Radiation Mines

[Fletcher]

A suggestion of sorts.

A mine dropper that drops a mine that initiates an area of effect that lowers the hull over time, this is a tactical weapon that inflicts damage upon everyone.

No stats since this is just an concept idea.

Feedback?

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[Tenacity]

I suggested a 'radiation gun' for ships a while back that would have to be constantly fired on an enemy ship, but would bypass shields and slowly eat away the ship's hull...

it was denied =(

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[waddoff]

Using a radiaton mine in Freelancer times would be akin to using Mustard gas today. It would not be a wide-spread weapon, but something found in the hands of only the most dangerous terrorists.

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[Akura]

Using a radiaton mine in Freelancer times would be akin to using Mustard gas today. It would not be a wide-spread weapon, but something found in the hands of only the most dangerous terrorists.

Yeah, that.


I like this... it's a pretty cool <strike>guy</strike> idea.

[Fletcher]

I think this idea would force people to scatter since radiation damages sub systems across the board.

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[Tovig]

Could be better if the radiation mines could only hurt when exploding, the hull of a ship. But it could only work if the mine hurt the hull directly. It would be useless against shield.

[Harcourt.Fenton.Mudd]

This could be a good tactical weapon. If heavily out numberd, a way to at least damage your opponents, but would be death to heavily damaged fighters.

Prehaps when it detonates, it does in a 1k area 1k hull damage a second for five seconds for 5k total ?

[Dab]

And how do you stop this mine's radiation when it's still in your ship?

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[Vergil]

I see this being spammed in group fights.

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[Rasori]

I see this being spammed in group fights.

I would see this as a capital ship weapon, to keep fighters at bay. Yeah, it'd hurt the capital ship, but it'd help for defense purposes. Just make sure it's either got a low capacity or refire rate or a high energy usage (or combination of those) and make it restricted usage... only true military groups, or terrorists, could ever use it. Too high-tech otherwise.

And as for not damaging the ship in storage, clearly it's a warhead that needs to be armed. It's high-energy (high damage) which means it doesn't last very long (possibility of making a range of these things... high-energy or long-duration).

Sounds like a decent idea to me. But they do need limitations for sure.