Modern Weapon Technology

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**A record of commonly used Weapon Techs of modern days**

## 01 - Cannon Technology

A cannon fires projectiles by generating propulsion upon detonating propellants. Its
projectiles contain armor-piercing explosives that detonate on impact. A cannon
can be fitted on different ships and is easy to deploy and maintain. It often serves
as the primary weapon for small ships.

It can also be used as a sub-weapon system on ships, enabling them to mount attacks on different types of targets. Large fleets are often equipped with heavy cannons to carry out ship-to-ship attacks.

## 02 - Common Applicable Weapons

Cannons, together with missiles and railguns, remain the weapons of choice in the
modern era. After subsequent technological modifications, these weapons play
their unique roles in space combats.

## 03 - Railgun Technology

A railgun uses electromagnetic force generated between the electrically-charged
paralleled conductors to launch metallic projectiles. The speed of projectiles
launched by railguns surpass cannons, and the generated kinetic energy causes
devastating damage upon impact. A railgun is mostly used to attack large armored
targets.

## 04 - The Application and Structure of Railgun

A railgun requires a pair of long conductors to gain sufficient electromagnetic force.
It is usually fitted into the ship as the main weapon and aimed by adjusting the
entire ship's orientation. With that being said, there are still large railguns installed
on turrets. A railgun is usually equipped with energy storage devices, which, once
charged, can accelerate the conductors and output the electric energy required for launching. Since a railgun does not require ammo, the size of its ammo storage and supply system is much smaller than that of a cannon.

## 05 - Ion Cannon Technology

An ion cannon uses electric fields to propel charged hydrogen ions, also known as
protons, to high speed, thus generating high-energy ion beams. When injected into
the particle accelerator, ions can be accelerated to a fraction of the speed of light.
An ion cannon fires ion beams repeatedly to accumulate structural damage.

## 06 - The Application and Structure of Ion Cannon

In ion cannon technology, besides inflicting direct damage to the armor plating,
high-energy ions can generate a miniature nuclear fusion with a secondary energy
release. For this reason, it is generally used to attack heavily armored targets.
An ion cannon is most likely seen fitted into the ship because it requires long
particle accelerators, making it near-impossible to be miniaturized for its considerable dimensions.

## 07 - Missile Technology

A missile utilizes a propulsion system to propel its warheads and employs a built-in
guidance system to calculate and control its trajectories. The warheads detonate
and deal damage upon impact.

## 08 - The Application of Missile Tech

A missile can attack targets at a longer distance and has a higher hit rate than other
projectile weapons. Notwithstanding the above advantages, it has a risk of being
shot down mid-flight. Missiles are characterized by simple-structured launching
systems in an array of dimensions. It is capable of breaking enemies' defense to
reach into their formations and attacking various targets. However, with guidance systems used, they may experience signal jamming and run the risk of being intercepted by anti-missile weapons.

## 09 - Torpedo Technology

With many structures similar to those of missiles, torpedoes have larger dimensions
and are capable of containing larger warheads and explosives to cause extra
damage.

Only a small number of torpedoes can be equipped with energy-powered
warheads, which release high-energy particles to deal damage upon detonation.

## 10 - The Application of Torpedo Tech

Torpedoes are generally fitted onto ships in the form of cylinder-shaped launchers
and proven most effective against large targets. Despite these advantages,
torpedoes can be evaded easily due to their slow firing speed and low mobility.

## 11 - Pulse Cannon Technology

A pulse cannon is a basic energy weapon that shoots short-burst but high-energy
pulse beams to penetrate the target's armor with massive thermal energy, dealing
damage.

## 12 - The Application of Pulse Cannon

A pulse cannon shoots pulse beams at light speed, making it an effective weapon
against fast-moving targets. However, the high-power pulse cannons require a large
amount of energy to power, resulting in a relatively high manufacturing cost. It has
a flexible but firm structure and is easy to deploy. It is built as a turret and can be
mounted on any part of a ship for a greater firing range.

## 13 - Plasma Weapon Technology

A plasma weapon uses high-power lasers to raise the temperature of its heat-conducting substances to generate high-energy plasma. When the plasma is produced, it encloses the plasma in a capsule as ammo and fires it with an electromagnetic launcher. The capsule releases plasma bolts to cause massive thermal damage to the target's armor upon impact.

## 14 - Application of Plasma Weapons

It is hard for plasma weapons to be miniaturized and popularized owing to their complex structures and intricate energy-converting technologies. Only flagships can be equipped with this type of weapon. Plasma weapons usually mount attacks against large ships.