Passive Weapons Project

[Veloras Itana 0]

From: Lieutenant Junior Grade Veloras Itana

To: Lieutenant Commander Marris Krax, Lieutenant Junior Grade Chris "Trichon" Trinecar, Ensign Zackary Yuuko-Chen, Ensign T'lan "Elaine" Delgado,

CC: Captain Kristopher J'cin, Captain Sorehl

 

Re: Passive Weapons Project: Design Specifications and Computer Simulated Mock-up Hardware Design System

 

Functional Overview:

 

The EMP or Ionic Pulse Cannon is designed to be the first integrated passive weapon designed for ship to ship or ship to surface combat. A focused high yield electromagnetic pulse is emitted from the primary turret array which disables shielding and deflector capability. The secondary cannon can then be fired to disable the enemy vessel's internal systems and temporarily incapacitate its inhabitants should such an action be deemed neccessary. Affected systems would then need to be reconfigured and restarted before returning to normal operation which will allow for total incapacitation without destruction, severely limiting loss of property or life on either side. Each cannon would be installed on opposing sides of the saucer section in shielded bays behind isolation doors to protect the rest of the ship against malfunctions and residual electro-magnetic energy. Both hardware and software designs follow.

Hardware and Connection Hardpoint Design:

 

Hardware for the Ionic Pulse or EMP (Electro-magnetic Pulse) Cannon consists of two retractable turrets mounted within recoilling or roll-bar hard point connectors to either side of the saucer section. These hardware and software systems will be contained in independent shielded bays during normal ship operation. Since these bays will be highly shielded the turrets may remain retracted during the hot stand-by and initiation sequences and allowed to remain within the bays until the beam generators reach critical mass. However, the cannon turrets MUST be deployed prior to initiation of the firing sequence to avoid disruption of the ship's primary systems including but not limited to the primary shields, deflector array and navigational deflectors as these are the weapons primary targets.

 

Due to the nature of this weapon and the massive electromagnetic field that it will generate, energetic electroplasma power will be supplied to both primary and auxilliary systems through a network of nitrium power transmission waveguides installed inside the generator bays allowing for independent power regulation to the cannons and isolating the system from the rest of the ship. Hard point connectors to the firing aparatus MUST be segregated from contact with any portion of the ship during the firing procedure and can not be used while the ablative armor is deployed.

 

Primary electroplasma supply will come from EPS taps one and three, on the main power transfer conduits but never interact with any of the ship's pre-existing tactical systems.. Secondary supply comes from the Auxiliary EPS taps on twelve fusion reactors on deck 6 in the Primary Hull. No portion of this system should be installed or operated from reactors in the engineering hull as a fail safe in case of weapons system overload or in the highly unlikely event of a feedback burst.

 

System Crossover Exception:

 

Two parallel molybdenum-jacketed tri-phase waveguide conduit networks distribute the field energy to the conductivity elements built into the turret framework.

 

However, crossovers between the Primary Hull and the Engineering Hull permit field generators in one hull to feed the entire spacecraft if necessary. Cruise Mode operating rules require at least one field generator to be active at all times in each hull, although the CONN Officer may call for activation of a second generator when extreme maneuvers are anticipated. During Alert modes, all operational units are brought to hot standby for immediate activation. Reduced Power Mode rules permit a single field generator to feed the entire spaceframe using the field conduit umbilical connects between the Primary and Engineering Hulls but should be physically terminated prior to reaching EPS tap junctions designated for use by the EMP Cannon.

 

Software System:

 

Data transmission is accomplished with a network of multiplexed bio-neural monofilament fiber lines. A series of three redundant major bio-neural trunks (two primary, one auxilliary), link each of the computer cores that regulate the system to the primary computer core but remain on an isolated circuit, shielded from direct interaction with any of **Excalibur's primary systems. Any individual trunk is designed to be able to handle the total data load of the targetting and firing mechanism. The primary BNR trunk will also provide information links to the 380 bio-neural gel pack subprocessors located throughout the ship allowing for weapon activation from remote locations should primary bridge functions be compromised. From these subprocessors, additional BNR links connect to each control panel or display surface. Two secondary optical data networks provide protected linkages to key stations; these backup systems are physically separated from the primary bio-neural system and from each other negating the possibility of a feedback loop.

 

Additional design notes, schematic design specifications and simulated design mock-ups are contained on the attached file.

 

End Report

 

**Excalibur's design specs were used for frame of reference points only. EMP cannon designs can be modified for installation on most existing starship designs.