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| − | The '''''TWS-9 Aindraastra'' Flak System''', designated '''Burst Flak''', is a primary anti-fighter warship weapon used by the [[UEF]] in the [[Blue Planet]] mod. The ''TWS-9'' is equipped on every [[UEF]] warship from the [[UEC Sanctus|Sanctus]] which | + | The '''''TWS-9 Aindraastra'' Flak System''', designated '''Burst Flak''', is a primary anti-fighter warship weapon used by the [[UEF]] in the [[Blue Planet]] mod. The ''TWS-9'' is equipped on every [[UEF]] warship from the [[UEC Sanctus|Sanctus]], which is equipped with two of these by default, to the [[UED Solaris|Solaris]], which mounts 16. |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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===Statistics=== | ===Statistics=== | ||
{{Flak|877.5|0.5|750|40|Full|40|Full|40|Poor|10|7.5 / 12.5}} | {{Flak|877.5|0.5|750|40|Full|40|Full|40|Poor|10|7.5 / 12.5}} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | *Weapon launches in [[Weapons.tbl#.24Shots:| | + | *Weapon launches in [[Weapons.tbl#.24Shots:|Shots]] of 12 |
*Weapon launches in a [[Weapons.tbl#.24FOF:|Field of Fire]] of 5 degrees. | *Weapon launches in a [[Weapons.tbl#.24FOF:|Field of Fire]] of 5 degrees. | ||
===Veteran Comments=== | ===Veteran Comments=== | ||
| − | {{Comment|}} | + | {{Comment| ''The UEF's flak fires in shotgun like bursts with spread. Both the GTVA pulse cannons on their modern ships, and the single firing flak on their older ships will probably kill and individual fighter or bomber more quickly. The UEF flak will cause more damage overall to whole bomber wings that fly too close together.'' |
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| + | Its gaping flaw is its very low range, meaning that it won't do any damage at all until the target is well within a kilometer. Don't rely on these to protect a ship against bombs; its strength is that it prevents bombers from staying close to the ship, hopefully giving the anti-bomb point defense guns the time and room to shoot down incoming bombs.}} | ||
[[Category:Blue Planet weapons]] | [[Category:Blue Planet weapons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:33, 16 June 2020
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The TWS-9 Aindraastra Flak System, designated Burst Flak, is a primary anti-fighter warship weapon used by the UEF in the Blue Planet mod. The TWS-9 is equipped on every UEF warship from the Sanctus, which is equipped with two of these by default, to the Solaris, which mounts 16.
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Description
Blue Planet Tech Room Description
The Aindraastra burst flak system was developed shortly after the Great War under the codename 'Juniper' as part of a Han-Ronald project to improve warship close defense systems, but only commissioned for production ten years later. The Aindraastra suppresses an area with a spread of caseless nuclear-yield flak munitions. Ineffective against warheads, but devastating against fighters and bombers, the Aindraastra makes a decisive contribution to Federation warships' reputation as fighter-killers.
Performance
Statistics
| Range | 877.5 m | |
| Rate of Fire | 0.5 s-1 | |
| Velocity | 750 ms-1 | |
| Base Damage | 40 | |
| Armor Damage | Full | 40 |
| Shield Damage | Full | 40 |
| Subsystem Damage | Poor | 10 |
| Shockwave Radius | 7.5 / 12.5 m | |
Notes
- Weapon launches in Shots of 12
- Weapon launches in a Field of Fire of 5 degrees.
Veteran Comments
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The UEF's flak fires in shotgun like bursts with spread. Both the GTVA pulse cannons on their modern ships, and the single firing flak on their older ships will probably kill and individual fighter or bomber more quickly. The UEF flak will cause more damage overall to whole bomber wings that fly too close together.
