Weapons and Ordinances
The Pikasistani navy, despite standardized weapon systems, shows a wide variety of weapons and ordinance types due to the plethora of ship designs deployed by the Greater Imperium. This article provides a non-exhaustive list of ordinances employed by the Classis Celestae, categorized by types.
Magnetic Accelerators Cannons:
MACs are the true kings of the battlefield when it comes to Pikasistani armament, sending various warhead types at near relativistic speeds with destructive results, many variants of this weapon exist however and most can employ a vast array of different projectiles.
MAC-S The MAC-S is relatively low yield system, only firing kinetic penetrators at 0.4c. |
MAC-M The MAC-M is relatively versatile weapon, using most varieties of warheads with the exception of antimatter warheads. |
MAC-L The MAC-L uses the same range of projectiles as the MAC-M, but at 0.5c. |
MAC-XL The MAC-XL can only fire fusion or antimatter warheads at 0.5c. |
Mines:
ST "Fraus" Versio XI mines
The "Fraus" mine are battery powered, scanner triggered, stealth space mines designed to destroy smaller vessels and severly damage mainstray vessels. While their ability to damage capital and supercapital ships is lacking, they can still severely damage critical equipment at times, usually maneuvering trusters.
The "Fraus" mine are battery powered, scanner triggered, stealth space mines designed to destroy smaller vessels and severly damage mainstray vessels. While their ability to damage capital and supercapital ships is lacking, they can still severely damage critical equipment at times, usually maneuvering trusters.