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| Apart from its main role as an anti-ship weapon, NBCs can also be used in an anti-missile/ | Apart from its main role as an anti-ship weapon, NBCs can also be used in an anti-missile/ | ||
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| + | NBCs can be used in atmosphere with reduced range and effectiveness. Firing in atmosphere leaves a bright cyan/purple trail as the stream of particles turns the air into plasma. | ||
| ==== Defense ==== | ==== Defense ==== | ||
| - | Due to their neutral charge, NBC beams cannot be deflected or diffused by electromagnetic active defenses. Experiments with gravitic and null active defenses have shown promise, but are both in the prototype stage and extremely expensive to use in terms of energy. The best way to mitigate NBCs as of now is to not get hit or absorb it with a plasteel armor cap. | + | Due to their neutral charge, NBC beams cannot be deflected or diffused by electromagnetic active defenses. Experiments with gravitic and null active defenses have shown promise but are both in the prototype stage and extremely expensive to use in terms of energy. The best way to mitigate NBCs as of now is to not get hit or absorb it with a plasteel armor cap. |
| ==== History ==== | ==== History ==== | ||
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| Neutral beam weapons were considered and even experimented with as early as 1989 with Los Alamos National Laboratory' | Neutral beam weapons were considered and even experimented with as early as 1989 with Los Alamos National Laboratory' | ||
| - | As the Jovian and Saturnian rivalries heated up to a point where missiles were exchanged, | + | As the Jovian and Saturnian rivalries heated up to a point where missiles were exchanged, weapons would take weeks, months, and sometimes even years to reach their target. In that time, the defender could easily come up with a solution. |
| Early particle weapons such as the Electron Beam Cannon were rushed into full production, offering moderate success at long range combat. To truly engage at a stellar range, however, a relativistic weapon with enough cohesion to reach out to light minutes were required. | Early particle weapons such as the Electron Beam Cannon were rushed into full production, offering moderate success at long range combat. To truly engage at a stellar range, however, a relativistic weapon with enough cohesion to reach out to light minutes were required. | ||
| - | Neutral Beam Cannons in the form of Proton Beam Cannons were introduced | + | Neutral Beam Cannons in the form of Proton Beam Cannons were introduced |
| Second generation NBCs could reach up to 99% the speed of light with reasonable efficiency, but mass deployment was interrupted by The First Virtual War. | Second generation NBCs could reach up to 99% the speed of light with reasonable efficiency, but mass deployment was interrupted by The First Virtual War. | ||