Project: ACHLYS

[Vendetta]

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ACHLYS Prototype Multi-Tier EMCR Hull Plating

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[ALERT] Project file incomplete. Updates pending.

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One of the earliest decisions I made on this project was armor reinforcement. Not that the original Arbiter was totally lacking in this field, but because we can do better. The first iteration is a layer of reactive and refractive plating, designed to mitigate the damage of directed energy projectiles by reflecting small amounts of the condensed particles away, where the subsequent reactive plating beneath it would absorb another significant amount of incoming fire before an aggressor would reach the composite layer of the vessel. All of our field testing has incorporated the early prototype, but as we reach the mid-way mark of its life-cycle, we begin to explore improvements.

Now, when I say better I mean taking this design apart and rebuilding it from the ground up our way. That includes every layer of this plating. Starting with the base composite design of The Arbiter's standard hull makeup, to the reactive plates, to the refractive upgrades - Piece by piece.

- From the desk of Keeper Leviathan.

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The Composite Layer:

The current composite layer consists of medium-to-heavy-weight materials utilized by standard Libertonian design philosophy. Surprising, considering the Arbiter is meant to outweigh its lighter Libertonian counterparts. Titanium composite plating is still their standard. Instead, we replace the materials and overall philosophy with thicker skin. We rebuild the composite layers with Iridium-laced depleted uranium hull panels. The resulting benefits are denser armor plating, corrosion resistance and better sustainability in irradiated environments.

The panels themselves require a specific formula in order to not unbalance the composite minerals they're made out of. This is due in part to the temperature effects that could destabilize improperly blended plates, causing them to either fracture or lose their integrity.

- 50,000 Iridium Ore
- 80,000 Uranium Ore
- 50,000 Molybdenum
- 40,000 Shape Memory Alloy
- 30,000 Hydrocarbons

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The Electromagnetic Reactive (EMR) Layer:

The installation of reactive plating on starships throughout Sirius is necessary in the ever increasingly hostile environment people are faced with on a daily basis. From natural phenomenon to hostile encounters with pirates or other elements, armor is what separates you from the dead. The varying levels of plating on the open market cover a variety of needs and have since become the standard.

Improving upon that, we insulate the sections between the plating and install electric relays beneath them, as well as replace the plating itself with electromagnetic material. This effectively turns the armor plating into a an electric conduit, which when supplied additional power on top of impact registry with elementary directed particles, the panels create a discharge in an effort to diffuse incoming energy bursts. When penetrated by ballistic fire, the panels close their circuits and overcharge its capacitor by transferring a large amount of energy to render the projectile responsible vaporized, thus mitigating some of the damage caused by torpedoes and missiles at the sacrifice of the emitter until maintenance can be applied.

- 50,000 Ablative Armor Plating
- 50,000 Molybdenum
- 30,000 PlasFoam Conduits
- 25,000 Energy Field Equipment
- 20,000 Nanocapacitors
- 30,000 Hydrocarbons

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The Refraction Layer:

This experimental layer is plating which has been given a special coating of material designed to reflect and diffuse the directed energy particles utilized in Sirius and Nomadic weapon systems. This system was never designed to be a fully effective solution, yet largely mitigates photonic and laser fire and reduces the effectiveness of other weapons. This top layer is intended to be the first line of defense before the EMR takes over.

The design philosophy was that of a mirror, which would reflect enemy fire back at them. Due in part to the density of directed energy projectiles, the most that could be accomplished is the reduction and slight dispersal of energy-based weapons fire, overall reducing their impact by a moderate amount and providing that extra layer of skin that the enemy would need to cut through before affecting major systems.

- 50,000 Molybdenum
- 25,000 Tellurium
- 40,000 High-Temperature Alloy
- 30,000 Hydrocarbons

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