Nano Shredder Vulcan M72
Powerful nanobot dispenser used by the Hyperion Federation.
Designed by the Yunkad Coalition, It fires huge numbers of nanobots at enemy ships. If enough can land on the enemy starships the bots can pull apart the entire ship, reducing it to shrapnel. It also passes through most shields undisturbed.
However it does have a very limited range for a Hyperion weapon.
The Purple Colour Variant does not dismantle matter, these nanobots will instead scan the atomic composition of the target, causing no damage but gaining information about it.
The HF can also use this kind of weapon system to build any structures they want on the ship. They could even turn such a ship into a Freelancer Starship if they wanted, piloted by the captain. The HF has never done this however, as the resulting freelancer would be very likely to open fire at HF assets on sight. It is also considered highly unethical as the rest of the crew would be killed.
Despite its power, however, it is rarely used by the HF in actual combat because their doctrine is focused on long range strikes. The Nano Shredder is still useful though, able to deploy far more nanobots than any Nanobot Shell, and not considered unethical as long as the HF allows the target's crew to leave the ship.
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