Point Defense Flak Gun



The WazuTek Point Defense Flak Gun is a shipboard weapon which fires several hundred high velocity slugs per minute. These slugs contain a timed explosive which detonates the slug into a hemisphere of hundreds of submunitions to destroy incoming anti-ship missiles, small enemy craft, or enemy personnel at short range which have penetrated the outer defenses. While they deliver less focused force to a target than a point defense chemical kinetic gun, they create hemispheres of fast-moving projectiles that can cripple or destroy light targets.

Unlike magnetic kinetic weapons like railguns which accelerate slugs using powerful, timed electromagnets, flak guns fire slugs wrapped in a metal jacket which contains a combustible accelerant. When the accelerant is detonated, the slug is expelled at speeds in excessive of 1,000 meters per second. The jacket is vaporized and the vapor is expelled to space.

The point defense flak gun's lightweight and cost-saving nature also makes it an ideal weapon for use on fighter craft.

Requires: Electricity, ammunition, weapon terminal