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genres:scifi:tech:space_weapons [2016/10/02 17:52] – samgenres:scifi:tech:space_weapons [2018/08/18 15:05] – sam
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 **Railguns**: Similar to chainguns, but using electromagnetic propulsion to fire a small number of rounds at very high velocity. More accurate, longer ranged, but still limited relative to higher tech alternatives. **Railguns**: Similar to chainguns, but using electromagnetic propulsion to fire a small number of rounds at very high velocity. More accurate, longer ranged, but still limited relative to higher tech alternatives.
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 +**Massdrivers**: The same technology as //Railguns//, but designed to fire a single high mass kinetic round rather than multiple small ones. Has a higher destructive ability, but very inaccurate against small targets.
  
 **Lasers**: At TL 8 lasers are possible, but not that effective. They tend to do limited damage but have the advantage of high accuracy at longer ranges than railguns. **Lasers**: At TL 8 lasers are possible, but not that effective. They tend to do limited damage but have the advantage of high accuracy at longer ranges than railguns.
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 ===== TL 9 ===== ===== TL 9 =====
  
-Lasers become the primary weapon of choice at this TL, and railguns are still common.+Lasers become the primary weapon of choice at this TL, though they are still expensive so railguns and massdrivers are still in heavy use. 
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 +**Nuclear Cannon**: Directed energy weapon, detonate a small nuke and direct it at the target. Incredible amounts of damage, but very limited range.
  
 **Sandcasters**: Used for defensive purposes. They deploy fine dust particles which absorb and reflect light, used as a defence against lasers, and to some extent, particle beams (which haven't been invented yet). **Sandcasters**: Used for defensive purposes. They deploy fine dust particles which absorb and reflect light, used as a defence against lasers, and to some extent, particle beams (which haven't been invented yet).
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 **Particle beams**: Particle beams are more damaging than lasers, though aren't quite as long ranged. **Particle beams**: Particle beams are more damaging than lasers, though aren't quite as long ranged.
  
-**Nuclear pumped x-ray lasers**: Nuclear missiles which power a highly destructive x-ray laser at the target. Greater effective range than a standard nuclear missile.+**Nuclear pumped x-ray lasers**: Nuclear missiles which power a highly destructive x-ray laser at the target. Greater effective range than a standard nuclear missile, and harder to target.
  
 ===== TL 11 ===== ===== TL 11 =====
  
-**Xasers**: X-ray lasers. Better range characteristics than standard lasers, and these ones don't need to have a nuclear bomb behind them.+**Plasma cannons**: Fire bolts of super heated plasma. Shorter range than lasers or particle beams, but more damage. Due to their explosive effects, tend to be good against larger targets.
  
 ===== TL 12 ===== ===== TL 12 =====
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 **Meson guns**: Make use of weird stuff to avoid armour. Tend to be only used as spinal mount weapons until much later tech levels. **Meson guns**: Make use of weird stuff to avoid armour. Tend to be only used as spinal mount weapons until much later tech levels.
  
-**Plasma cannons**: Fire bolts of super heated plasma. Shorter range than lasers or particle beams, but more damage. Due to their explosive effects, tend to be good against larger targets.+**Xasers**: X-ray lasers. Better range characteristics than standard lasers, and these ones don't need to have a nuclear bomb behind them.
  
 **Nuclear dampers**: The ability to prevent nuclear explosions in close proximity. **Nuclear dampers**: The ability to prevent nuclear explosions in close proximity.
genres/scifi/tech/space_weapons.txt · Last modified: 2018/08/30 20:48 by sam
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