Anti-orbital rail gun
Model: Lobic Arms EX-240 StarKiller Rail Gun
Type: Planetary defense artillery
Scale: Capital
Skill: Blaster artillery: StarKiller
Cost: not available for sale (yet)
Body: 5D
Crew: 24
Fire Rate: 1/2
Ammunition: 20
Fire Control: 4D
Range: low orbit/medium orbit/high orbit
Damage: 8D+2
Capsule: The StarKiller is an experimental planetary defense weapon
designed by Lobic Arms. It is currently undergoing
field testing in the hands of the Noqtuar HPL
faction on the northern continent of the planet Fanjin.
The StarKiller has exhibited a few flaws so far, but in general it is shaping
up to be a major success. The chief flaw lies in the fact that the StarKiller
is a projectile weapon, rather than an energy weapon. This design was chosen
for a number of reasons, primarily to cut down on the costs and energy
consumption of the weapon. The problem with this design is that the depleted
uranium projectiles can be shot down when fired at a target at long range.
This is a heroic task. The other main problem is a bug in the targeting
software which causes the system to respond slowly (fire control 0D) if
an attempt is made to track a target of less than 40m in length. The R&D
teams are currently working on a solution to the targeting problem. Despite
these problems the StarKiller is a formidable piece of artillery. If it
weren't for the 12 StarKiller prototypes the HPL would have lost their
toehold on Fanjin. As it is, they were able to use the StarKillers to make
any attempt by their rivals, the FNA, at orbital bombardment far too costly
to be worth it.
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