Component:mk-550-railgun

In Game Description

The Mk550 is a bow-mounted mass driver specially designed for the Keystone-class allowing the latter to provide long range precision fire, a feat typically found on railgun-equipped cruisers. Fires 300mm Magnetic rounds.

Stats

Mk550 Railgun
Faction	ANS
Cost	75 pts
Dimensions	4x12x4 (Keystone SPNL)
Hitpoints	425
Hitpoints to Function	20
Damage Threshold	40
Mass	100 Tonnes
DC Priority	Medium
Accuracy Marks	11m @ 5km 23m @ 10km 45m @ 20km
Role	Offensive
Integrated FC	No
Optical Backup	Yes
Compatible Ammo Types	Ballistic/Magnetic - 300mm
Single Shot
Reload Time	15 s
Fire Rate	4.0 RPM
Temporary Effects When Fired	Radar Sig +1200% for 18.0 s
Power	-2000 (kW)
Traverse Rate	0 deg/s
Elevation Rate	0 deg/s
Elevation Limits	+0 deg., -0 deg.

Lore

Back in 434 IY, a bunch of Hrymr Industrial rockwranglers over in Bethel started a riot in the Nine Ball Belt over the Amended Resource Plan penned by the Core Conferrence and broke into 'Mimir' Tungsten Mine. Being Miners, they immediately knew what had to be done- melt down all the tungsten into superalloy rods and fire them from mass drivers at the Bethel Barony's warhsips (Shelter's ships back then) and turn them into hot slag. Naval Office was furious.

Interesting tactical dilemma: The miners operated out of the few, functional Jotun-7s still in existence, but you can't destroy them since they are priceless relics that provide precious metals and gas for almost the entirety of the Alliance and Protectorate. Captain Sam Keystone had the answer and that was to play at their own game. In a way that I can only admire, she gave the Naval Office the finger and used the own funds from House von Keystone to fit her destroyer with a captured mass driver and precision fire to disable key sections on miner ships and Jotuns. Everybody was happy (I think), Sam got another medal, the rest is history.

- T. Meadows, LT