M E A T B A G
Note: Despite the written capabilities of this weapon, the damage that is taken is always up to the writer controlling the opposing force.
- Intent: To create a Thyrsian variant of the disruptor cannon for future Starship and Vehicle submissions.
- Image Source: Z-8250 Anti-Ship Exterior Defense Network | HALO Alpha [x]
- Canon Link: Class-D Disruptor [x]
- Permissions: Not Applicable.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles, Zabrak Disruptor Cannon [x,] Hemera Solarized Disruptor Rifle [x,] Synthetic Starburst Crystals [x.]
- Manufacturer: The Golden Company - Armourer’s Guild, The Thyrsian Hierarchy - Royal Armaments Guild (Select and Contracted Foundries.)
- Affiliation: The Golden Company, The Thyrsian Hierarchy, Closed-Market.
- Model: TTH/SDC-001 "Istanu" - Pattern Solarized Disruptor Cannon.
- Modularity: Yes; Aesthetic Variations, and Can be Mounted on Vehicles and Turreted.
- Production: Mass-Produced.
- Material: Agrinium, Durasteel, Dallorian Alloy, Galven Coiling, Ostine, Ketrian Altronel's Alloy, Reinforced Duraplast, Insulating Materials, Synthetic Starburst Crystals, Rylith Crystals, and Various Energy Weapon (Disruptor) Components.
- Classification: Directed Energy Beam - Thyrsian Disruptor Analog.
- Size: Large Rating - Starfighter and Vehicle Emplacement.
- Weight: Heavy Rating - Starfighter and Vehicle Emplacement.
- Ammunition Type: Converted Energy, Super-heated Plasma and Tibanna Gas Canisters - Reactor Dependent.
- Ammunition Capacity: Theoretically Unlimited - Reactor(s) Dependent (Energy) | Tibanna Gas Capsules (55 Shots Per Cannon.) - Small Rating.
- Reload Speed: Direct-Draw Functionality, and Lethality Accruement with an Enforced Overheating Safety Protocol.
- Effective Range: Average Rating - Standard Energy Weapon Range.
- Rate of Fire: Low Rating - Halved Laser Cannon RoF.
- Stopping Power: Very High Rating - Thyrsian Disruptor Analog.
- Recoil: Very Low - Fixed Beam Weapon Turret; Marginal Beam Diffraction and Coil Compression.
- Beam Colour: Topaz - Edged in Magnetic White.
- Solarized Disruptor Weapon - Bypasses Conventional Deflector Shields.
- Precision / Pinpoint Disruptor Emplacement.
- Integrated EMP/ION Resistance(s.)
- Integrated Droid Brain, with Remote Uplink - Automated Operation.
- Socketguard(s.)
- Large Solarized Disruptor Weapon - Capable of Disintegrating Matter and Bypassing Conventional Deflector Shields.
- Power Hungry - Enforced Fire Cycling Protocols.
- Precision Weapon - No Large AoE Splash Damage (Ala Laser and Ion Cannons.)
- Solar Energy Dependence - Rylith Crystals Function Optimally with Constant Exposure to Solar Radiation.
- Slow-Firing Cannon - Slow Lethality Accruement; Integrated Overheating Governer.
- Molecular and Xythan Shielding - Cannot Penetrate.
- Non-Endurance Weapon - Uses Significant Tibanna Gas to Generate Beam; Constant Refueling Missions Required.
Originally preferred by assassins and bounty hunters, Disruptors were a devastating energy weapon capable of disintegrating organic and inorganic matter alike. They operated on a similar level to conventional blaster and laser weaponry, however, their use of tibanna gas was significantly higher - making them impractical for large scale use. This was made especially true when utilized aboard starships, as those cannons would tear through the stored resources which made prolonged engagements an impossibility. Yet, when one’s tactical doctrine spoke highly of lightning warfare, having a heavy hitter in your corner was always welcome.
Thus, the Istanu came to be. It was developed in the aftermath of the Battle of Eshan as an inevitable replacement for their starfighter’s and walker’s primary weaponry; to better cement the Sun Guard’s fearsome legacy among the stars. With this weapon fitted onto their aerial support craft, the Scions of Thyrsus would leave nothing but molecular ash in their wake as they advanced across the battlefield. The same could be said of their forces committed to the void, as disruptors would chew through common shielding systems with relative ease; before atomizing their target in a fiery shower of depressurized atmosphere.
In spite of the devastating arsenal now at their disposal, the Istanu came with its own inevitable drawbacks. While it’s consumption of tibanna was high, the weapon devoured an equal amount of power from a dedicated reactor; so much so that firing multiple weapons at once, or alpha strikes was an impossibility. The starfighter or vehicle would be forced into cycling their weapons in order to keep themselves in the fight. In addition, the Istanu was a slow-firing weapon. It took time to accrue the necessary power needed to unleash the celluar and inorganic degeneration of the disruptor, and thus could never truly be rapid-fired without vastly decreasing its destructive capabilities.
With the Istanu added to their armoury, the Sun Guard would be the undisputed masters of the skies and the ground beneath.
MODIFICATION SUMMARY:
- Updated Submission to 5.1 Standards.
- Changed Image and Image Source.
- Updated Broken Links, and Added Additional Links.
- Balanced Weapon's Ratings, as Extreme Ratings aren't allowed on MP Subs.
- Re-wrote Special Features, Strengths, and Weaknesses to match Thyrsian Submission Structure.
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