PDRMN Rail Cannon
The Rail Cannon is a highly specialized craft. At its core is a long, powerful railgun that can accelerate a projectile up to a rather ridiculous 3500 km/s in less than an instant. In addition, it has some smaller bore weapons that can be accelerated to the speed of light, specialized Macron Weapons. All these together mean they can deliver a shot with the power of a torpedo at the speed of a laser with the accuracy of a coilgun.
The primary weapon is a Railgun, comprising 380 m of length down the spine of the ship. This can only be fired in a small 2° arc at the front, but due to the unmanned nature of the ship, it can spin around 180° in only 15 seconds.
The standard projectile of the railgun is a 2 ton slug, accelerated at a rather ludicrous 1.02E9 g, for less than a millisecond. After this, the powerful array at the front pushes it with just 1000 g for however long it can, typically just a couple seconds, though if it has longer and the help of some other ships, it can push it up to 3% c. Either way, the slug is entirely liquified by the process, due to the nearly 70 PJ being pumped into it. This stupendous amount of power necessitates the cessation of all forward movement, and a lengthy charge up of at least 32 seconds, typically closer to 60.
In addition to the standard weapons, both Rail Cannons have a powerful extra experimental weapon. A Macron Beam Projector, shooting microscopic beads at barely sub-luminal velocities. The typical charge is a 4 micron bead, fired at 98% c. These impact the target very powerfully, like an abrasive scrubber, and are demagnitized before leaving to prevent shield use.
The standard compliment of a Rail Cannon is rather drone heavy, as generally they are meant to operate rather close to action, even if they can fire from halfway accross the solar system.
The primary weapon is a Railgun, comprising 380 m of length down the spine of the ship. This can only be fired in a small 2° arc at the front, but due to the unmanned nature of the ship, it can spin around 180° in only 15 seconds.
The standard projectile of the railgun is a 2 ton slug, accelerated at a rather ludicrous 1.02E9 g, for less than a millisecond. After this, the powerful array at the front pushes it with just 1000 g for however long it can, typically just a couple seconds, though if it has longer and the help of some other ships, it can push it up to 3% c. Either way, the slug is entirely liquified by the process, due to the nearly 70 PJ being pumped into it. This stupendous amount of power necessitates the cessation of all forward movement, and a lengthy charge up of at least 32 seconds, typically closer to 60.
In addition to the standard weapons, both Rail Cannons have a powerful extra experimental weapon. A Macron Beam Projector, shooting microscopic beads at barely sub-luminal velocities. The typical charge is a 4 micron bead, fired at 98% c. These impact the target very powerfully, like an abrasive scrubber, and are demagnitized before leaving to prevent shield use.
The standard compliment of a Rail Cannon is rather drone heavy, as generally they are meant to operate rather close to action, even if they can fire from halfway accross the solar system.
Power Generation
1 Primary Drive Tokomak (70 PW)
4 Secondary Emergency Tokomaks (1 PW)
4 Secondary Emergency Tokomaks (1 PW)
Propulsion
1 Primary Drive (5.2E9 N)
48 Maneuvering Drives (3E8 N)
48 Maneuvering Drives (3E8 N)
Weapons & Armament
1 Railgun, 380 m, 70 PJ
4 Micron Cannons, 0.98 c
8 40 m rail guns
17 10 m rail guns
1 torpedo tube - large
160 torchpedoes - various
4 torpedo tube - standard
600 torpedoes - various
12 drone launch bays
800 drones - various
4 Micron Cannons, 0.98 c
8 40 m rail guns
17 10 m rail guns
1 torpedo tube - large
160 torchpedoes - various
4 torpedo tube - standard
600 torpedoes - various
12 drone launch bays
800 drones - various
Class
Manufacturer
Owning Organization
Rarity
2
Beam
90
Length
480
Complement / Crew
HV-3.8 mind, 3 HV-1.7 minds, 18 HV-0.7 minds
Cargo & Passenger Capacity
Can support a couple dozen people in the short term
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