Emerald Nebula
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create an incendiary terror weapon
- Image Source: Both images owned by HBO
- Canon Link: n/a
- Permissions:
- Thank you to Ingrid L'lerim for the use of Iadrium open tech
- Primary Source: n/a
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Emerald Nebula
- Affiliation:
- Emerald Nebula
- Available on individual basis to Brotherhood of the Maw
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Witchfire Incendiary warhead
- Modularity: Warhead can be fit to various propulsion bodies
- Production: Semi-unique - weapon is complex and extremely powerful limiting its deployment
- Material:
- Liquid Iadrium
- Sodium Tetraborate
- Copper Sulphate Powder
- Benzene
- Durasteel main body
- Quadranium nose cone
- Misc Missile Components
- Classification: Incendiary missile warhead
- Size: Large
- Weight: Very Heavy - The warhead packs a large amount of the chemical mix into its tank under high pressure, this makes it relatively heavy for its size
- Explosive Type: Incendiary
- Delivery Method: Self Propelled - when attached to appropriate body such as proton torpedo
- Effective Range: Personal - due to the weight of the warhead, most propulsion units will lose approximately 40% off their average range
- Area Of Effect: Battlefield - Very large area covered by each missile
- Damage Output: Extreme - The heat of the burning Iadrium can potentially melt durasteel, cause rock to shatter and turn organic material to ash in a very fast time frame
- Warhead is designed to fit onto the propulsion units of various ship based torpedoes and missiles.
- Optional armoured nose cone can allow penetration into hardened structures to allow internal detonation.
- Upon detonation, the chemical mixture is released over a large area due to a small explosive charge thar also ignites the fuel causing it to burn. The heat from the flame is enough to cause a secondary Thermobaric Blast. This initial concussion wave can damage structures and enable the subsequent Incendiary effect to be even more damaging.
- The incendiary gel burns with an extremely hot flame with a rich green colour due to the added Borax and Copper Suphate powders harvested from the emerald nebula itself. The Bezene serves to regulate the burn rate causing the fuel to take around ten minutes to burn out in optimal conditions. This is usually more than enough to start intense secondary fires.
- The smoke is fairly acrid and can cause serious irritation to unprotected eyes, lungs and other mucus membranes. Prolonged exposure can cause serious health problems.
STRENGTHS
- Very Large Dispersal Area - The thermobaric effect of the intial blast spreads the fuel over a very large area meaning small numbers of these missiles can potential effect a lot of targets.
- Extremely Damaging - The thermobaric blast has a very high concussive effect, rendering it capable of significant damage to structures other targets on its own. But the liquid Iadrium based gel burns almost as hot as thermite so can melt metals, destroy stonework and its effect on living flesh is as expected from such a weapon.
- Hard to extinguish While the Iadrium burns it is extremely difficult to extinguish, it has even been proven to continue burning under and floating on water
WEAKNESSES
- Very Heavy warhead - Whilst the warhead is designed to fit on numerous different readily available propulsion systems, the weight of the warhead will knock 40% off the average range expected from a stock projecticle and also make pinpoint accuracy more difficult. Intercepting the missile is easier in some cases due to its lower acceleration.
- Poor performance against shields - The weapon will explode and spread its gel over the surface of particle type shields and although the sheer energy released can eventually overwhelm lighter shields. More heavily shielded targets will be able to cope with anything less than a massed barrage.
- Morally Unambiguous - You might be able to justify using this against certain military targets, but it will be considered barbaric. But using this against a non-military target sends a very clear and undeniable statement about your character and most factions would likely consider it a war crime.
DESCRIPTION
This weapon was developed by the Emerald Nebula as a calling card weapon against their greatest foes. Its destructive power is without question and its great rolling flame is a distinctive memory for those that witness it.
The incendiary is created by mixing a high grade military explosive with Benzene, harvested from a local gas giant and both Borax and Copper Sulphate, harvested from the green void known as the Emerald Nebula, the same green used in their smoke clouds when on anti-ground duties.
The warhead is most commonly fitted to a proton torpedo body, drastically reducing its range and slightly reducing its accuracy. This limits its range to close strikes. On impact, a small explosive charge disperses the gel into the air and over a large area. This then ignites, causing a massive destructive pressure wave, damaging targets and spreading the gel even further. The gel then burns with a green flame and smoke for an average of 10 minutes at a temperature measured in the four digits.
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