Research

Thermal Conduit vs. Premium Ammunition on Plasma Accelerators

21 Oct 2022

Abstract Among combat pilots there was no consensus regarding the experimental effect Thermal Conduit (TC) bonus damage for Plasma Accelerators (PA): some were told its bonus is based on default…

Reverberating Cascade Effect on Shield Generators

1 Oct 2022

Abstract The reverberating cascade effect, only applicable to the Torpedo Pylon and Mine Launcher hardpoint weapons (at time of posting), is known to overload shield generators when they strike the…

The Use of Weapons

25 May 2021

Commander SovereignWinter has compiled a database of ship weapons. The database lists the key parameters, damage, energy, heat, etc. of all 7,090 shipboard weapons of all classes, sizes, types, G5…

The Canonn Method

5 Dec 2020

What is the Canonn method I hear you ask? Well, it is nothing more than the scientific method that underpins all good science. That and gallons of gin and mountains…

Thargoid Interceptor Hull Analysis

11 Jun 2019

1. Introduction Some time ago it was discovered that is is possible to repair Thargoid ships with human repair limpets [1]. The discovery opened up the possibility of measuring the…

Advanced Multi-Cannon Analysis

3 Jun 2019

1. Introduction The galactic community recently decided to support Zende Partners in the development of an Advanced Multi-Cannon (AMC) weapon [1]. Given the usual lack of transparency in weapon documentation,…

SLF Damage Partition Analysis

3 May 2019

1. Executive Summary The focus of this study is the detailed analysis of Ship Launched Fighter (SLF) damage partitions, namely the analysis of damage characteristics of Anti-Xeno (AX) fighters. This…

AX Weapon Damage Partitions

24 Apr 2019

1. Introduction There has been recent success in using rigorous mathematical techniques to accurately estimate the damage partitioning of human weapons, such as Plasma Accelerators and Railguns [1]. Information from…

Thargoid Interceptor Shield Analysis

20 Apr 2019

1. Introduction The subject of this article is the accurate estimation of Thargoid Interceptor shield strength. An initial analysis was carried out to estimate these values and is referenced here…

Weapon Damage Partition Analysis

10 Apr 2019

1. Executive Summary The partition of the different types of damage (i.e. thermal, kinetic, absolute) has been determined for Railguns, Incendiary Multi-Cannons, High Yield Shell Cannons, Overload Munitions Seeker Missiles,…