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| | :!: **Approved for use in RP!** :!: | | ====== Enhanced Subspace Wave Drive ====== |
| ====== Structol Substrate ====== | Near the end of --, the Lorath Matriarchy were in a process of adapting their pre-existing and future starship designs to accommodate the need to be able to achieve faster-than-light speeds. While making this vital step, the Lorath... Due to this contact, the Lorath were prematurely thrust into the inter-stellar arena, because of this, the Lorath were forced to field a faster-than-light propulsion system which was ill-matched to those which were in use at the time by other space faring civilizations. With the passing of time, the Lorath have managed to develop their technological capabilities greatly since the time they were first found by --. With this development, the Lorath have also re-thought their old faster-than-light propulsion system. |
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| |♫ Asa Chang -- "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTpHvKBgkGE" | Aku no Hana]]" KTG/OSAONE edit, (OVERstep) ver. | | |
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| | The 'Enhanced Subspace Wave Drive' is a product of the time which the Lorath have had to experiment with their original [[lorath:technology:subspace_drive]]. The enhanced system has been developed to deliver improved performance and efficiency, while maintaining the original concepts of the system. |
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| Essentially a synthetic 'flesh' acting as a self-healing motherboard, mounting chassis, musculature, nervous-system, circulatory system, filtration systems and synthetic smart skin, giving units performance and characteristics similar to organisms without being organic in its construction. | ===== Technical Information ===== |
| | ==== The Foundation ==== |
| | The Enhanced Subspace Wave Drive still utilizes the fundamental concepts of the [[lorath:technology:subspace_drive]] with new specifications to improve the performance of the system. |
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| ====== Lazarus Consortium LZ-SSA Structol Substrate ====== | === Subspace Field Projection === |
| Structol Substrate is a replacement for the [[:lorath:technology:structural_layering_system |Structral Layering System]] and associated [[:lorath:technology:movable_frame_technology:mounting_mesh | mounting mesh]], [[:lorath:technology:movable_frame_technology:armor_mesh | armour mesh]] and integrating basic gravitational and casimir manipulation (as seen on the AMX-101/2) as a baseline for all future Lazarus units employing the substrate. | In the original [[lorath:technology:subspace_drive]], the system utilized a tightly confined and semi-stable field to produce the needed differential between normal space and subspace which would allow the ship within the field to move at super-luminal velocities. With a few minor adjustments and new components, the same subspace drive systems are now capable of delivering a subspace field with improved field integrity and shape which requires less power to maintain the original speed specifications, and allows for higher speeds to be reached by requiring less overall power input. |
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| Importantly, it can be retrofitted to existing equipment to improve overall efficiency and reliability. | == Leading Edge == |
| | Due to the improvements made in Lorath subspace field technology, subspace field emitter systems are now capable of projecting tighter fields with increased distance. Due to this capability, ships utilizing enhanced systems are capable of projecting a 'leading edge' ahead of the ship which aids in inducing the propelling 'ripple' or 'wave' which propels ships utilizing the Lorath's FTL technology. Also, due to this 'leading edge', gravitational effects ahead of the ship are regulated thus further negating the effects of micro-gravity given off by particles such as nebula gases, and permitting the regulation of unstable space ahead of the ship. |
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| ==== History & Background ==== | ==== New Components ==== |
| | To better improve the capabilities of the pre-existing drive systems, a series of easy-to-install additional components have been developed to improve the performance of the already existing drive systems aboard the Lorath Matriarchy's starships. |
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| {{ http://i.imgur.com/LJ4dek9.png?400x400}} As late as YE-35, Lorath engineers are still relying on the [[:lorath:technology:structural_layering_system | structural layering system]] to act as a motherboard of sorts for their units. Integrating wiring, cooling, basic kinematics (movement) and gravitational manipulation, the SLS's primary purpose was to integrate components in a way which was standardised, allowing them to be rapidly swapped between sorties. | === Capacitor System === |
| | A capacitor can be added to pre-existing drive systems which allow for power to be stored within a protected power capacitor system. This system is capable of storing the power required to propel the ship, but also, it is capable of providing additional power in the event of requiring more power to be put to the subspace field to increase speed. |
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| The SLS saw great success with the Winter, Hawk Fighter-Bomber and a variety of other Lorath combat units but unfortunately ran into huge cost, manufacturing and logistical hurdles when applied on a starship grade scale. In addition, it placed incredible new stresses on Lorath engineers and deck mechanics due to the tedious nature of its design. This extra work necessitated more engineers, snowballing into greater logistical problems and mistakes. | === Self Adjusting Field Regulator === |
| | Thanks to advancements in Synthetic Intelligence technology, the Lorath have managed to develop a self-correcting computing system which can regulate the subspace field projected by the propulsion systems to compensate for gravitic, subspace, quantum, and other interferences which would impair the efficiency of a given configuration of subspace field. When the SI system detects that a field configuration is proving to be inefficient, the field would be adjusted to improve performance. |
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| Acting as a direct replacement to the SLS, the Consortium developed Structol Substrate or SSA. As the name would suggest, SSA is based on [[:sourcian:sourcian_structol | structol]], a self-growing self-organising and self-healing programmable material with semi-organic properties which can be grown rather than built (leading to huge obvious cost savings). | === Optional External Projectors === |
| | An option of attaching additional subspace projectors is available. Additional subspace projectors would allow for increased field range, improved stability, enhanced precision, and easier maintenance. However, external projectors carry the inherent flaw of being vulnerable to external interference, such as weapons fire. |
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| Very importantly however, it could heal whatever ruptured linkages were between key primary systems (saving hours of tedious diagnostic when the components themselves were fine) and identify when components were actually damaged (and not just the linkages). As a result, this would free up deck mechanics and engineers reducing turn-around times and enhancing ship readiness and logistical problems since now engineers were only dealing with primary component failure/replacement cycling and loadout fitting. | == Zahl Type 02 Projectors == |
| | These projectors designed specifically for the Zahl Type 02 are intended to be placed upon the topside of the vessel in the external mounting ports utilized primarily for weapons. When one of these units is placed upon the Type 02 Zahl, it permits the Zahl to provide a sufficient subspace field to carry itself, and up to four other vessels of a similar size. |
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| In addition, if a ship has the pools needed to grow the substrate and a qualified engineer as well as the 3D printing equipment used to fabricate new components, new units can be built in the field to replace those lost in days or even hours. | == Hawk Fighter Bomber Projectors == |
| | A wing-tip pod is available for the Hawk Fighter Bomber which would contain a subspace field emitter system. When attached, the Hawk's FTL speeds are increased, and FTL maneuverability is also improved. The external module also can provide subspace field coverage for up to four other similar sized starships. |
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| An unforeseen development arising naturally from the way in which structol worked was the capacity for self-optimisation - searching for bottlenecks in components and eliminating them where possible. In this way, implementing SSA can breathe new life into older equipment. | == Harvester Projector == |
| | The external subspace field projector add-on for the Harvester is much larger than most others. The unit is designed to fit upon one of the mounting ports intended for the mounting of a full size cargo container. Due to the sheer size of the unit, the field which it can produce can influence an area of up to ten kilometers, and can provide sufficient field integrity to carry thirty ships of a similar size within the field. |
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| | == Misc. Projector == |
| | The projectors intended for miscellaneous applications can vary in size, shape, and configuration to be suitable for ship sizes from shuttles to full size battleships. Thus making categorization difficult. |
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| ==== About the Structol Substrate ==== | === Field Masking System === |
| | Due to the new distinctive signature produced by the subspace wave drive system, an additional system has been developed to reduce the reduction in stealth caused by the propulsion system. |
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| {{ http://i.imgur.com/Mx0lGvg.png?400x400}}The SSA itself is a flexible self-healing motherboard, acting as a combined circulatory system, central nervous-system, musculature and filtration system (not unlike the heart and lungs, blood-vessels, nerves and muscles of a person). | This system must be mounted externally in proximity to the ship's propulsion systems. |
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| It works by replacing the wiring, piping, pumps, circuitry, motors, capacitors, cooling systems, internal sensors, damage-control systems, communications equipment and external apparatus of field-generators and engine systems with the substrate itself. | | :!: **Note:** The Field Masking System can not completely hide the subspace field of the originating ship. This system is primarily utilized for misdirection and misinformation. | |
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| Of particular note are the transmission-fibres which act as combined arteries and nerves to exchange electricity, data, light (for photonics), particulates, liquids and gasses between components. There is no centralised pump or heart, with the fibres relying instead upon Delta-pressure, electrostatic induction and kinetic massage. Plasma, positrons, packets and even aether can be moved through the use of permanent penning-traps as so the materials do not contact the surface-walls of the transmission fibre and sub-dermal insulation to protect other fibres and systems. These fibres react preemptively anticipating rupturing (and sealing accordingly) and are designed to vent ruptures away from primary systems in order to prevent procedurally caused catastrophic damage. | == Wake Disbursal == |
| | Complementing the actual propelling subspace systems, a secondary emission system can be added which can be utilized to disburse, or break up the subspace wake left behind the ship. This system operates by producing a wide-field irregular subspace distortion. This distortion masks the true trail produced by the traveling ship, and produces a wake which produces the sensor illusion that the ship has traveled in several different directions. This system is intended to make tracking the traveling ship more difficult. |
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| Unusually, these fibres are also capable of filtration of particulates up to 10 nanometers and can feature sub-component 'blocks' which act like the liver or kidneys of a person to filter specific chemical substances, allowing for the integration of biochemical systems into the substrate (such as pilot). | == Lead Masking == |
| | Prior to a ship traveling at faster-than-light speeds actually arriving, a preceding distortion in quantum and subspace fields is produced ahead of the ship. To reduce these apparent tell-tale effects, the lead masking system creates a masking field of misleading subspace signals and gravitic surges which produce a number of sensor 'ghosts'. Due to these sensor 'ghosts', there would be an increased difficulty in determining where a ship would travel, or drop out of FTL. |
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| These sub-component blocks can be used to enhance primary systems (such as computers, filters, transformers, capacitors and storage bladders -- or any system relying on them). In doing so, stress is reduced and bottlenecks are overcome on primary components, measurably improving their responsiveness, capacity, reliability, stability and operational life-span. As the unit is pushed to its limits, new bottlenecks are identified which the substrate responds to accordingly. This gives a unit the capacity for improvement depending on how hard it is pushed by its user. In the event of a primary systems failure, these sub-components double in as emergency backups, preventing catastrophic systems damage caused by component failure. | ==== Benefits and Flaws ==== |
| | Due to the new field geometry, some benefits and flaws are created which have been accepted to be within the limits specified by the requirements of the Lorath's ship designers. |
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| The substrate also allows very precise control over where power or material is going at any given moment. This means the unit using the substrate does not need to be deactivated to be serviced. Instead, specific systems are singled out and powered down or into acceptable ranges. This has the added advantage of allowing hot-swappability with primary components, even in the field of combat. Combined with the substrate's learning capacity, it can incorporate components of foreign manufacture recovered from downed opponents at the pilot's discretion -- authoring its own drivers. Granted, the device will not operate as efficiently though its performance will improve through time as the drivers improve. Such independence of core components allows a unit employing the substrate to operate deep inside enemy territory for extended campaigns beyond the reach of classical logistics. | == Benefits == |
| | Due to the improved field geometry, negative effects upon subspace have been decreased, speeds have been increased, and general field stability has been greatly enhanced. Along with the technical benefits, the speed which can be delivered by the system has been improved to yield results of 14,000c when powered by quantum power systems or antimatter with capacitor boost. A speed of 10,000c is sustainable utilizing only antimatter systems. |
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| In addition, any unit fielding the substrate can be automated using [[:lorath:technology:aria | ARIA]] AI standard, [[:rice | RICE derived operating systems]]3 or the [[:stararmy:nekovalkyrja_operating_system | KESSAKU OS]], receiving instructions via [[:lazarus:universal_modem | quantum modem]]. | == Flaws == |
| | Due to the new geometry, it is now easier to identify Lorath ships at a longer distance, intended directions of travel can be easily figured by determining the direction of the 'leading edge', and the new enhancements to the system require precision calibration to be maintained. |
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| === Operational Requirements === | | :!: **Note:** Due to the nature of calibrations required for the enhanced subspace wave drive systems, attainable speeds may vary | |
| {{ http://i.imgur.com/sOEIh2F.png?400x300}} Being composed of structol, the energetic requirements of the substrate itself alone are quite low. In this sense, it can operate independently of a main generator though it would be dragging the units primary components along as dead-weights (not unlike a being with unpowered cybernetic augmentation). To power itself, the substrate relies on [[:lazarus:quasicrystals:phyliaus#euralis | euralis quasicrystalline pickups]] which convert background radiance into useful electricity (for example, from a sun or the magnetic flux of a planetoid) for its base operational needs. During repair or growth however, the substrate requires access to raw-structol (which in turn, is produced from matter -- usually water, ore and organic components like soil). | |
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| This essentially means that even if primary components are shot, basic computation, sensor reading, complex movement (such as walking), basic low-capacity gravitational propulsion, casimir long-distance propulsion, communications and life-support remain active. | ==== Strength In Numbers ==== |
| | Due to the new precision which is capable of being delivered by the subspace wave drive system, a new capability is available which involves the over-lapping of subspace fields to create a larger field with increased overall power and increased influence upon subspace and regular space. With the presence of additional field generators, attainable speeds are improved, field strength is enhanced, and power required to maintain speeds are decreased. |
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| In this 'silent running' profile, the unit produces very little in the way of detectable emissions and like SLS, can move its radiant profile away from itself using casimir transfer. | === The Speed Of The Mob === |
| | With each additional contributing ship within the field of influence established by the overlapped subspace field systems a 10% increase in efficiency has been noted. |
| === Physical Description === | |
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| At a glance, the substrate resembles a geometric lensing of organic musculature with bars, rods and simple shapes replacing organic components. When light is shone upon it, differences in reflectiveness and transparency illuminate the polished gel-like interior which resembles a city or growth of synthetic fungi. When struck or anticipating a strike, the substrate loses its glossy oily quality and hardens. In some contexts, it acts like a gel or fibre, others a non-newtonian fluid. | |
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| If cut or nicked, the substrate usually oozes raw structol which is used to clot the gap. Raw structol is either black (with almost no viscosity) or white (and highly viscous) fluid with a faint synthetic plastic metallic scent similar to that of paint-thinner or aluminium shavings. Tasted, it is inoffensive to the senses with a thick flavour of weak copper masked by simple carbohydrates (like sugar) with an overtone 'not unlike humanoid mucus' despite its primarily synthetic nature. | |
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| ====== Components ====== | |
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| ====Sub-Dermal Layer ==== | |
| A multifunction component making up the bulk of the substrate. Sub-dermal provides insulation, emission recovery, emission masking, containment (not unlike how fat cells hold water) and acts as the primary musculature of the substrate. Used properly, the sub-dermal layer can withstand the low pressure regions (and briefly some of the high-pressure regions) of a gas-giant. | |
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| ==== Epidermal Layer ==== | |
| The outer-most layer, the epidermis is designed to deal with possible threats. Often growing over armour plating laid ontop of the sub-dermal layer as well as the sub-dermal layer itself, the epidermis can perform noteworthy feats of insulation, absorption and reflection of electromagnetism. Anticipating kinetic strike, it hardens into a thin ablative plating designed to shatter (which then heals after distributing the energy away from what is beneath it). A secondary layer beneath the external epidermis contains variable-direction thermal insulating composite, made up of organic polymers, borates and [[:lazarus:quasicrystals:phyliaus#theralis | thralls quasicrystals]]. This material can be 'tuned' to let heat only exit or only enter like a one-way door of sorts and is able to withstand up to 4000 degrees celcius without assistance from onboard casimir cooling. This layer can be thickened depending on the mission profile. | |
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| ==== Sub-elements==== | |
| The extensions created by the substrate which enhance primary systems operation and anticipate changes in demands - removing bottle-necks while acting as backup systems. | |
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| ==== Transmission fibre ==== | |
| Serving as the circulatory and central-nervous-system of the substrate. Connected to components. Self-routing, self-healing, self-managing and self-optimising. | |
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| ==== Shock Vane ==== | |
| Essentially a horn of gravitic centrifuges spun around a convex field amplifier. Acts as a high-power transmitter and receiver, able to generate, control and detect the powerful electromagnetic fields used to generate barriers and spacial nesting systems. Doubles as a sensor and actuator for gravitic interaction. Must be extended to full length for full effect. Based on the engine-prongs of the Maras. These centrifuges cannot be grown by the substrate itself and are classed as a 'primary component'. | |
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| ==== Pulse-Channels ==== | |
| A concave version of the shock-vane, centred around managing to act as a sort of engine nozzle, air-intake of cooling system. Appear as long carved strips which are usually hidden. Potentially weaponisable up close. Often, shock-vanes withdraw into these channels, disappearing beneath the epidermis. | |
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| ==== Solenoid ==== | |
| A special combination of pulse-channel and transmission fibre used to push high-power weaponised outputs from a weapons-system. It does not act as the weapons-system itself but is used in propelling the round, be it solid (not unlike a railgun or pressure-harpoon), particle (plasma), packet or aether from a projection source inside the unit. They are commonly fitted into hands. | |
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| ==== Interlock ==== | |
| A special plug which allows transmission fibre from two substrates to exchange material, charge or information (ideal for providing a buff). | |
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| ==== Raw structol ==== | |
| A liquid state of structol generated by the substrate which is able to act as scar-tissue or raw materials in the construction of new components. Its rate of production is limited and requires access to raw materials either onboard the unit or in the operating environment. In suffering catastrophic damage, raw structol can be seen 'bleeding' as a thick viscous glossy black or white liquid. Commonly stored in reserve inside the sub-dermal layer. | |
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| | ==== Graphic Representation Of Comparison ==== |
| | {{:lorath:technology:subspace_drive:subspace_fields.png|}} |