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====== Space Weapons ====== | ====== Space Weapons ====== | ||
- | ==== Chainguns (TL 6+) ==== | + | Since **YAGS SciFi** aims to emulate the softer side of science fiction, the focus is on providing a range of different energy weapons at technology progresses, without too much regard to the scientific and practical validity of such weapons. |
- | Simplest weapons for space combat. | + | One game design requirement is to keep combat |
- | ==== Nuclear Missiles (TL 7+) ==== | + | ===== Weapon Mounts ===== |
- | Good range, but limited delta-v at low technology levels. Very destructive if they get close enough. | + | ==== Light Turret ==== |
- | ==== Railguns (TL 8+) ==== | + | Mass: 1dt \\ |
+ | Size: 10 \\ | ||
- | 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. | + | The basic light weapon mount, common on civilian ships as point defence and anti-pirate action. Used as anti-fighter and anti-missile point defence by capital ships. |
- | ==== Massdrivers (TL 9+) ==== | + | ==== Heavy Turret |
- | Fire a single shot at very high velocity. More efficient than railguns. They have the advantage that if they hit, they are just as effective at any range. | + | Mass: 3dt \\ |
+ | Size: 15 \\ | ||
- | ==== Lasers (TL 9+) ==== | + | The heaviest type of mount generally found on civilian vessels, but a typical ' |
- | Lasers don't become practical until TL 9+, though are available before then. They have substantially better ranges than kinetic weapons. | + | ==== Barbette ==== |
- | ==== Sandcasters (TL 10+) ==== | + | Mass: 10dt \\ |
+ | Size: 20 \\ | ||
- | Deploy fine dust particles which absorb and reflect light, used as a defence against lasers, and to some extent, particle beams. | + | Generally only found on military vessels, the largest of the turreted weapon mounts. Big enough for use in ship to ship combat, with more flexibility than bay mounted weapons. Considered too slow and ungainly for use in point defence. |
- | ==== Nuclear Pumped X-ray Lasers (TL 10+) ==== | + | ==== Small Bay ==== |
- | Nuclear missiles which power a highly destructive x-ray laser at the target. Greater effective range than a standard nuclear missile. | + | Mass: 50dt \\ |
+ | Size: 25 \\ | ||
- | ==== Particle Beams (TL 11+) ==== | + | The smallest 'main weapon' |
- | Particle beams are more damaging that lasers, though aren't quite as long ranged. | + | ==== Large Bay ==== |
- | ==== Meson Guns (TL 12+) ==== | + | Mass: 250dt \\ |
+ | Size: 30 \\ | ||
- | Make use of weird stuff to avoid armour. | + | The largest non-spinal weapon mount. |
- | ==== Plasma Cannons (TL 13+) ==== | ||
- | Shorter range than lasers and particle beams, but more destructive. | + | ===== Technology Levels ===== |
- | ==== Anti-Matter Particle Beam (TL 13+) ==== | ||
- | Tends to be good against armour, causes high levels of secondary radiation damage. Not as deadly as it sounds though, since the beams tend to be very low density. | + | ==== TL 7 ==== |
- | ==== Fusion Cannons (TL 14+) ==== | + | |
- | Similar to plasma cannons, but do destructive | + | This is the late 20th century, so weapons are pretty much limited to missiles and slug throwers. Ranges are in the 'few kilometres' |
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+ | **Chainguns**: | ||
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+ | **Nuclear missiles**: Good range, but limited delta-v at low technology levels. Very destructive if they get close enough until the invention of //nuclear dampers// | ||
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+ | ==== TL 8 ==== | ||
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+ | TL 7 weapons are still common at TL 8, but new technologies are beginning to become available. At this stage they are still experimental, | ||
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+ | **Railguns**: | ||
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+ | **Massdrivers**: | ||
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+ | **Lasers**: At TL 8 lasers are possible, but not that effective. They tend to do limited | ||
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+ | ==== TL 9 ==== | ||
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+ | Lasers become the primary weapon of choice at this TL, though they are still expensive so railguns | ||
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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. | ||
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+ | **Sandcasters**: | ||
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+ | **Massdrivers**: | ||
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+ | **Plasma Drives**: Reaction drives can of course be used as weapons, but they are diffuse and difficult to focus. As such they have short ranges and aren't considered practical. | ||
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+ | ==== TL 10 ==== | ||
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+ | **Particle beams**: Particle beams are more damaging than lasers, though aren't quite as long ranged. | ||
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+ | **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. | ||
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+ | ==== TL 11 ==== | ||
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+ | **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 | ||
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+ | ==== 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. | ||
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+ | **Xasers**: X-ray lasers. Better range characteristics than standard lasers, and these ones don't need to have a nuclear bomb behind them. | ||
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+ | **Nuclear dampers**: The ability to prevent nuclear explosions in close proximity. | ||
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+ | ==== TL 13 ==== | ||
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+ | **Anti-matter particle beams**: Highly destructive, | ||
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+ | ==== TL 14 ==== | ||
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+ | **Fusion cannons**: Hotter, more deadly versions of plasma cannons, heating the bolts up to fusion temperatures before firing. | ||
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+ | **Gravity pulse gun**: Uses a mix of repulsor/ | ||
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+ | ==== TL 15 ==== | ||
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+ | **Grasers**: | ||
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+ | ==== TL 16 ==== | ||
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+ | **Plasma beams**: Beam version of plasma cannon. | ||
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+ | ==== TL 17 ==== | ||
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+ | **Fusion beams**: Beam version of fusion cannon. | ||
- | ==== Fusion Beams (TL 15+) ==== | ||
- | Beam version of fusion cannons. Greater range and accuracy. |
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