Hydra

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

Description

War in Heaven Tech Room Description

The Hydra is a novel torpedo specially designed by Wartime Special Projects to penetrate point defenses and fighter screens. Based on the same saturation concept as the Warhammer swarm torpedo carried by bombers and the Sanctus class cruiser, the Hydra is a two-stage weapon that differs somewhat in execution. The first stage is a warhead bus missile based on the Apocalypse missile frame. The second stage is a quartet of guided submunitions. While these are less effective than the standard Apocalypse torpedo, they are also much, much harder to intercept. Hydra missiles are now in limited but expanding deployment aboard all ships that are outfitted with the Hwacha or Hwacha Mk 2 missile launchers, but are generally used only in emergencies, or when the ship has depleted its store of Apocalypse torpedoes.

Performance

Hydra#Karuna

Range	6000 m
Reload time	20 s
Velocity	200 ms-1
Base Damage	10
Armor Damage	Full	10
Shield Damage	Low	1
Subsystem Damage	Average	50
Shockwave Radius	5.8 / 11.6 m
Type:	Aspect Seeking
View Cone:	360
Minimum Lock Time:	4
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	1

• Weapon spawns 4 Hydra#Spawn

Hydra#Narayana

Range	6000 m
Reload time	20 s
Velocity	200 ms-1
Base Damage	10
Armor Damage	Full	10
Shield Damage	Low	1
Subsystem Damage	Average	50
Shockwave Radius	21.5 / 43 m
Type:	Aspect Seeking
View Cone:	360
Minimum Lock Time:	4
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	2

• Weapon spawns 6 Hydra#Spawn

Hydra#Solaris

Range	6000 m
Reload time	20 s
Velocity	200 ms-1
Base Damage	10
Armor Damage	Full	10
Shield Damage	Low	1
Subsystem Damage	Average	50
Shockwave Radius	9.2 / 18.4 m
Type:	Aspect Seeking
View Cone:	360
Minimum Lock Time:	4
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	1.5

• Weapon spawns 6 Hydra#Spawn

Hydra#Sanctus

Range	6000 m
Reload time	60 s
Velocity	200 ms-1
Base Damage	125
Armor Damage	Full	125
Shield Damage	Low	12.5
Subsystem Damage	Average	62.5
Shockwave Radius	50 / 100 m
Type:	Heat
View Cone:	360
Minimum Lock Time:	N / A
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	0.8

• Weapon fires in bursts of 12 shots, with .1 second between each shot, every 60 seconds.

Hydra#Spawn

Range	1800 m
Reload time	0.1 s
Velocity	200 ms-1
Base Damage	125
Armor Damage	Full	125
Shield Damage	Low	12.5
Subsystem Damage	Average	62.5
Shockwave Radius	50 / 100 m
Type:	Heat
View Cone:	360
Minimum Lock Time:	N / A
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	0.8

Notes

• Weapon is capable of easily damaging large vessels (Huge)
• Weapon lifetime not penalized if the angle to the target is too big (No Lifeleft Penalty)
• 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)

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