Bretonian Armed Forces Defense Intelligence Staff (DIS) (iRP) (AO)

Good day, ladies and gentlemen of the Armed Forces.

The Technology and Grants department finally ended their analysis and reverse engineered several weapons of importance, made now available to all of the Bretonian Armed Forces Primary Fleet. The first set of weaponry here detailed is of high cost of production so I leave up to the Admiralty to restrict its production. The second set is in the same range of production costs as the BMM made 'Enfield' PB4 but it is trackable as it is Reaper tech.

-Experimental Weaponry List-

Light Fighter Codename Weaponry

FEUERBALL Codename Weapon

FEUERBALL Light Fighter Heavy Overcharge Cannon

The FEUERBALL is a slow-firing, massively overcharged plasma cannon developed by a small Rheinland engineering comparny, Kessler GmbH, on the basis of the widely used Flammenwerfer series in the late 790's. After the Nomad crisis, Kessler was forced to file for bankrupcy after producing only a few hundred of these weapons. Today, the few surviving examples are hard to come by and highly sought after - and now we can rebuild them.

Class 6 Light Fighter Gun
Type Plasma
3150 Hull Damage
1575 Shield Damage
693 Energy consumed per shot
1.00 Refire
4.5455 Efficiency Rating
600M/s Speed
660M Range

Expected fabrication time: Seventy eight hours.

Very Heavy Fighter Codename Weaponry

ACROBATIC Codename Weapon

ACROBATIC Limited Edition Cannon

The ACROBATIC is a high-tech design loosely based on older Bounty Hunter technology. A limited production run was produced by Archeos, a Kusari consumer electronics company known for stylish but overpriced products. The small batch sold out before the first weapon was even delivered, and those still on the market command a hefty premium among collectors.

Class 8 Very Heavy Fighter Gun
Type Neutral
580 Hull Damage
290 Shield Damage
141 Energy consumed per shot
4.00 Refire
4.1135 Efficiency Rating
750M/s Speed
675M Range

Expected fabrication time: Forty two hours.

SUPERSONIC Codename Weapon

SUPERSONIC Manual Aim High-Speed Photon Cannon

Prototype photon cannon of unknown origin, firing low charge bolts at astonishing speed. This weapon is not compatible with standard targeting computers; it must be aimed manually.

Class 9 Very Heavy Fighter Gun
Type Photon
280 Hull Damage
140 Shield Damage
71 Energy consumed per shot
8.33 Refire
3.9437 Efficiency Rating
800M/s Speed
570M Range

Expected fabrication time: Fifty seven hours.

TDGWM5K Codename Weapon

TDGWM5K Pulse Cannon

Prototype pulse weapon of non-human origin. The TDGWM5K gets its unwieldy name from a single decoded string in the weapon's designation code. It is a pulse weapon calibrated for very high refire rate, well beyond typical equivalents. Despite its mysterious origins, it is manufactured to be compatible with typical human hardpoints. We can recreate this thing using minerals of the Peloponnes Cloud.

Class 9 Very Heavy Fighter Gun
Type Pulse
20 Hull Damage
340 Shield Damage
89 Energy consumed per shot
8.33 Refire
3.8202 Efficiency Rating
750M/s Speed
600M Range

Expected fabrication time: Sixty five hours.

THUNDERWAVE Codename Weapon

THUNDERWAVE Neutral Super-Speed Cannon

At this point, there is no information available on this weapon other than the project name. The database of [REDACTED] shows pictures of the construction, however without a single written word.

Class 9 Very Heavy Fighter Gun
Type Neutral
336 Hull Damage
168 Shield Damage
68 Energy consumed per shot
8.33 Refire
4.9412 Efficiency Rating
600M/s Speed
600M Range

Expected fabrication time: Thirty nine hours.

Cruiser Codename Weaponry

BLASTER Codename Weapon

"Coup de Grace" Cruiser BLASTER Turret
Short range, quick refire.

A Gallic prototype cruiser weapon, intended as a "finisher" on very close targets. The weapon has an impressive power output, high speed and quick refire, but lacks range compared to similar guns.

Cruiser Heavy Slot Turret
Type Neutral
18.000 Hull Damage
9.000 Shield Damage
45.000 Energy consumed per shot
1.33 Refire
1.000M/s Speed
1.000M Range

Expected fabrication time: Ninety two hours.

ION BLASTER Codename Weapon

WACISFN Cruiser ION BLASTER
Cruiser-scaled Heavy Ion Cannon

This unusual cruiser weapon is a development by the mysterious "Cult of Technology", and a very small number have been salvaged from their wreckages. The massive ion charge it fires neutralizes a target's power supply, draining huge amounts of energy from the ship's reactor. On a shielded vessel however, the neutralization will occur before affecting the ship's systems, making it suitable only against unprotected targets.

Cruiser Heavy Slot Turret
Type Ion
2 Hull Damage
? Shield Damage
1.000.000 Power Damage
26.666 Energy consumed per shot
0.03 Refire
1.500M/s Speed
1.800M Range

Expected fabrication time: One hundred and seventeen hours.

MAULER Codename Weapon

MAULER Cruiser Turret
Cruiser-scaled GALE Cannon!

Very little information is available about this weapon, but it appears to be a cruiser equivalent of the Battleship GALE Cannon, which implies that it shares the backstory of that one. Which means not even those who found them know who made those. We however have the plans to build them ourselves now. Speed between Mortar and Heavy Mortar, range is more than two Ks and the damage is quite heavy.

Cruiser Heavy Slot Turret
Type Neutral
45.000 Hull Damage
22.500 Shield Damage
125.000 Energy consumed per shot
0.50 Refire
750M/s Speed
1800M Range

Expected fabrication time: One hundred and nine hours.

REPEATER Codename Weapon

W+7754KT Cruiser REPEATER Turret

Rapid-fire cruiser weapon of unknown origin. This "Repeater" turret is an allrounder weapon, suitable for use against a wide range of targets. It is technologically closely related to other cruiser weaponry of its type, but calibrated for a much higher fire rate.

Cruiser Heavy Slot Turret
Type Neutral
4.900 Hull Damage
2.450 Shield Damage
59.848 Energy consumed per shot
3.03 Refire
1.000M/s Speed
1.700M Range

Expected fabrication time: One hundred and thirty hours.

Battlecruiser Codename Weaponry

BREAKER Codename Weapon

BREAKER Battlecruiser Turret

Not much is known about those guns, but they are powerful. Other capitals need to be extremely careful if a battlecruiser is equipped with these.

Battlecruiser Heavy Slot Turret
Type Neutral
28.000 Hull Damage
14.000 Shield Damage
70.000 Energy consumed per shot
0.67 Refire
800M/s Speed
2.750M Range

Expected fabrication time: One hundred and fifty two hours.

PPAC Codename Weapon

Battlecruiser Particle Pulse Accelerator Cannon

This gun seems to be working similarly to the Battleship Volley Cannon the Cultists use in the multitude of engagements already recorded within Bretonia. We do have building plans for both the battlecruiser- and the battleship variant.

Battlecruiser Heavy Slot Turret
Type Neutral
4x10.000 Hull Damage
4x20.000 Shield Damage
50.000 Energy consumed per shot
0.33 Refire
1.200M/s Speed
2.004M Range

Expected fabrication time: One hundred and forty six hours.

Battleship Secondary Codename Weaponry

EMP FLAK Codename Weapon

Battleship EMP Flak Turret

Those were the first weapons we reverse engineered in the CRI. The EMP Flak fires, compared to the normal Flak arrays, rather fast EMP payloads within a short-to-medium range. It is an effective tool to break snub attacks and make them stay in the distance, giving the capital pilots more space for maneuvers.

Battleship Secondary Slot Turret
Type EMP
2 Hull Damage
10.000 Shield Damage
320.000 Energy consumed per shot
1.00 Refire
600M/s Speed
1.000M Range

Expected fabrication time: One hundred and sixty one hours.

Battleship Primary Codename Weaponry

AUTOPULSE Codename Weapon

MK-81 Battleship Autopulse Turret
Spray and pray pulse pressure.

The MK-81 is a newly developed pulse-type weapon built by the Coalition. With enemies such as the Corsairs fielding many large warships, there was a need for a specialized weapon built specifically to take down heavy shielding on large targets. The MK-81 is not designed for precision shooting, but rather for creating a heavy barrage of powerful EMP fire, suppressing capital ships at long range.

Battleship Primary Slot Turret
Type EMP
1.000 Hull Damage
14.000 Shield Damage
50.000 Energy consumed per shot
3.03 Refire
900M/s Speed
4.050M Range

Expected fabrication time: One hundred and ninety nine hours.

DUAL GATLING LASER Codename Weapon

Kreisky DUAL GATLING LASER Turret

This new design is a cooperative effort between the Red Hessians and the Coalition. Unlike most other capital weaponry, it is actually based on fighter and freighter turrets, scaled up massively to create a very rapid fire laser turret to engage small ships. Although the individual shots are weak, the sheer volume of fire the double-barreled weapon provides makes it terrifyingly effective against any smaller craft threatening a red capital ship.

Battleship Primary Slot Turret
Type Neutral
1.200 Hull Damage
600 Shield Damage
12.000 Energy consumed per shot
6.67 Refire
2.000M/s Speed
1.500M Range

Expected fabrication time: Two hundred hours.

EMP DISSIPATOR FIELD Codename Weapon

ORZLMUE Battleship EMP DISSIPATION FIELD

Another unusual prototype of unknown, possibly non-human origin. This peculiar device functions by releasing massive EMP charges in a general area around the ship. Only a handful have been discovered, on a wrecked ship drifting in the Edge Worlds. The devices are likely developmental, although for what purpose they were created and by whom remains unknown.

Battleship Primary Slot Turret
Type EMP
400 Hull Damage
15.000 Shield Damage
1.250.000 Energy consumed per shot
0.04 Refire
Instant Speed
1.000M Range

Expected fabrication time: One hundred and eighty six hours.

SLEDGE Codename Weapon

RBT-84h SLEDGE Heavy Battleship Turret

Rheinland prototype battleship weapon which never advanced past early trials. The Sledge followes typical Rheinland trends: A very heavy, slow firing, high powered weapon suitable for the use on Rheinland's massive battleships, and optimal against targets of equal size. The trials were promising, but the project was expensive and ultimately deemed unnecessary with the end of the Liberty conflict. A few of the remaining prototypes had apparently gone missing and have since shown up in unexpected places.

Battleship Primary Slot Turret
Type Neutral
38.000 Hull Damage
19.000 Shield Damage
125.000 Energy consumed per shot
0.80 Refire
650M/s Speed
3770M Range

Expected fabrication time: Two hundred and thirty one hours.

TERMINATOR Codename Weapon

TERMINATOR Battleship Defense Turret

One of very few cooperative projects between Samura and Kishiro since the democratic coup, the TERMINATOR was developed at the government's request as a very high powered capital to deal with the Imperial's hit-and-run tactics. Although slower to fire than comparable weapons, the TERMINATOR carries incredible damage potential with only a few hits.

Battleship Primary Slot Turret
Type Neutral
5.700 Hull Damage
2.850 Shield Damage
37.000 Energy consumed per shot
2.50 Refire
1.500M/s Speed
1.500M Range

Expected fabrication time: Two hundred and two hours.

THUMPER Codename Weapon

THUMPER Battleship Rapid-Fire Turret

Very little is known about this weapon. Although it is clearly designed for the use on human capital vessels, its origins are unknown. The weapon has a high firing rate, optimized for the use against smaller targets - cruisers and gunboats.

Battleship Primary Slot Turret
Type Neutral
6.500 Hull Damage
3.250 Shield Damage
36.000 Energy consumed per shot
2.50 Refire
1.100M/s Speed
2.310M Range

Expected fabrication time: Two hundred and twelve hours.

Battleship Heavy Codename Weaponry

GALE Codename Weapon

RA-20 GALE Battleship Cannon

The GALE is an ancient Corsair design, an ambitious project to create a weapon that is fast, powerful and has extensive range. The design succeeded in meeting these goals, but politics prevented it from entering production, as the family supporting the development of the now-universal RA-72 used their greater influence and wealth to suppress the GALE's adoption. The prototypes, dusty but functional, were recently rediscovered in a centuries-old abandoned warehouse on Crete.

Battleship Heavy Slot Turret
Type Neutral
105.000 Hull Damage
52.500 Shield Damage
465.000 Energy consumed per shot
0.50 Refire
700M/s Speed
4.900M Range

Expected fabrication time: Two hundred and forty nine hours.

HEAVY ION Codename Weapon

OA51VRU Battleship HEAVY ION BLASTER

This unusual battleship weapon is a development by the mysterious "Cult of Technology", and a very small number have been salvaged from their wreckages. The massive ion charge it fires neutralizes a target's power supply, draining huge amounts of energy from the ship's reactor. On a shileded vessel however, the neutralization will occur before affecting the ship's systems, making it suitable only against unprotected targets.

Battleship Heavy Slot Turret
Type Ion
2 Hull Damage
? Shield Damage
2.000.000 Power Core Damage
40.000 Energy consumed per shot
0.03 Refire
1.500M/s Speed
3375M Range

Expected fabrication time: Two hundred and twenty seven hours.

KINETIC Codename Weapon

MB10a LEWIS Battleship KINETIC Cannon

The Lewis is an archaic design, a true projectile weapon, firing 240mm explosive shells in a double-barrel configuration not unlike the weapons found on naval warships of the Sol era. used heavily by Bretonia in the early centuries of colonization, these weapons were made obsolete by shield technology, which renders this type of weapon useless. Most Lewis cannons were destroyed, but a small number still remain in museums or forgotten armories. Against an unshielded target, they are still as effective as ever.

Battleship Heavy Slot Turret
Type Hullbuster
2x300.000 Hull Damage
2x135.000 Shield Damage
1.2000.000 Energy consumed per shot
0.20 Refire
900M/s Speed
4.500M Range

Expected fabrication time: Two hundred and fifty four hours.

SIEGE Codename Weapon

RBT-1000 "Schwerer Gustav" Battleship SIEGE Turret

An incredibly heavy, unwieldy weapon. This turret is Rheinland's answer to the problem of heavily fortified stations. It is a true siege weapon, useless against any moving target, but its ability to tear down fortifications is unparalleled even by the heavy Cerberus type. Some say it was designed for a Liberty invasion which never materialized, but whatever it purpose was, it was never used and only few exist today.

Battleship Heavy Slot Turret
Type Neutral
2x45.000 Hull Damage
2x22.500 Shield Damage
50.000 Energy consumed per shot
0.56 Refire
200M/s Speed
3.600M Range

Expected fabrication time: Two hundred and fifty five hours.

VOLLEY Codename Weapon

VOLÉE Battleship Cannon

The Volée is a multi-shot, shotgun-type battleship defense weapon, designed to keep smaller ships away from the mighty Valor class. The Gallic capital ship doctrine focuses heavily on grand battleship warfleets, but the heavy, slow weaponry on these ships leaves them somewhat vulnerable to smaller, very close ships. The Volée was intended to alleviate this problem, but the doctrines have since changed to focus more on light support. Although a number of these weapons were produced, their fate is unknown.

Until the Cultists showed up with those. Unlike the similarly working PPAC Battlecruiser turret, the Volley Cannon is not ion-based, meaning the damage to shields is normal.

Battleship Heavy Slot Turret
Type Neutral
4x25.000 Hull Damage
4x12.500 Shield Damage
28.125 Energy consumed per shot
0.50 Refire
1.000M/s Speed
2.500M Range

Expected fabrication time: Two hundred and forty four hours.

-Lowcost Weaponry List-

Scythe MKI

"Scythe Mk I" Reapers of Sirius Tachyon Gun

This is a tachyon-based weapon that has the longest range of all energy-based weapons, but requires enormous amounts of power to fire. This weapon is most effective against molecular shields, and weakest against positron shields. Reaper weapons have an improved damage output, but sacrifice range and refire rate.

Class 8 V/HF Weapon Slot/Turret
Type Hullbuster
410 Hull Damage
205 Shield Damage
90 Energy consumed per shot
5.88 Refire
700M/s Speed
700M Range

Expected fabrication time: Five hours.

Scythe MKII

"Scythe Mk II" Reapers of Sirius Tachyon Gun

This is a tachyon-based weapon that has the longest range of all energy-based weapons, but requires enormous amounts of power to fire. This weapon is most effective against molecular shields, and weakest against positron shields. Reaper weapons have an improved damage output, but sacrifice range and refire rate.

Class 8 V/HF Weapon Slot/Turret
Type Hullbuster
933 Hull Damage
466 Shield Damage
228 Energy consumed per shot
3.03 Refire
700M/s Speed
700M Range

Expected fabrication time: Seven hours.

As expected, the approval of these designs is pending the Admiralty's decision. Without anything else to add,

Andrew Hayashi Dagon
Head of Research and Development, Technology & Grants
Bretonian Armed Forces