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35A15-970-N Family of Directed Plasma Weapons

Developed as a means of making a common family of weapon systems using the same components and general construction with the means to easily scale the weapons up to serve larger vessels. The 35A15 family of systems is effectively the defacto main gun system on all Colonial Pact Trade Alliance vessels be they civilian or military ships and as of 999 N.C.C. is widely produced and employed.

About the '35A15-970-N' Directed Energy Weapons

A relatively simple design scheme by plasma weapon standards, its design involves a two chamber plasma containment system and acceleration/compression coil fed by the ships or platform's power and fusion fuel systems. It operates by refining the shipboard fusion fuel supply into weapons grade material before feeding it into a 'ready use' plasma containment reservoir, here it is kept under magnetic and gravitational containment and compression. When fired a portion of this is syphoned off and fed into the pre-firing containment cell where it is laser heated and compressed to near metallic densities, spontanious fusion typically begins before it is pushed into the acceleration/compression coil. Here the bolt is imbued with a magnetic sheath which rapidly decays when it leaves the weapon.

Nomenclature Information

Discharge Information and Ammunition

Weapon Mechanisms

Weapon Scale Variants

The following are the various 'scales' and individual types of the 35A15 family of plasma weapon systems.

35A15-970-N1 130mm 'Bozar' Compressed Plasma Cannon

Known as the 'N1' or 'N1-970', it is a 130mm plasma cannon and the smallest of the 35A15 family of weapons and perhaps the most widely used due to its compact size but large amount of fire power.

35A15-970-N2 205mm 'Visker' Compressed Plasma Cannon

Known as the 'N2' or 'N2-970', it is a 205mm plasma cannon and the second smallest of the 35A15 family of weapons, it primarily serves as a main battery system on larger escorts and a secondary battery on vessels such as cruisers.

35A15-970-N3 355mm 'Basso' Compressed Plasma Cannon

Known as the 'N3' or 'N3-970', it is a 355mm plasma cannon and the middle ground of the 35A15 family of weapons, it primarily serves as a main battery system on cruiser sized vessels and a secondary battery on vessels such as battleships and heavy cruisers.

35A15-970-N4 500mm 'Vesper' Compressed Plasma Cannon

Known as the 'N4' or 'N4-970', it is a 500mm plasma cannon and the second largest of the 35A15 family of weapons, it primarily serves as a main battery system on capital ship (battleships and heavy cruisers) sized vessels and a secondary battery on super capital vessels and installations.