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UG-3001


The UG-3001 is a 70 meter long coil-gun capable of launching a variety of payloads.

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History

The UG-3001 is based on a near-ancient design widely used by the Magnetic Assembly for moving payload around their home star system. Stellar Defense would have access to the design, and quickly update it for sale to the American Union after the disastrous Operation Overflowing Patriotism where the Union lost 6 Statesmen class ships to forces of the secessionist New Cambridge government. By mid 2320 the launch system was already being installed on Statesmen class ships.

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The UG-3001 is a 70 meter long launch system studded with additional power capacitors and radiators along its length. Stellar Defense also added a long range target finding radar system and a small tower with an engineering and viewing station to monitor the weapon system. The launch system can handle payloads up to 1.2 meters in size which allows it to launch the majority of Union missiles as well as the smaller 100mm railgun slugs used in the UG-311 and UG-324.

An auto-loading system towards the rear of the weapon allows it switch between a variety of rounds stored in a rotating magazine 'below' the weapon itself.

The system is fixed in a forward firing configuration requiring the entire ship be turned towards the target. The long barrel of the weapon allows it to accelerate projectiles to extreme speeds and the ability to launch guided missiles gives the weapon some flexibility in hitting off-bore-sight targets.

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