====== 88mm Munitions Cylinder ======

Originally designed for use with the [[lorath_matriarchy/weapons/r88]], the 88mm Munitions Cylinder has been initially designed to provide an effective storage solution to 88x855mm projectiles, while also providing a power capacitor, and a subspace-electromagnetic accelerator system.

==== More about 88mm Cylinder ====
Developed in conjunction with the R-88, the munitions cylinder for the weapon was designed to function like the cylinder found in a typical revolver pistol. What provided a substantial enhancement to this concept were design innovations suggested by the [[corp:lazarus]], which allowed for subspace field emitters and EM accelerators to be built directly into the chambers of the cylinder, in conjunction with a high-capacity and output capacitor which could effectively operate the weapon at maximum output for five discharges. Each chamber has been outfitted with a grav-plating jacket, allowing for a reduction in payload weight, while insulating the chambers against scalar interference.

An alternative use for the munition cylinder, largely discovered on accident by a [[species:helashio]] work-crew, was the use of the munitions cylinder as a launch platform, separate from the R-88, this function was dubbed 'Monkey Pawing', as a posthumous recognition of the work-crew's discovery. By inserting an arming key-pin into the cylinder, the accelerator system is put into 'live' mode, allowing for an external trigger to discharge the chambered ammunition, singularly, or discharging all five chambers simultaneously.

  * **Produced By:** [[:lorath_matriarchy| Lorath Matriarchy]]
  * **Weight:** Varies by ammunition, empty weight; 204 Kg
  * **Capacity:** Five projectiles, and energy to discharge payload.
  * **Caliber:** 88x855mm
  * **Structural Material:** [[material:hellenium]]

=== Monkey Pawing ===

  * **Accurate Range:** 5km
  * **Effective Range:** 150,000 Km
  * **Muzzle Velocity:** 74,000 Km/s
  * **Damage:** [[lorath:weapons:lorath_solid_ammunition#mm_-_89mm | Munition dependent]].

| Can be used to propel sabot encased munitions which can fit into the cylinder chamber. |

===== OOC Notes =====
[[user:doctomoe]] created this article on 2015/01/18 16:57.