Babylon 5 Harmonic Weaponry
Considered to be the true masters of laser technology, the Hyach were toying with simple beams of coherent light long before they ever decided to stretch their influence to the stars. What other races consider to be ‘advanced’ laser technology is common household knowledge for the Hyach designers. It was their mastery over lasers combined with what they learned from their allies the Abbai that eventually created the ‘harmonic laser’.
Harmonic weaponry is solely of Hyach design and they protect it jealously. It combines sound and laser energies into a single beam of cooperating wavelengths, which weaken and then shatter the molecular bonds of a target. Harmonic weaponry is marveled at by all who have ever seen the Hyach use it, especially the Brakiri – who covet the technology with unequaled hunger.
| Harmonic Weaponry | |||||||||
| Name | Origin | Type | Scale | Cost | Space Range | Atmosphere Range | Qualities | Damage | |
| Light Harmonic Laser | Hyach Gerontocracy | Laser | Starfighter | 400,000 | 1-5/13/25 | 10-500/1,300/2,500m | Bypass Interceptors 2D+1 | 5D | |
| Medium Harmonic Laser | Hyach Gerontocracy | Laser | Capital | 600,000 | 1-6/15/30 | 2-12/30/60km | Bypass Interceptors 2D+1 | 4D | |
| Heavy Harmonic Laser | Hyach Gerontocracy | Laser | Capital | 900,000 | 1-9/23/45 | 2-18/46/90km | Bypass Interceptors 2D+1 | 6D | |
| Focused Harmonic Laser | Hyach Gerontocracy | Laser | Capital | 1,200,000 | 1-15/38/75 | 2-30/76/150km | Bypass Interceptors 2D+1 | 10D | |
- Bypass Interceptors: Whether they are based on relatively basic laser technologies or more advanced neutron or bioelectric principles, beam weapons rank as the most devastating form of weaponry. These weapons ignore/bypass the target's Interceptors and/or Shields by the listed amount.
Harmonic Laser
[edit]- Bypass Interceptors 2D+1
Based on the Hyach’s ingenious sonic/laser combination technology, the harmonic laser is their primary weapon on every craft they fly in their fleets. Ranging in size and damage potential, the harmonic laser is a devastating weapon system that combines focusing crystals and resonating chambers that are energized and funneled into a single streak of barely visible energy. The beam fractures and melts the target all at once, ripping apart the structure so the damage can reach deeper inside the target much faster.
The use of such high-frequency and power sonic energy creates a massive burst of ultrasonic noise that interrupts most short-range communications for a moment. This sound is inaudible to all but the most sensitive of ears. It is called dak’a’pe by the Pak’ma’ra (who believe it is musical in nature) meaning ‘death’s holy voice’.
There are many varieties of harmonic laser available to shipbuilders with enough clout to obtain them. Each one takes up a significant amount of room on a starship, as they use their own power and energy supplies and are unable to use common varieties. The proof of this is the ‘focused’ harmonic laser, which is built along the spines of many larger Hyach ships, earning it the nickname of a ‘spinal laser’. So much energy and gathering apparatus is required to use this weapon effectively that only Hyach-built ships are suited to do so.
Source
[edit]- Babylon 5 Ship Builder's Manual (pages 55-56)
- thedemonapostle