Saturday, April 18, 2020

Javelin

A ship will be constructed. It shall be named ‘Javelin’.

The purpose of the Javelin is singular: it is designed to kill super capital ships.

Constructing a Javelin is not a trivial matter, it will take substantial mineral resources and capital components to build one.

The Javelin is a single-use vehicle. It can only lock onto super capital ships.

Its efficacy is determined by the pilot flying the ship. Per skill level applied the chance of a hit increases 5%. It is never 100%. This means that even though the Javelin successfully locks a super capital ship, there is no guarantee that it will hit its target.

However, if it does hit its intended target, it will destroy the ship in one shot. There is no defence against it. A positive hit on the target results in a one-shot kill. The brilliant minds in far and fair Reykjavík will give this an artistically pleasing expression, preferrably an intrusion of the ship’s interior with an explosion from within the core of the ship outward, resulting in total, irrevocable destruction.

The Javelin is, of course, subject to attack and has not extraordinary defences that will prevent its destruction against determined opposition. In that aspect it is exactly like any other ship in New Eden.

The Javelin being single-use, will eject the pilot in a frigate after the Javelin has discharged its main (and only) weapon, just like current battleship pilots can eject from their ship when it is destroyed and continue the engagement in a frigate-sized ship. 

The spent hulk of the Javelin will then be available for salvaging purposes.

It is important to understand that outside of its primary goal, the Javelin has no other uses. It will not have a hardpoint that can accept anything other than its primary weapon. The ship cannot be reconfigured for any other purpose.

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