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A [[Kyphotic Warhead]] is a highly advanced [[weapon]] engineered intentionally to maximise psychological warfare at the expense of mass destruction.  
 
A [[Kyphotic Warhead]] is a highly advanced [[weapon]] engineered intentionally to maximise psychological warfare at the expense of mass destruction.  
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* It is still considered a [[Weapon of Mass Destruction]], a [[WMD]] or [[Thunderball]].
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* It is still, however, considered a [[Weapon of Mass Destruction]], a [[WMD]] or [[Thunderball]].
 
* It is unclear at which [[technology level]] this weapon was utilised during the fall of the [[Sindalian Empire]] and is a topic of academic scrutiny well into the [[Golden Era]].
 
* It is unclear at which [[technology level]] this weapon was utilised during the fall of the [[Sindalian Empire]] and is a topic of academic scrutiny well into the [[Golden Era]].
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* Any such weapons recovered or observed will be [[artifact]]s, however speculative research into [[Screens|Force Field Generators]] verging on the TL:16-18 epoch have revealed potential avenues to reproduce similar capabilities.
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* Any such weapons recovered or observed will be [[artifact]]s, however speculative research into [[Screen|Force Field Generators]] verging on the [[TL:16-18]] epoch have revealed potential avenues to reproduce similar capabilities.
  
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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* '''''ε(x, y, z, t) = ε<sub>0</sub> exp(-α t) ƒ(x, y, z)'''''
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* '''''μ(x, y, z, t) = μ<sub>0</sub> exp(-α t) ɡ(x, y, z)'''''
  
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== T5 Stats Experiment ==
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| Hits (v1)
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| Type
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| colspan="5" | Launcher Warhead, Exotic
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| 3
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| 10
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| colspan="5" | EMP
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| colspan="5" | Freeze
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| 1
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| 3
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| 1
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| 1
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| Cold
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| 1-2-3
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| 2
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| 1.5
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| Descriptor
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| colspan="5" | Grav
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| 5
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| 2
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| 3
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| Grav
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| 1-2-3
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| 3
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| 20
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| Descriptor
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| colspan="5" | Mag
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| 4
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| 1
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| 2
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|
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| EMP
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| 1-2-3
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| Mag
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| 1-2-3
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| 2-4-6
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| 15
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|
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| Descriptor
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| colspan="5" | Psi Amp
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| 4
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| 2
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| 1
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| Psi
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| 1-2-3
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| 1-2-3
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| 9
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| colspan="5" | Shock
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| 2
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| Elec
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| 1-2-3
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| Pain
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| 1-2-3
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| 2-4-6
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| 2
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| Descriptor
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| colspan="5" | Physical Chemistry = Corrosive
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|
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| 3
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| 1
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| 1
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| Corrode
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| 2
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| Pen
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| 1-2-3
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| 4
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| 3
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| colspan="5" | Physical Chemistry = Penetration
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| Descriptor
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| colspan="5" | Physical Chemistry = Pain
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| colspan="5" | Physical Chemistry = Wound
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| Burden
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| colspan="5" | Vheavy
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|
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| 5
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| 4
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| 4
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| 5
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| colspan="5" | Ultimate
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| 4
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| 0.7
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| -4
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| 2
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| 1.4
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| User
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| colspan="5" | EOU=-2
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| 06
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| Notes
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| Recoil=
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| High
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| Loud=
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| colspan="2" | Silent
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| Flash=
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| Mag
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| Heat=
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| colspan="2" |
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| Vacc=
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| UW=
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| colspan="2" | No
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| CQ=
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| No
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| colspan="2" |
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| 07
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| Options
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| colspan="5" |
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| colspan="5" |
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| colspan="5" |
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| 08
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| Controls
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| colspan="5" |
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| colspan="5" |
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| Portability
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| colspan="5" | Turret
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| 1
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| QREBS=
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| 0
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| 4
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| 0
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| 3
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| 0
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| Totals
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| colspan="5" |
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|
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| 25
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| 7.375
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| 84Tons ≡  168000 kg
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| 3
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| 🔅    0.6804M
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|}
  
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
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{{Advanced}}
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{{Incomplete}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
 
  | {{Ludography cite |name= The Kinunir |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
  | {{Ludography cite |name= The Kinunir |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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[[Category: Sindalian Empire]]
 
[[Category: Sindalian Empire]]
 
[[Category: Ship Equipment]]
 
[[Category: Ship Equipment]]
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{{LE|Artifact|Defensive Technology}}
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{{LEN|Artifact|Defensive Technology|Campaign Setting|Non-canon|Sindalian Empire}}
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{{Milieus|Setting|Metastory|IMTU|Timeline}}

Latest revision as of 04:10, 12 March 2024

A Kyphotic Warhead is a highly advanced weapon engineered intentionally to maximise psychological warfare at the expense of mass destruction.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

  • ε(x, y, z, t) = ε0 exp(-α t) ƒ(x, y, z)
  • μ(x, y, z, t) = μ0 exp(-α t) ɡ(x, y, z)

T5 Stats Experiment[edit]

Q R E B S
Chart Item Description Model TL Range Mass Burden H1, H2 D1, D2 H3 D3 Hits (v1) KCr Cr
03 Type Launcher Warhead, Exotic 6 3 10 1 1 0 1
SubType
04
Descriptor EMP 1 3 1 EMP 1-2-3 1 4
Descriptor Freeze 1 3 1 1 Cold 1-2-3 2 1.5
Descriptor Grav 5 2 3 Grav 1-2-3 3 20
Descriptor Mag 4 1 2 EMP 1-2-3 Mag 1-2-3 2-4-6 15
Descriptor Psi Amp 4 2 1 Psi 1-2-3 1-2-3 9
Descriptor Shock 2 0.5 Elec 1-2-3 Pain 1-2-3 2-4-6 2
Descriptor Physical Chemistry = Corrosive 3 1 1 Corrode 2 Pen 1-2-3 4 3
Descriptor Physical Chemistry = Penetration
Descriptor Physical Chemistry = Pain
Descriptor Physical Chemistry = Wound
05 Burden Vheavy 5 4 4 5 5
4
Stage Ultimate 4 0.7 -4 2 1.4
User EOU=-2
06 Notes Recoil= High Loud= Silent
Flash= Mag Heat=
Vacc= UW= No
CQ= No
07 Options
08 Controls
05 Portability Turret 1
QREBS= 0 4 0 3 0
Totals 25 7.375 84Tons ≡ 168000 kg 3 🔅 0.6804M

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Technological Overview of Fundamental Field Manipulation[edit]

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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