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Liberty Center Research Log wrote: Briefing:

With international competition brewing, and a questionable reputation in some minds, it is in the ISI's best interest to implement a permanent form of security for our in-orbit assets. Research has concluded that the most effective form of defense for the time being will be a series of railguns that will be able to manage both smaller and lager class ships.

Basic Theory:

A railgun consists of two parallel metal rails connected to an electrical power supply. When a conductive projectile is inserted between the rails , it completes the circuit. Electrons flow from the negative terminal of the power supply up the negative rail, across the projectile, and down the positive rail, back to the power supply. This current makes the railgun behave as an electromagnet, creating a powerful magnetic field in the region of the rails up to the position of the projectile. A very large power supply providing, on the order of, one million amperes of current will create a tremendous force on the projectile, accelerating it to a speed of many kilometres per second.

Statistics:

Two sets of Railguns have been envisioned :

-Type A : Rapid Reaction
Ammunition : Kinetic Energy munition
Speed : 300 km/s
Firing rate : 3 rounds/second

Notes: Type A railguns were envisioned with close quarters fighting in mind. They will be most effective against smaller satellites, ships and even debris.

-Type B : Armor Pricing Cannon
Ammunition : Nuclear Heavy Rounds
Speed : 600 km/s
Firing rate : 1 rounds/minute

Notes: Type B railguns were envisioned with the heavier class ships, such as IRS Gravships, in mind. Due to the delicate nature of the uranium core in type B ammunition, loading is a much more laborious process this decreased the firing rate significantly. There are other restrictions, mainly the nuclear nature of the munition, that will restrict production and usage of these railguns.

Integration:

All but the smallest class of satellites will have a minimum of one Type A battery mounted for defense, while larger structures, such as Pulse and Surge class satellites are expected to support four type A batteries and one type B. Defenses for Minvera station will include a set of twenty type As and five type Bs.

Santelran Rottsaa wrote:Railguns are not unique to the CAA, Andreas.

Actually, there are very large ones being tested by the US Navy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun

Leo Dine wrote:I'm sorry?...

But seriously, what's the CAA?

Andreas the Wise wrote:You're all making me feel old now - I remember something that seems perfectly obvious to me (Railguns = CAA), and so assume everyone knows it ... but forget about all the young'uns (that and the fact that most of you don't bother to have anything to do with Gralus. I've learnt all your history and legends ...)

Andreas the Wise wrote:Otherwise, the original Tokian forum is good.

"... Only one being in this country uses them, and that's Prodigy. Second, it has a bunch of railguns mounted on it. Who else uses more than one railgun on one ship?"
"Nargoth?"
"True. But he would be using something more magical, less technological."
"Touche."

A railgun consists of two parallel metal rails connected to an electrical power supply. When a conductive projectile is inserted between the rails , it completes the circuit. Electrons flow from the negative terminal of the power supply up the negative rail, across the projectile, and down the positive rail, back to the power supply. This current makes the railgun behave as an electromagnet, creating a powerful magnetic field in the region of the rails up to the position of the projectile. A very large power supply providing, on the order of, one million amperes of current will create a tremendous force on the projectile, accelerating it to a speed of many kilometres per second.

[MoMAD IIIA.] Imperial Defence Administration wrote:MoMA Confiscation Notice

In compliance with MoMA Order 3820/001 the aforementioned "Railgun Defense Batteries", having been determined by the MoMA to be associated with and integral to the Defence Space Initiative (DSI), is hereby confiscated and appropriated by MoMAD IC.;

Inquiries regarding this confiscation order are to be forwarded to MoMAD IIIA. Sub-Section D, Claims Department, DSI Team, Duty Clerk, Cluster 9, Routing Team 6, PO BOX RM101 for forwarding to the MoMAD IIIA. Directorate of the Commissariat, Directorate of the Commissariat Secretariat, DSI Working Group, which shall have ten working ASC years from in which to reply from the moment of receipt of the initial inquiry from the Duty Clerk of Cluster 9, Routing Team 6 of the DSI Team.