As a side effect of the med tech entry, I thought about updating other bits of the Fenwiki to the current freeze point.
My first thought, due to another thread on the Spacebattles forums, turned to weapons.
Outside some extra links and formating, here are the updates:
=== Projectile Weapons ===
Generally these are coilguns in the 20mm - 100mm range. '''Coilguns''' have proven themselves as a good general purpose weapon with sustained fire rates, and have been around a while.
The '''Mass Driver''', the bigger brother to the coilgun, has started to appear in places, however the weaponized versions are rare, as most that are built are the electromagnetic catapult version.Such systems may actually be part of a missile tube on larger vessels or for launching small craft quickly.
In early 2013 the '''Railgun''' was perfected. This is a weapon good for armour piercing and has a superior burst firing ability as well as a faster muzzle velocity of around 100 times the speed of sound. The most effective calibre currently is the 20mm round.
First seen in prototype during Serenity-Con is the '''Rail Cannon''', a weapon using a 155mm round weighing 5Kg with a maximum muzzle velocity of 1 PSL (Percent of the Speed of Light). This weapon has a low rate of fire (1-3 rounds per minute) at maximum power. It typically operates at muzzle velocities of 1000 times the speed of sound with a slightly higher firing rate of 20 rounds per minute. Due to a combination of power use, size, and heat levels generated in action, it is only mounted on stations and ships of the Destroyer type and up.
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'''Particle Beams''' are still fairly rare in Fenspace after their explosive (figuratively speaking) introduction at [[Boskone War#Boskonian Bases|Boskone Prime], due to their large size and much larger energy requirements. Again, these weapons are normally mounted on stations and large vessels. Any vessel that mounts one is classed as a Battleship or Battlecruiser. The latter are especially closely watched by the Fen [[Space Patrol|law] and [[Great Justice|military] organisations.
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As it stands, most '''missiles''' are vacuum adapted versions of those found in the 'Danelaw. Only [[Stellvia Corporation] had access to pure space designs originally, and they didn't share with anyone (except once, when they delivered a consignment of missiles to the USS ''[[Stingray]'' at the very end of the [[Boskone War]). These used specialist warheads (specifically [[Kaboomite], but rumours of other high-level warheads exist). Since then other [[Faction Guide|factions] have developed more 'aerospace' versions, with the new '''Illudium-P24 Space Modulator''' warheads.
Any objections?
My first thought, due to another thread on the Spacebattles forums, turned to weapons.
Outside some extra links and formating, here are the updates:
=== Projectile Weapons ===
Generally these are coilguns in the 20mm - 100mm range. '''Coilguns''' have proven themselves as a good general purpose weapon with sustained fire rates, and have been around a while.
The '''Mass Driver''', the bigger brother to the coilgun, has started to appear in places, however the weaponized versions are rare, as most that are built are the electromagnetic catapult version.Such systems may actually be part of a missile tube on larger vessels or for launching small craft quickly.
In early 2013 the '''Railgun''' was perfected. This is a weapon good for armour piercing and has a superior burst firing ability as well as a faster muzzle velocity of around 100 times the speed of sound. The most effective calibre currently is the 20mm round.
First seen in prototype during Serenity-Con is the '''Rail Cannon''', a weapon using a 155mm round weighing 5Kg with a maximum muzzle velocity of 1 PSL (Percent of the Speed of Light). This weapon has a low rate of fire (1-3 rounds per minute) at maximum power. It typically operates at muzzle velocities of 1000 times the speed of sound with a slightly higher firing rate of 20 rounds per minute. Due to a combination of power use, size, and heat levels generated in action, it is only mounted on stations and ships of the Destroyer type and up.
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'''Particle Beams''' are still fairly rare in Fenspace after their explosive (figuratively speaking) introduction at [[Boskone War#Boskonian Bases|Boskone Prime], due to their large size and much larger energy requirements. Again, these weapons are normally mounted on stations and large vessels. Any vessel that mounts one is classed as a Battleship or Battlecruiser. The latter are especially closely watched by the Fen [[Space Patrol|law] and [[Great Justice|military] organisations.
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As it stands, most '''missiles''' are vacuum adapted versions of those found in the 'Danelaw. Only [[Stellvia Corporation] had access to pure space designs originally, and they didn't share with anyone (except once, when they delivered a consignment of missiles to the USS ''[[Stingray]'' at the very end of the [[Boskone War]). These used specialist warheads (specifically [[Kaboomite], but rumours of other high-level warheads exist). Since then other [[Faction Guide|factions] have developed more 'aerospace' versions, with the new '''Illudium-P24 Space Modulator''' warheads.
Any objections?