AEGIS AM/TDS

"And no longer will we have problems with torpedoes or missiles"
-AEGIS Engineer
== Overview ==
The AEGIS Active Missile/Torpedo Defense System is a massive network of directed energy weapons. Each turret operates independently, targeting and destroying incoming low velocity projectiles with ease. On the Neith Class Heavy Frigate there are 60 independent turrets, the recommended amount for a ship of its size. The AEGIS is not meant for ship-ship combat, rather to deal with torpedoes and missiles. A downside of the weapon is its sensors are designed to target small, fast objects, and will not pick up larger craft, such as Fighters and Boarding Craft
== Operation ==
The laser works like the ones we use today, locking onto projectiles and firing a beam at them, due to the power supply, and the system itself, the beam can generate incredible amounts of heat in seconds, melting through projectiles with ease. The turret will confirm destruction of the projectile and move onto the next target. On a standard Archer Missile, it took .2 milliseconds to burn through the outer casing, and destroy it.
Category:UNSC Weapons