Ship Weaponry

Directory

Starships carry a variety of weapons that were designed for optimizing space combat. Far from the explosions and large projectiles of planetside, space weaponry is designed to work with the physics of space to make destructive weapons as small as possible.

Kinetic Impactors:
Kinetic impactors are small tungsten balls (about the size of ping pong balls) that are launched at high velocity out of small guns on starships.

These can rip through enemy ships doing immense damage.

They are used in close range encounters and have no seeking capabilities, meaning that the shot must be very precise.

Electromagnetic Anchors:
Electromagnetic anchors are launched from a cannon on a starship. They are only about the size of a cigarette lighter.

They pierce the hull of starships and latch, then they emit an electromagnetic pulse.

The purpose is to attempt to surge the power and blow main systems in enemy starships.

They are used in close range encounters and have no seeking capabilities, meaning that the shot must be very precise.

Kinetic Lance Cannons:
Kinetic lance rounds are 120mm rounds that are launched at high velocity out of large cannons on warships.

These break apart as they approach the target, hitting it with multiple pieces at high velocity. This rips through and does tremendous damage to starships.

They are used in long range encounters and have target seeking capabilities, meaning that the shot must be precisely locked on before firing.

These rounds have the capability to withstand orbital pressure and hit ground targets.

Guided Missiles:
Guided missiles fire in  five clusters of three missiles, for a total of fifteen missiles launched at once.

They are blunt missiles; they smash into the target ship with the purpose of hopefully doing enough blunt damage to disable its’ thrusters or engine.

They are used in long range encounters and have target seeking capabilities, meaning that the shot must be precisely locked on before firing.

Radioactive Cluster Bombs:
Radioactive cluster bombs are small square containers filled with dozens of even smaller bombs. Upon release the box gets a certain distance and releases the bombs. When the bombs are struck they burst, and release a cloud of radioactive material.

The purpose is for the burst of energetic particles and the ensuing electromagnetic storm to hopefully scramble the enemy ship’s systems.

They are used in close range encounters and have no seeking capabilities, meaning that the shot must be very precise.