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Sn90VN 'Starfish-1' Advanced Heavyweight Anti-Ship Torpedo (A-HAST)

Generation Information

This section covers the more general information of the Asper MRSAAM missile.

General Stats

Primary Users
Start Date of Production
00820 N.C.C.
Designation Index
90A4-820-VN

Specifications

Weight
23,500 Kg ( Ibs)
Length
26.58 m ( ft)
Diameter (Widest)
2400 mm ( in)
Range (Vacuum Use)
100 AU
Range (Atmospheric Use)
12,000 Km
Speed
Atmosphere
Mach 10 (3.43 KpS)
Vacuum
0.4c
(119,916 Kilometers per Second)

Control and Guidance Systems

MEWb10-55 Processor Sets
(Four Units)
Operating in sequence all four units provide the combined control system for the torpedo, only two however are required to operate the torpedo at full capacity and only one is needed for the torpedo to function albeit at reduced capability.
Capabilities
Adaptive Guidance
While capable of direct command guidance from the launching starship, the torpedo is mostly a fire and forget system. With its myriad of sensor options and large processing power it is capable of adapting to the combat space, switching between various sensor feeds, cross referencing them, and combining images in order to determine the best mode to strike its target.
Swarm Behavior
When launched in groups of three to four or more the torpedo system is capable of data linking with the other active munitions to form 'swarms' of cooperative weapons. Effectively turning the group into somewhat of a wolfpack for hunting down and destroying targets, they will use cooperative tactics including limiting their active sensor emissions to one weapon.
Active ECM
The torpedo features an active jamming capacity which can be activated when the torpedo detects attempts at targeting it, while not as powerful as those found on ships when used in groups such as swarms of torpedoes it can be quite effective.

Communication Data-Links

Sensors

Effective Sensor Range
Atmosphere
4500 Km
-
Vacuum
60 AU
Maximum Sensor Range
Atmosphere
5500 Km
-
Vacuum
100 AU
DMAESA-Type AESA Radar
(One Unit)
Nose mounted radar system for both passive and active guidance.
ALRT-Type Laser Optic
(One Unit)
LIDAR System for non-radio active sensor operations and for proximity detonation.
HOSTS-Type Electro-Optical Array
(One Unit)
Electro-Optical Sensor System for passive guidance and ECCM Operations.

Armor and Structure

Structure
The Starfish-1 is constructed of a Cerrosteel hull laminated in alternating layers of Kylar Polymer and Decasteel alloy primarily to give the torpedo a rather tough and robust hull. The interior is framed with rings of Decasteel with heavy thermal shielding on the interior to protect the interior of the weapon.
Armor
50 mm Shell of 979-M Standard Military Grade Plating
-
5 mm Interior Mesh of SV90 Standard Lightweight Shielding
Active Protection
The torpedo employs a vehicle grade CFA-Type for both direct active protection against all manner of attacks against the torpedo and as a passive secondary protection against exotic energy waveforms that may cause issues with the torpedo's internal workings and electronics. It has a failure point of 2,050 Tj and comes online once the missile has been launched.

Additional Systems

Propulsion
The missile employs a single cylindrical LISTM type solid fuel fusion drive system with plasma bleed ducting to provide steerage in thin or non-existent atmospheric conditions. When active it is also the primary power source for the missiles systems.

Powerplant
The missile's primary power source when under storage conditions is a set of CCEC type capacitors linked to a small 'beer' can sized CFTB Type fission system, effectively giving the MRSAAM a decades long shelf life when stored under proper conditions. These systems are intended to have enough energy to ignite the drive motor when the missile is fired and are usually a secondary source of power once the motor is supplying the needed energy while in flight.

Storage State and Use

The missile once manufactured is typically stored in a polymer casing until use, generally rectangular and designed to stack with munitions of its type. When opened the missile is revealed which is typically the main hull with the eight fins detached to reduce the missiles overall size in storage. These are attached before the missile is loaded and can be configured into either a folded setup for launch tubes or left hanging free for standard hardpoint use. The primary linkage is covered by a throw away panel and must be uncovered and hard linked into the launch vehicle during installation.

Warhead

(40.38 Gigatons Nominal Yield for direct KKV Impact - Vacuum Velocity Only)
The Asper employs a kinetic kill methodology with three primary impact options depending on both the launching vehicles setting parameters as well as the missiles own adaptive programming. The first and primary method is the simple 'skin skin' kinetic kill in which the missile directly impacts the target using its own mass and speed to destroy it. Typically fantastic in result in both the size of the vapor cloud and the resulting fragmentation it is often used against larger targets. The second and third method are fragmentation based with one employing a forward oriented conical pattern and the other simply reducing the entire missile body into a cloud of fragments. While lower in mass and resulting damage it dramatically increases the hit chance against small and or fast moving targets.

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