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This is going to be so exciting, thank you!
Originally designed by the defensive-minded Abbai, then also taken on by the Brakiri, gravitic shield generators are very effective deterrents to any hostile weapons fire. By forming an angled funnel of very high gravity, most attacks simply slow down to the point of stationary and burn out well before they ever get close enough to harm the ship. Missiles detonate, particles simply fade away and matter collapses in upon itself upon striking the field of massive force. High-output energy beams or sustained firing weapons can push past the buffer with little trouble, as the generators are simply unable to keep up the sort of output required to keep up with such a barrage.
Considered to be the true masters of laser technology, the Hyach were toying with simple beams of coherent light long before they ever decided to stretch their influence to the stars. What other races consider to be ‘advanced’ laser technology is common household knowledge for the Hyach designers. It was their mastery over lasers combined with what they learned from their allies the Abbai that eventually created the ‘harmonic laser’.
Harmonic weaponry is solely of Hyach design and they protect it jealously. It combines sound and laser energies into a single beam of cooperating wavelengths, which weaken and then shatter the molecular bonds of a target. Harmonic weaponry is marvelled at by all who have ever seen the Hyach use it, especially the Brakiri – who covet the technology with unequalled hunger.
Based on the Hyach’s ingenious sonic/laser combination technology, the harmonic laser is their primary weapon on every craft they fly in their fleets. Ranging in size and damage potential, the harmonic laser is a devastating weapon system that combines focusing crystals and resonating chambers that are energised and funnelled into a single streak of barely visible energy. The beam fractures and melts the target all at once, ripping apart the structure so the damage can reach deeper inside the target much faster.
The use of such high-frequency and power sonic energy creates a massive burst of ultrasonic noise that interrupts most short-range communications for a moment. This sound is inaudible to all but the most sensitive of ears. It is called dak’a’pe by the Pak’ma’ra (who believe it is musical in nature) meaning ‘death’s holy voice’.
There are many varieties of harmonic laser available to shipbuilders with enough clout to obtain them. Each one takes up a significant amount of room on a starship, as they use their own power and energy supplies and are unable to use common varieties. The proof of this is the ‘focussed’ harmonic laser, which is built along the spines of many larger Hyach ships, earning it the nickname of a ‘spinal laser’. So much energy and gathering apparatus is required to use this weapon effectively that only Hyach-built ships are suited to do so.
There is not a true interception technique designed by the Younger Races that can stop or even slow down high-energy beams like lasers… save one. The Hyach, masters of laser technology, created a powerful wavelength-based shield that essentially balances the wavelengths of attacking energies. For every wavelength in the spectrum, there is an opposite wavelength that brings the two into balance – the nullification point. Through their advances in harmonic laser technology, the Hyach designed several safety measures that would cancel out laser wavelengths if experiments got out of hand or became unstable.
It was these safety measures that were then experimented on, creating a powerful shielding force that can actually cancel out a large portion of energy. It does nothing for weaponry that uses solid matter or charged particles, but with the addition of defensive turrets their threat is lessened as well. Note that the Harmonic Shield only applies its rating against Beam attacks.
So basically they're in the beginning of the design phase of their procurement cycleThey are on the wish list but as Earth is only 5 years ahead I think only Warlocks will be well represented. Maybe a Marathon or two
Pretty much, while I do plan to cover about 4 years and have greatly expanded wars and conflicts I'm not sure we'll make it as far as those other ships.
Though they would be fully operational in time for any Drakh war, if such a thing occurs. Might not be enough Drakh left at that point in this timeline
Though they would be fully operational in time for any Drakh war, if such a thing occurs. Might not be enough Drakh left at that point in this timeline
Yeesh I assume that their construction was mandated in the treaty that ended the war in this timeline as well otherwise I rather doubt anyone would build willing to build more than a coupleYes to Babylon stations as there is still a desire to build a place to facilitate diplomacy, but they will be even less successful this time round
But still good for trade and business which is why they keep them active. Same basic history too, exploded, exploded, exploded, vanished, cheap
Yes to Babylon stations as there is still a desire to build a place to facilitate diplomacy, but they will be even less successful this time round
But still good for trade and business which is why they keep them active. Same basic history too, exploded, exploded, exploded, vanished, cheap
5 years ahead is why I mentioned the Delphi Scout and Cronos Attack Frigate. You might want to go and take a look at when the EA started unveiling it's next gen class of ships. Outside of the Warlock class, which first entered service with the EAS Titans in December 2261, with the rest following in 2262, we have the other ships coming in the same general time period.They are on the wish list but as Earth is only 5 years ahead I think only Warlocks will be well represented. Maybe a Marathon or two
You could always make the Minbari cough up the dough for them as part of peace settlement.
Could do
Branmer is open to the idea of some sort of diplomatic effort, he's got his eye on building an alliance for the Shadow war, but his popularity is very wobbly by the time of the story so the Minbari may see it a bit like the Centauri. Dead end assignment.
Is the Warlock Alpha a sort of replacement for the Nova Gamma dreadnought?
Do you have ideas on its armament?
But even 30 years later they still have the best broadside in the fleet.
And how many fighters these Warlocks Alpha carry?