disabling rather than destroying, requiring other weapons to follow up against heavily armored threats.
• Needs Regular Tuning: Ritual calibration still required for full output. If neglected, the harmonic alignment between the ion core and the dark side-infused components begins to degrade, reducing both range and effectiveness.
• Minimal Effect in Force-Null Zones: The weapon's mild psychic components are dampened in Force-dead zones (e.g. Ysalamiri fields), reducing its morale impact on organic targets but leaving its ion disruption unaffected.

The Throsk-Type Ion Cannon Mk. I is a chilling example of Sith-alchemized efficiency, an instrument forged not for spectacle, but for sustained supremacy. Where its elder sibling, the Throsk-Class Scream Beam, is a terror weapon designed to obliterate morale through unbearable psychic assaults, the Throsk-Type favors discipline over chaos, bringing its malice in measured, precise discharges.

This ion cannon was conceived during the arcane-industrial forges of Malsheem, where Sith engineers and alchemists worked to distill the metaphysical horrors of the original Scream Beam into a fleet-compatible platform. The result was a streamlined version capable of being mounted across a wide array of Kainate warships, from heavy cruisers to dreadnoughts, giving them the ability to sow confusion, disable electronics, and corrode enemy formations with just a few well-placed shots.

The weapon fires ion-charged bolts laced with subharmonic resonance fields, distorted sonic pulses that echo inside enemy vessels, disrupting HUD interfaces, destabilizing power regulation, and creating phantom audio signals across communication lines. While it lacks the full psychic punch of its predecessor, it still emits a low-grade psychic static, enough to cause discomfort, headaches, or a persistent sense of unease among organic crew. Veterans who have faced the Throsk-Type often describe its effect as a whispering tension, like being watched by something that shouldn't exist.

Each cannon is built around a Sith Blackstone housing, reinforced with Alchemized Sarrassian Iron and fitted with Harmonic Pulse Crystals tuned to the dark side. Voidweave Signal Coils enhance signal distortion, while Amaranth Crystals replace the forbidden Voidshards, maintaining spectral resonance without compromising production scope.

Easy to maintain, modular in design, and terrifyingly effective in the right hands, the Throsk-Type has become a mainstay of Kainate naval doctrine, often used in volleys to open engagements, cripple sensor grids, and soften targets for follow-up bombardments. While its effects on morale are subtle, the true power of this cannon lies in its consistency, a reminder that terror does not need to be loud to be devastating. Where the Scream Beam howls, the Throsk-Type whispers,and sometimes? A whisper is all it takes to break a fleet.

 

[MANIAC]

Darth Prazutis

Another cool sub, please try to not abuse it.

Approved.