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Yaret Shel
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- Intent: The purpose of this submission is to provide the Confederacy of Independent Systems with a Vong-originated analog to the Ion Cannon.
- Development Thread: N/A
- Manufacturer: Yuuzhan Vong Shapers
- Model: Yaret-Shel
- Affiliation: Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Modularity: No
- Production: Mass
- Material: Yorik Coral, Organic Masses
- Classification: Cannon
- Size: Ship-Mounted
- Status: Military
- Length: Grown per Ship/Varies
- Weight: Grown per Ship/Varies
- Ammunition Type: Ion-charged, molten stones
- Ammunition Capacity: Equivocal to Ion Cannons
- Effective Range: 5km (Optimum), 60km (Maximum)
With the introduction of the Yuuzhan Vong colony of Rodia to the Confederacy of Independent Systems, a series of new, Vong-originated analogs were created to bolster their military forces. Amongst these were the Yaret-Shel, which are a derivative of the standard Yaret-Kor. Operating on the same basic principle as its predecessor, the Yaret-Shel are organically grown, bio-technological weapons which take in stone and other large materials. These materials are then heated up until molten. However, unlike its predecessor, an additional step was incorporated into the Yaret-Kor that earned them the title "Yaret-Shel". This step was derived from a new manner of growing the weapon altogether, which allowed for the molten mass to be electronically charged to a point that was essentially equivalent to the charge of an ion cannon. From this point, the Yaret-Shel expels the molten, charged mass as a strong projectile at an enemy vessel.
While being formulated by essentially the same principles as the Yaret-Kor, the shots fired by the Yaret-Shel are not as powerful. This is due to the fact that the electronic charging process minimizes the size of the molten mass, thereby resulting in a shot that would not do grievous sums of damage to an exposed hull, but are exceptionally effective against shields. (Essentially the same effect as an ion cannon).
