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SOAP (Supercapacitor Ordinance Armor penetrator)

Basic:
A cannon explosive, that upon hitting a shield, immediately releases a massive burst of electricity, causing the shield to be overloaded and destroyed.
Tech:
The SOAP consists of a standard-bearing and caliber ammunition packed in a typical fleet shell. Inside it are 4 "rings" of charged high-capacity supercapacitors connected to a radio fuse linked to the launching vessel's Quantum Illumination Radar (Look below). Upon contact with the target, if it identifies it to be a shielding system, it transfers the entirety of the super capacitor power through a diode in the tip directly to the shield contact. (Old concept, does not work against plasma shields, only solid armor and ion shields)

https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/products/electronic-components/resources/technical/eaton-supercapacitor-application-guidelines.pdf

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Medici-class sytem

Basic:
A system that generates a magnetic field that blocks off particles such as lasers. Sometimes also capable of pulling smaller spacecraft

Scientific:
The field is generated by a single constant electromagnetic generator that powers an electromagnet in a ring shape that is built into the main hull of the vessel to avoid inner disruption, and their fields are guided with a malleable shaped magnetic material in the shape of a torus, allowing the system to manipulate the generated magnetic field around the vessel at a whim, including the capable of increasing amplitude in certain areas such as the front of the vessel to create specific shielding zones to deflect against incoming particle-based attacks.

https://phys.org/news/2022-05-magnetic-astronauts-dangerous-space.html#:~:text=On%20Earth%2C%20our%20planet%27s%20magnetic%20field%20deflects%20cosmic,bring%20along%20a%20magnetic%20field%20equivalent%20to%20Earth%27s.


Molecular Disruption Ray Projector (MDRP)

Basic:
A ray that creates continued explosions similar to nuclear weapons when it hits the ground.

Scientific:
The emitter of the device consists of a miniaturized 500-600KwH double-file break-type particle accelerator, which is fed from both openings with a constant stream of any radioactive isotopes of Po and At, which are slammed together in the middle of the particle-accelerator at 95% of the speed of light, creating plasma, as well as hitting at a 15 degree angle relative to the firing iris, which is a standard tungsten-copper alloy meant for heat resistance over prolonged use, with temperatures in the firing iris nearing 1500 Celsius during firing conditions. 10,000 particles per second is the standard output speed of this device. Due to the draining of the batteries, which have 5,000,000 Ma of power storage each, or for a more quick, rather than prolonged use, supercapacitors with only 3,000,000 Ma of power storage each offer a quicker solution and burst of power to the electromagnets and the particle accelerators. The barrel is 0.25m by 16m.

Aligner/Concentrator
This consists of two eletromagnets powered by a singular antimatter generator, capable of firing at 400,000 Gauss for a fraction of a second, usually aligned with the atoms fired from the emitter, and this is a singular "alignment burst" to form a magnetic field that encompasses the track taken. However, it can also fire at 300,000 gauss (Approx.) for a prolonged period of time, creating an area 1m in diameter, spherical in shape, in which electrons are unable to be shared, with the sudden swiching of the magnetic polarity to negative force, repelling the electrons and neutron, and compressing them. The sudden burst of plasma rushing in causes a heavy imbalance in the magnetic force in the area, as well as the aligner's force exerted in the area, pushes against the atoms, causing several small detonations, and beginning a small nuclear fissile reaction. The field is maintained for 50 milliseconds, then is deactivated to allow the reaction to continue. (Planets mainly made of iron and other decayed elements with longer half-lifes are unable to be targeted, unless a target-rich environment is offered Ex: Nuclear plant). However, other gases in the air, mainly krypton and xenon, can be turned into volatile and fissile material. This gives the weapon an effective "Area of Effect" of 700 miles, or even as little as 25 miles, depending on the composition of elements of the target and of the surrounding area, and the ability to continue the fissile reaction.

The range of the weapon, however, is only 100 miles, as a large magnetic field that can target accurately is unlikely to be able to be sustained from such a distance, and though firing from a longer range is somewhat plausible, the results may be scattered, and may be unable to begin a fissile reaction.

The area normally expands depending on the geography of the area, such as in a planet of normally inert and non-fissile elements, such as iron or lead, the detonations will merely be present on the surface and in the skies, due to the more favourable conditions there for a nuclear detonation.

Dimensions of the weapon:
Height: 2 m
Length: 30m
Weight: 20 tons
Width: 1 m


Quantum Illumination Radar (QIR)

Basic:
A radar that uses quantum "entanglement", or one atom existing in many places, to detect enemy ships.
Scientific:
The radar projects a pair of entangled microwave photons at certain frequencies depending on the item it is looking to find, and when the impact entangled photon triggers the device, it triggers the paired detection photon, then the image-forming photon located on the colmputational unit, then processing it to memory and creating a rendered image of detection that cannot be avoided.

The Ceratan Bureau for Intelligence Development (CBID) has begun development of new long-range undisturbed detection methods, one of which shows promise is quantum illumination radars. Utilizing entangled photons, not only can a target be detected, the composition of its interior and the atomic structure of its hull can be determined, allowing for appropriate reaction. However, this technology is still in its early stages of development, and is expected to be completed in 5 years.

https://cn.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=MoT7aRBg&id=F98853C18D1B60CA86BAFA660F155B1F89401175&thid=OIP.MoT7aRBgpPQhDjKFM7TvCAAAAA&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fi1.wp.com%2fidstch.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2016%2f09%2fquantum-radar.png%3ffit%3d384%252C276%26ssl%3d1&exph=276&expw=384&q=quantum+illumination+radar&simid=607992542993601498&FORM=IRPRST&ck=F75F80FA177B77DA8CA950895974AEB7&selectedIndex=82

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Airburst

Basic:
A missile that, on detonation, releases a large amount of gasses and plasma, creating a star that quickly collapses into a black hole, which also quickly disintegrates along with anything it hits.

Scientific:
The missile is based off of the booster of the Wyvern-class warp missile, while maintaining the same propulsion systems, giving it the same capabilities. The warhead, when nearing the target, fires an internal laser powered by the nuclear pulse engine at a glass bead suspended via 2 titanium bas in the chamber, deploys a tritium and deuterium rich gas into the airtight firing chamber, creating an artificial star before two photon-rich carbon launchers are directly deployed into the center of the chamber, taking away the hydrogen away from the pseudo-star, pressurizing it, overloading it and causing an artificial black hole to form that consumes the projectile it is intended to intercept as well as the missile, before collapsing in a few seconds, releasing massive heat in the form of Hawking radiation.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-02885-3
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-stationary-hawking-analog-black-hole.html


Bead-Based Suspension Shield (BBSS)

Basic:
A shield consisting of small particles controlled by magnets meant to protect against attacks.
Scientific:
Using the Medici-class system of the vessel, this shield manipulates a somewhat dense cloud of small metal granules around the ship in a cloud-like form, capable of forcing open openings via the onboard computers when the vessel is forced to fire. Kinetic projectiles traveling at a certain speed will be annihilated if they hit even a single one of the particles, spreading out the damage to the vessel. Beam weapons and particle cannons will also remain ineffectual, as if they make contact with the cloud, only a few particles will be blasted away, leaving the ship and the rest of the shield intact.

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