The following information has not been confirmed by Volition
and is therefore not canon for the FreeSpace universe.
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Description
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| The GES-23 Warhammer
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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
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2500 m
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| Reload time
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10 s
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| Velocity
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100 ms-1
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| Base Damage
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500
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| Armor Damage
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Full
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500
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| Shield Damage
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Low
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100
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| Subsystem Damage
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Average
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250
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| Shockwave Radius
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50 / 100 m
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| Type:
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Aspect Seeking
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| View Cone:
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360
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| Minimum Lock Time:
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4
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| Turn Rate (360 degrees):
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.8
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Warhammer#Sanctus
| Range
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4800 m
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| Reload time
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20 s
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| Velocity
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100 ms-1
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| Base Damage
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200
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| Armor Damage
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Full
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200
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| Shield Damage
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Low
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20
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| Subsystem Damage
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Average
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100
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| Shockwave Radius
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50 / 100 m
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| Type:
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Aspect Seeking
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| View Cone:
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360
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| Minimum Lock Time:
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4
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| Turn Rate (360 degrees):
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.8
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- The weapon fires in bursts of 4 shots, with 2 seconds between each shot, every 20 seconds.
Warhammer#Custos
| Range
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4500 m
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| Reload time
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15 s
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| Velocity
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100 ms-1
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| Base Damage
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150
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| Armor Damage
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Full
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150
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| Shield Damage
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Low
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15
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| Subsystem Damage
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Average
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75
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| Shockwave Radius
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50 / 100 m
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| Type:
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Aspect Seeking
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| View Cone:
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360
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| Minimum Lock Time:
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4
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| Turn Rate (360 degrees):
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.8
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Warhammer#Vindicator
| Range
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4500 m
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| Reload time
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5 s
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| Velocity
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100 ms-1
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| Base Damage
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150
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| Armor Damage
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Full
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150
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| Shield Damage
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Low
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15
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| Subsystem Damage
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Average
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75
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| Shockwave Radius
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50 / 100 m
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| Type:
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Aspect Seeking
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| View Cone:
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360
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| Minimum Lock Time:
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4
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| Turn Rate (360 degrees):
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.8
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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)
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.
