Strontech

This is the home of Strontech, exploring its origins and development that led to its heavy use throughout the galaxy.

## Main Doctrine

Developed by Silpar Industries, this technology was made after the increasing need to counter tough Intech hulls. Started by Cpt. Lief Burcham in 2425, an experienced ship captain who saw the need for high-powered weaponry, the company began with mere pocket change as starting capital. However, in 2426 a few powerful warlords from the 10th sector of Quadrant 6 saw opportunity in investing into a brilliant weapons platform. Burcham appointed Dr. Keve Ganés as the head of technology of the firm and soon after Ganés began developing a way to use strontium as a power source. For this purpose, Ganés chose strontium, a highly-reactive alkaline earth metal that reacts quite violently with many other elements. By finding a way to channel the energy produced in its reactions, ships could run on relatively low amounts of strontium. Not only that, strontium's radioactive isotopes can produce positrons, which when combined with electrons can explode violently. The latter was deemed much more powerful, so Ganés and the Silpar lab scientists focused their efforts on perfecting the technique.

By 2431, Ganés produced the M-I "Fire Core," powered by Strontech's positron and electrons from another source. Though slow to catch on, it was clear that these Fire Cores were efficient and could power ships and weaponry. By 2432, Silpar unveiled the M-II, which was more efficient, smaller, and produced more energy than the M-I could. With a source of energy for high-powered ships and their weapons, Burcham ordered the development of the first of Silpar's warships. The Arc frigate finished development in 2434, and was an immediate success. Its firepower was quite impressive for a ship of its size. Using the M-II Fire Core, the ship channeled energy into its weapons, releasing a directed burst of destructive energy. Built on this principle, Silpar released the Starbeamer cruiser in 2436 and Beast in 2437. Utilizing the newer M-III Fire Core, these ships could support much more powerful weaponry. They were also armed with missiles that used the very same principle for the Fire Core (positron-electron combination) and weaponized it, producing good missiles. Soon enough, The Scythe Frigate came out, using the same doctrines of the Starbeamer and putting it into a smaller package. With the success of the Scythe, Burcham ordered a cruiser version be made, this time with revolutionary power. Ganés exceeded this with the Volker cruiser in 2440. This cruiser had an incredibly powerful forward cannon that ran the length of the ship. Powered by the M-IV Fire Core, this weapon tore apart even the toughest hulls in the galaxy. Soon, Silpar's ships became a lucrative business, and soon more ships came out utilizing the powerful Cores. In 2443 Ganés finished the development of The Protector cruiser, a cruiser that had two M-IV Cores to power its EMP, shield boosting, and antimissile systems. By 2444, Silpar unveiled the Rapphire frigate to better combat minor ships; it had increased flak capabilities and finished off the Line.

Arc

Rapphire

Scythe

Starbeamer

Volker

Protector

Beast

Heron

Orb

Bolt

Blade