The Rebel Faction

TTF Research and Development (3) {Part One of Two}

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Nemesis-Class Biological Cruise Missle

Designer: The Trade Federation

Combat Designation: Rain of Fire

Length: 1m

Speeds:
Equal to a standard concussion missle

Armour:
The ROF features ablative armour capable of whithstanding the heat of the strongest planetary atmospheres.

Warhead:
Packed within the warhead are 12 green spheres which contain the biological agent brought to life in the extensive Nemesis Project. When at the designated distance from it’s target, the missle jettisons the upper half of it’s casing and expells the 12 bomblets from it’s casing. Inside each bomblet is a tiny charge which when detonated, blows the sphere’s content into the air. Once exposed to the atmosphere, the chemical agent reacts with the other gases in the air and releases the toxin to rain down onto it’s victims.Hence the name. Each missile carries enough of the Biological agent to kill the entire populace of a small planet in a matter of days.

Engine and manouvering systems:
The missle contains a standard concussion missle ion drive but is equipped with more up to date and responsive thrusters and afterburners giving it a greater ability to avoid anti air-craft and CHAFF defenses. The missle houses a TGX-3 droid brain which is capable of making accurate combat manouvers at up to 7 times the accuracy of todays top fighter pilots.

Background: Developed in a joint venture between the Trade Federation, and Leviathan Corporate Industries though cruel, and imhumaine tests, the virus finally tested positive to be an effective killer of all species, and race. Costing an estimated 5,000,000 Credits per warhead, and an additional 65,000,000,000 for the project's history of study, the Nemesis project, later known as the Nemesis-Class Biological Cruise Missile was developed.

The weapon requires a special launcher or craft that constitues a second R&D, since its destructive power is so great.

The weapon is only effective in the atmosphere of a planet, and can cover a maximum radius of only 300 kilometers.

It can not be used against a space craft of any kind .

Because of the weapons great cost, only 5 can be in existance at any one time.

There is a 20 day construction time per missile.

Although the weapon is tougher to track and destroy than most projectile warheads, it can not and will not be considered incapable of being destroyed before reaching a planets atmosphere.

The weapon cannot be used to kill RP characters.


Design Time: 20 days for ship 1 meter to 400 meters