Spinal Weapons Mount

A Spinal Mount — also called a spinal weapon or spinal mount weapon — is a fixed-mount, major starship weapons system which provides for attacks of the greatest possible power.

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Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:

• Heavy Weaponry / Ship Weapons
  • Offensive Technologies
    • Starship Weaponry
      • Energy Weapons
      • Guided Weapons
      • Projectile Weapons
    • Weapon Mounts
      • Battery
      • Barbette
      • Bay
      • Hardpoint
      • Spinal Mounts
      • Turret
    • Weapon Types
      • DEW
      • GUW
      • KEW

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Description / Specifications

A number of different kinds of weapons may be built into a spinal mount.

These include:

• Meson Accelerator.
• Particle Accelerator.
• Mass Driver.
• Jump Projector.

History & Background / Dossier

Because a starship's entire structure is built around a spinal mount, hence the name, no starship may have more than one spinal mount.

There is one exception: a so-called "Janus" mount consists of two half-length spinal weapons installed in a single spinal tunnel, one facing fore, one to aft.

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