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Doorbreaker Plasma Cannon

The Doorbreaker is a three-barreled plasma cannon created by NAM in YE 36, initially for the NAM Terratech Heavy Assault Armorsuit - "Devastator" but later for use with other Nepleslian power armors.

About the Doorbreaker

The Doorbreaker was NAM's attempt to create a powerful direct-fire weapon that did not have any area of effect. The NAM "Wolfhound" Heavy Multipurpose Railgun HMR-01a could not be modified to fit the requirements. As a result, NAM went to the drawing board and, using the NAM Light Plasma Autocannon LPA-01b as a starting point, came up with the three-barreled Doorbreaker. Functionally, it is little more than three Light Plasma Autocannons re-designed into a single platform with the beam function replaced by an overcharged triple blast. It can also be toggled to Machine-Gun mode, where each barrel fires a single shot in rapid sequence, allowing users to lay down streams of plasma bolts.

Nomenclature Information

  • Designer: NAM
  • Manufacturer: NAM
  • Name: Doorbreaker Plasma Cannon
  • Nomenclature: Na-W4
  • Type: Plasma Cannon
  • Role: Squad Support Weapon
  • Length: 39 inches
  • Mass: 20lbs, 9kg

Appearance

Pending. See Devastator Picture until it can be cropped.

Discharge Information

  • Muzzle Flash: Bright Green flashes
  • Retort: Low whine with each firing
    • Beam Appearance: White-green bolts
    • Effective Range(MG): 1000m (atmosphere), 100km (space)
    • Effective Range(FB): 200m (atmosphere), 100km (space)
  • Rate of Fire: 6 shots per minute (FB), 1200 shots per minute (MG)
  • Recoil: None

Energy Source

  • Ammunition From internal capacitor or charged by attaching power cable to Power Armor
    • Machine-Gun Mode DR: Tier 5 or Tier 6, Medium Anti-Armor or Heavy Anti-Armor (FIXME: Staff needs to determine which)
    • Full Blast Mode DR: Tier 8 or Tier 9, Medium Anti-Mecha or Heavy Anti-Mecha (FIXME: Staff needs to determine which)
  • Round Capacity: 30 FB shots or 6000 MG shots

Weapon Mechanisms

  • Loading: To add additional charge, it must be connected to an exterior power source via the power cable
  • Mode Selector: Button
  • Firing Modes: Machine-Gun or Full Blast
  • Safety Mechanism: None
  • Weapon Sight: Digital linking with Power Armor HUD indicates where shots will hit

Pricing

The Doorbreaker is not for sale to anyone other than the SMDION without authorization from the Nepleslian government.


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faction/nepleslia/weapons/doorbreaker_plasma_cannon.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/21 04:24 by 127.0.0.1