Capricia Weapons R&D - Secondary Line 1.0
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Planetary Anti-Aircraft Battery System
Combat Abbreviation: P-AABS ("PABS")
Mission Profile: Planetary Defense System
Designer/Manufacturer: Commonwealth Ministry of Defense, Natabb District, Capricia
Theory:
If the Conquest of Capricia showed anything to the defenders it was the value of retaining control of the skies. Or at the very least, preventing your enemy from gaining control.
In an effort to stave off attacks from the planet-proper, most worlds employ the big planetary defense guns and world engulfing shielding systems. While such weapons provide planets with a rudimentary form of protection far into space, once overcome, the people's ability to hold a planet begins to slip away from their favor. The Ministry of Defense studies have revealed, under the current model, as long as the big defenses keep a fleet at bay a planet may remain relatively secured.
The Battle of the Line showed the Capricians the folly of putting your trust on the bigger defenses for if an enemy were truly in earnest to take the planet, those defenses would be the first installations targetted, as seen by the example of the Invaders.
Hence, a secondary line of defense armaments must be drawn up and researched. The Anti Aircraft Battery System (like all TRF planetary defense systems) calls for platforms effectively covering all sides of the planet.
Particulars: A platform remains flush with the planetary surface and hidden until scanning system readings are fed into the matrix and the platforms raise the rapid firing batteries. However, should the automation center be overrun, destroyed or separated from the weapons themselves, the platforms can be activated and each gun manned.
The mechanical power of the weapons runs on a separate system from the automated controlling mechanism.
Typically, when on stand-by mode (lowered) a masking system is in place to prevent detection by orbiting enemy warships. Once activated, however, the guns are (naturally) visible.
Fleeting Actions
Positioning:
As with all planetary defense weapon systems at TRF, the weapons are considered facing all sides of the planet. Each "side" of the planet holds five platforms.
Weapon/Damage Particulars:
AA batteries cannot reach past the atmosphere and so orbiting warships are untouchable. Fighters or transports entering atmosphere are fair game.
Automated Weapons Response
Every volley (1 post) of AA Batteries (all 5 platforms per side) reduces all fighter/transport numbers by 25%. A destruction of an individual platform reduces these damage numbers by 5% (ie: If an attacking ship destroyes 2 platforms, the overall damage to fighters is 15% of total number.
Manual/Manned Weapons Response
Every volley (1 post) of AA Batteries (all 5 platforms per side) reduces all fighter/transport numbers by 15%. A destruction of an individual platform reduces these damages by 3%.
The guns cannot be used against troops or weapons deployed onto the surface.
The air superiority acheived by the Yuuzhan Vong during both invasions leaves little doubt as to the necessity and importance of being able to defend inside the atmosphere as well as outside.
Should the Invaders return, it is the War Department's fervent hope that the Second Line Project and affiliates prove effective against and check such aggression.
R&D Time: 15 days
Build Time: 10 days.