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PDC-01
AFFILIATION
Republic
MANUFACTURER
Teta Engineering
SIZE
75m Tall, 50m wide base, 50m deep sublevel
WEIGHT
500 000kg (500 Tons)
COMPOSITION
Durasteel body, permacite foundation CREW
15
CONSUMABLES
2 Months
HANGAR CAPACITY
0
SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
Stationary
MAX RANGE
Near Space Orbit
ARMAMENT
- 1 - Ion Cannon - 2 Shots Per Post Round
DESCRIPTION
The PDC 01 is a planetary defense cannon, capable of striking at ships that have entered the planets near space orbit. Its main purpose is to serve as a deterrent towards potential invaders by being capable of knocking ships out of space from the ground. While they are capable weapons and a severe threat against ships who find themselves in their sights, they are defenseless against a ground assault as the cannons themselves have a limited traverse as to not cause too much strain on the foundation if the cannon were to lean too much to one side.Standing below it, it towers 75 meters up into the air from the ground, however, what's not visible to the naked eye is the 50 meter deep structure beneath it. Below the ground the power generator which powers the weapon is housed, safe from orbital assaults and land based attacks, to a degree. Each cannon also houses three levels of crew quarters, meaning that the cannons can be prepared and ready to fire within twenty minutes of the first call to battle stations.
Effectiveness
Since the PDC-01 is an Ion Cannon its effectiveness doesn't not equal its destructive capabilities, in which case it'd be considerably weaker than almost anything Laser or Missile based. Instead it's effectiveness is accounted by its ability to disable ships. Attached below are a rough scale of what a ship can expect to experience if hit by an Ion Blast from the PDC-01.Figter: - Dead in the air, no chance of turning power back on
Small Freighter: - Dead in the air, restoring power takes some time
Large Freighter: - Dead in the air, shorter delay before power can be returned.
Capital Ships: - Temporary loss of power, emergency power being the only thing surviving the blast.
Anecdote: -
Due to the effects of ship shields, the effectiveness of the Ion Blast is reduced by 50% Meaning that if a Small Freighter with shields is it, the effect on the ship would be equal to that of a Large Freighter, save for Fighters where shields aren't that advanced yet.
Figter: - Dead in the air, no chance of turning power back on
Small Freighter: - Dead in the air, shorter delay before power can be returned.
Large Freighter: - Temporary loss of power, emergency power being the only thing surviving the blast.
Capital Ships: - Surface Weaponry, Primary Engines and Long Range Communications disabled.
LEGALITY
Restricted, very restricted.INTENT
The intent behind this to provide a planetary defense option for worlds who find themselves closer to potential hostile worlds and as a result of the Republic Outlawing the Jedi, I figured that the planets who were closest to Jedi affiliated worlds might want to prepare for a potential attack, though they can also be used on worlds where the Sith or the Hutts are too close for comfort. Upon asking in the Discord about Planetary Defense weaponry, such as the Ion Cannon from The Empire Strikes Back, it was mentioned that there hadn't been any submitted yet. So, here it is, the first Planetary Defense Cannon.ADVANCED TECH
ADVANCED - It's built by a corporation on Empress Teta called Teta Engineering and can't be stolen, though the schematics can be, however building one isn't something that's done before lunch.
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