GRANDHOLD OF ABYSS

SECTION 1
ABSTRACT

Societal Defense utilizes a standardized set of heavy weapons for all of its vehicles, from ground to space. Unless stated otherwise, they are based on Zenith-era technology.

Vehicle weapons have two distinct mount-size categories; 'ST' Strike, and 'IS' Interstellar.

Strike-mounts are for ground and air vehicles and have five sizes, from ST1 to ST5. Each size is equivalent to the main turret of a certain weight-class of vehicle: support, light, medium, heavy, superheavy.

Interstellar-mounts are for space vehicles, sharing the names of all space-vehicle classes. Each size is equivalent to a main turret for a certain size-class of space vehicle.

SECTION 2
KINETIC

Defined as launching physical solid projectiles that have limited to no maneuvering capability.

BKW "Burst Kinetic Weapon"

• DESCRIPTION: Low throughput, with high per-munition kinetic energy. Highly effective for penetrating armor.
• VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES:
  • Munition
  • Throughput

HTKW "High-Throughput Kinetic Weapon"

• DESCRIPTION: High throughput, with low per-munition kinetic energy. Highly effective against weak armor and evasive targets.
• VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES:
  • Munition
  • Barrels
  • Throughput

SMKW "Self-Modifying Kinetic Weapon"

• DESCRIPTION: Phi-Technology. Prints munitions for itself and can retrofit itself to a limited degree. Extremely versatile.
• VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES:
  • Munition
  • Throughput

SECTION 3
ENERGY

Defined as directing non-solid matter with no maneuvering capability.

FPW "Focused Photonic Weapon"

• DESCRIPTION: Emits a focused, continuous stream of electromagnetic radiation at the speed of causality.
• VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES:
  • Power

TWPW "Thermal Waste Projection Weapon" (AKA 'Heat Lamp')

• DESCRIPTION: Directs waste heat produced by regular vessel operations at the speed of causality.
• VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES:
  • Heat Ejection Percentage

PBW "Phi-Beam Weapon"

• DESCRIPTION: Phi-Technology. Directs a tight beam of semi-stable Phi-Matter. Extremely effective in cutting through armor.
• VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES:
  • Power

PPL "Phi-Packet Launcher"

• DESCRIPTION: Phi-Technology. Launches dense packets of unstable Phi-Matter. Highly explosive.
• VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES:
  • Yield

SECTION 4
AUTONOMOUS

Defined as having considerable maneuverability and the capacity to act independently after being launched.

HYGML "High-Yield Guided Missile Launcher"

• DESCRIPTION: Fires a single autonomous missile with a large warhead.
• VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES:
  • Maximum Missile Speed
  • Yield
  • Throughput

SGMA "Swarm Guided Missile Array"

• DESCRIPTION: Fires a continuous stream of autonomous missiles with small warheads.
• VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES:
  • Maximum Missile Speed
  • Yield
  • Throughput

PWML "Paired-Warhead Missile Launcher"

• DESCRIPTION: Phi-Technology, also known as Starvipers. Launches a pair of Phi-enhanced missiles with a 'paired' warhead which is 'shared' between the two missiles; missiles must detonate at the same time and the loss of one will effectively double the yield of the survivor.
• VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES:
  • Maximum Missile Speed
  • Yield
  • Throughput

SECTION 5
OTHER

Does not strictly fall under any of the above categories.

NUTPA "Near-Universal Threat Protection Array"

• DESCRIPTION: Multi-layer defense array capable of intercepting kinetic, autonomous, some energy-based, paradimension-based, and supercausal weapons. Capable of engaging several targets at once.
• VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES:
  • Effective Power