Post by Fromikeable on Apr 5, 2020 22:07:50 GMT -5
Project Vanguard  Republic Crystals-turned-Kinetic-warheads Name • One-Stage Planetary Defense Elimination System (OSPDES) Classification • Superweapon Origin • Galactic Republic Specifications Size • How big is this thing? Give rough estimates in metric measurements (meters) - Height: 1.5 km - Width: 1.5 km - Length: 5 km Appearance • Function Following the Archeri Chorus crisis of 3591 BBY, the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire's cold war began to heat anew with subsequent crises, tension over Hutt Space, and more. As a result, the Republic's Department of Defense immediately moved into action securing samples of and launching research regarding the technology and methods used by the Chorus. This collection began with the ending shots of the Battle of Nar Shaddaa. Republic scientists quickly deduced that among the many technologies and sciences used by the Chorus, one of the most remarkable was their ability to grow metal-hard crystals at an exponential rate from nothing more than basic biological compounds. Putting aside the Chorus's original method of collecting biomatter, Republic research progressed by utilizing large amounts of everything from insects to plant matter. The resultant crystals lacked the Force-related qualities of the originals, but retained an almost life-like ability to grow and contract without end. As a result, they could be condensed within a certain reliability to certain densities with the correct continuous processes, creating ship-sized bullets that had the mass of small moons. With all of this in mind, designs were drafted for a two-part kinetic weapon. A massive railgun complex was developed from scratch to transport, maintain, aim, and launch the large crystal-based projectiles at highly-fortified enemy targets within the same solar system. The concept was simple; rather than waste thousands of Republic lives and hundreds of ships on a planetary invasion, the OSPDES could be deployed to totally neutralize a system's planet-side defenses in one stroke, allowing forces to easily seize what remained. The exact effect of the projectiles would require recalculation with each shot; the manipulation of each crystal's density and size was difficult to carry out precisely once loaded, and the attempts to do while they hurtled toward and into targets made the challenge only greater. However, it was an easy assumption that even at their weakest, the projectiles could level entire regions of a planet if necessary. As can be expected, the crystal-based projectiles are prohibitively difficult to create. The neutralization of an entire system requires a full set of projectiles, and between the sheer amounts of biomatter needed to grow them, the delicate and time-intensive nature of crystal-formation, and the hyper-specialized equipment needed to facilitate it all, each group of crystals take anywhere between three to five months to complete. Between this scarcity and their unmatched destructive impact, OSPDES was designed with the intention of sparing use. |