Babylon 5 Molecular Weaponry

Molecular Weaponry

The absolute highest form of weapon technology in the galaxy, molecular weapons are almost indescribable in how they take apart a target. The primary example of what molecular weaponry is capable of can be found in Shadow ships. The energy is actually formed not of a charge or of a polarity, but instead of the actual force that binds atoms together.

The Minbari (and later the ISA with their permission) are the only Younger Race to ever harness even the smallest portion of molecular energy. It is a foreign science that terrifies even those that harness it for just nanoseconds in a lab. More on Shadowtech and molecular weaponry can be found in Classified Weapon Systems.

Molecular Weaponry
Name	Scale	Cost	Space Range	Atmosphere Range	Rate of Fire	Damage
Molecular Pulsar	Capital	350,000	1-5/12/25	2-10/24/50km	3	4D+1

Molecular Pulsar

Designed to be basically a ‘molecular array’ for use on Whitestar cruisers, the resulting weapon uses the same atomic principle of the Minbari molecular disruptor, but instead staggers out the energy in a stream of much smaller bursts in an attempt to spread the weapon’s damage over several targets if necessary. The molecular pulsar fires extremely rapidly when triggered, but each shot is far less devastating than others of its ilk. Even the largest of enemy vessels will eventually succumb to the constant barrage of hull-cracking molecular energy blasts. This weapon is more like a series of very powerful jabs rather than the haymaker of some other molecular technology examples – like the dreaded Shadow slicer beam.

Source

• Babylon 5 Ship Builder's Manual (page 61)
• thedemonapostle