Tech: Death Blossom System

Death Blossom System
Prerequisites: Laser Cannon
Research Cost: Pending
Description
The Death Blossom System is a specialized rapid fire laser cannon system. The Death Blossom System is comprised of Four Rapid Fire Heavy Deca-Laser Cannon arrays. The Death Blossom systems overrides the starships navigational controls and forces the ship into a high velocity gyroscopic spin, after which the system activates its rapid fire laser arrays achieving multiple attacks at multiple targets. The DB-system effectively fires nearly 200 lasers in a single turn.
The nature of the Death Blossom System effectively destroys itself upon use, but overloading and fusing the laser arrays.
Game Notes
Allows Death Blossom System Starship Component to be added to Starship Designs.
Limited to Fighter/Bomber/Gunship - Small Craft.
Death Blossom System - allows each of its Four Rapid Fire Heavy Deca-Laser Cannon arrays to fire at five targets each (total of 20), per unit within a squadron (total of 240).
Death Blossom System - the weapon system only be used once (1 time) before it burns out and requires repair at a repair facility. System is considered destroyed until replaced. It can not be repaired in the field.
Death Blossom system - The weapon is a massive drain on the crafts power systems, rendering it powerless for one combat turn before engine and missile launchers are restored, shields and energy weapons are inoperative for another two combat turns.
Category:Technology
Category:Weapon Technology
Category:Starship Weapon Technology
Category:Laser Weapon Technology