Warhammer

The following information has not been confirmed by Volition and is therefore not canon for the FreeSpace universe.

Description

The GES-23 Warhammer

War in Heaven Tech Room Description

Recognizing that the GTVA fighter corps had been drilled intensively in bomb-intercept missions, the UEF Navy commissioned the Oxys-Ultor GES-23 Warhammer Swarm Torpedo. Unlike traditional anti-capital ship bombs and torpedoes, the Warhammer employs a special delivery rack capable of firing these guided torpedoes in swarms of four. To protect pilots from the explosive blast of four to eight torpedoes, the torpedoes are equipped with sensors which activate the warheads only when they are within 250 meters of target. Warhammers are limited in their yield, but they are excellent tactical weapons, routinely deployed to saturate enemy point defenses. They are as much a distraction as an attack. Sanctus cruisers mount Warhammers on their ventral and dorsal torpedo stations in their wartime configuration

Performance

Warhammer

Range	2500 m
Reload time	10 s
Velocity	100 ms-1
Base Damage	500
Armor Damage	Full	500
Shield Damage	Low	100
Subsystem Damage	Average	250
Shockwave Radius	50 / 100 m
Type:	Aspect Seeking
View Cone:	360
Minimum Lock Time:	4
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	.8

Warhammer#Sanctus

Range	4800 m
Reload time	20 s
Velocity	100 ms-1
Base Damage	200
Armor Damage	Full	200
Shield Damage	Low	20
Subsystem Damage	Average	100
Shockwave Radius	50 / 100 m
Type:	Aspect Seeking
View Cone:	360
Minimum Lock Time:	4
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	.8

Warhammer#Custos

Range	4500 m
Reload time	15 s
Velocity	100 ms-1
Base Damage	150
Armor Damage	Full	150
Shield Damage	Low	15
Subsystem Damage	Average	75
Shockwave Radius	50 / 100 m
Type:	Aspect Seeking
View Cone:	360
Minimum Lock Time:	4
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	.8

Warhammer#Vindicator

Range	4500 m
Reload time	5 s
Velocity	100 ms-1
Base Damage	150
Armor Damage	Full	150
Shield Damage	Low	15
Subsystem Damage	Average	75
Shockwave Radius	50 / 100 m
Type:	Aspect Seeking
View Cone:	360
Minimum Lock Time:	4
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	.8

Notes

• Weapon is capable of easily damaging large vessels (Huge)
• Weapon cannot be mounted on small ships (Big Ship)
• Weapon projectile generates particles (Particle Spew)
• Weapon can be shot down (Bomb)
• Weapon fires on the designated rate of fire on all difficulty levels and all AI levels (Same Turret Cooldown)
• Weapon alternates firing points (Cycle)
• Weapon must be locked onto the target in order to be fired (No Dumbfire)

Veteran Comments

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Most commonly seen used on the Sanctus cruiser. The large number of torpedoes fired in a single salvo allows it to easily saturate the point-defense systems of Tev capital ships. Unfortunately, this ability can also be used against you in certain missions (warning: spoilers) by members of the Gaian Effort, who use its swarm capabilities to their advantage, essentially inundating important targets with massive amounts of fire that take a lot of skill to intercept.