Post by Kross on Apr 7, 2019 21:35:49 GMT -5
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
* Intent: (An all purpose deadly missile system for the Galactic Republic')
* Image Source: Link
* Canon Link: (N/A)
* Primary Source: ( Technology Templates)
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
* Manufacturer: (Republic Technology)
* Affiliation: (Galactic Republic)
* Model: (Swarm)
* Modularity: (Yes, the type of missiles used, and the programming of the guidance system)
* Production: Minor
* Material: ( Missile, missile parts,tracking systems, Durasteel Deflector shield Usually concussion missiles but depend on strategic value to what is loaded.)
SPECIAL FEATURES
-Two to five missiles spiral around a guidance missile that tracks down a target, and upon impact causes all missiles to slam into the same location.
-Capable of being launched from most missile systems\
-Very high impact value.
-Due to the spiraling of the additional missiles they actually take up anywhere from 1 to 3 meters, if any hit an intended target, they all converge on it. This makes them far more difficult to dodge.
-The Guidance missile can easily be reprogrammed to change the way it moves or how it guides its missiles.
Strengths:
-High speed high mobility missiles.
-High impact as they combine 2-5 missiles into a single powerful blast that can pack more power.
-Spiraling of the missiles allows it to reach wider making dodging extremely difficult
-Relatively easy to store, though it will take up the space of at least three missiles, one being the guidance missile.
-Guidance missile is designed to keep track of its target through motion, distortions, thermal imaging, and image recognition, making it capable of following most ships in spite of stealth systems so long as it is close enough and already recognized the target before it went into stealth. It then guides the other missiles in a spiral around it both keeping it safe and giving it a wider range of missing. Then converges them all on one impact point when it reaches its target.
-Easily reprogrammed
Weaknesses:
-Spiraling can also allow them to run into debree more easily and lose missiles along the way making them more difficult to effectively use in places like tight asteroid belts.
-If the guidance missile gets damaged the other missiles will become like regular missiles and are more likely than typical to lose their targets.
-Require the space for all the missiles used, along with the guidance missile.
DESCRIPTION
(Created by Republic Technology as a way for smaller craft to more easily take down much larger opponents, without the necessity to use bombs or weapons that weighs them down. The Swarm is a combination of guidance missile and offensive missiles, concussion or otherwise, that can take down much heavier shields then would be typical with most missile launchers as they work together to create considerably greater and more focused blasts. Additionally these Swarms serve as an excellent defense by large craft against fighters, as the guidance missile can keep track of it while the offense missiles spiral around the guider making it much more difficult to dodge due to its wider spread then a single missile. In particular this system was designed to be applied to attack drones and future technologies.)
