Beam Weapons

TYPE
PARTICLE BEAM [capital ship - anti-starfighter]

The Particle Beam Cannons fire a stream of charged particles derived from High Mass atomic elements at velocities near the speed of light.  Particle beams literally pound their way through anything they come in contact with and are very effective as both short and long range weapons.  Twin Particle Beam arrays are the mainstay of Narn and Centauri anti-straighter defenses on space station and capital ships and larger Particle Beam cannons are often used in defense satellites.
 
 

TYPE
X-RAY PARTICLE LASER [capital ship]

The X-Ray Particle Laser is based off of the the older particle laser.  Essentially, the X-Ray Particle Laser combines the piercing power of a heavy particle stream with the raking/cutting power of a focused light beam.  This makes it significantly more effective for short ranges, and provides the Plasma Laser with a shorter recharge time.  [NOTE: It is the combination of the Particle beam and the X-Ray laser that give the weapon its color, which can very depending on what kind of mater was used in the particle stream.]
 
 

TYPE
FUSION BEAM CANNON [capital ship]

A Fusion Cannon is, for all intent and purpose, a directed fusion bomb.  Using a gravitic field, a fusion explosion is contained and the nuclear blast is focused and directed out the gun port using either a gravitic or electromagnetic field as its transition medium.  Composition of this energy beam is highly energetic X-Rays, Gamma Rays, ions and a stream of supercharged plasma. 
 
 

TYPE
NEUTRON CANNON [capital ship]

The Neutron Cannon employed by the "Old Race", and now the UPA, is a molecular weapon with far greater destructive potential than any other particle beam weapon seen to date.  Unlike a normal Neutron cannon, the "Old Race" variant fires a steady stream of anti-neutron, which causes spontaneous molecular decay in an enemy target.  This anti-neutron stream is contained in a powerful gravimetric or electromagnetic field, which prevents the beam from interacting with anything save its designated target.  Also, as neutrons have no electrical charge, no known electronic countermeasures like EM fields or interceptors, like those used by the Federation, have any effect on this weapon. The White Stars and the WSAdvanceed employ a Pulse variant, which enables for faster burst firing and more destructive power by focusing the Anti-Neutrons in the gravimetric field for greater force on impact. 

A Prototype Beam Neutron Cannon has been designed for the WS Advanced.  This cannon, dubbed the "Skin" Cannon, was designed to help provide better weapons coverage for the new WS Advanced.  By laying an emitter mesh under the bio-organic skin of the WS Advanced, and allowing the skin to meld and adapt to the mesh, a weapon is formed that is capable of firing fom any point on the wings and tail fins of the WSAdvanced.  By channeling the anti-neutron/gravimetric beam combo -through- the organic skin, which after a few firings, can adapt and prevent damage to itself by allowing the beam to pass through, the "Skin" cannon becomes the perfect defense against fighters who could easily take advantage of the many blind spots on the nimble craft.  Disadvantages however, and something that is still in the testing phase, is the fact that a steady concentrated stream is not possible, only a short bursted stream, like pulling the trigger once on the ancient Earth toy known as Super-Soaker.  Anything longer than a 3 second burst can and will begin to damage the WS Advanced outer bio-organic layers.  So as a safety precaution, the weapons system has been designed to only allow the short 2 second bursts, with only a command override authorizing the longer, damaging bursts.  

 
 

TYPE
QUANTUM GRAVIMETRIC DISCHARGE CANNON [capital ship]

The Quantum Gravimetric Discharge cannon is a "Old Races" based weapon that is featured on UPA starships like the Whitestar and WSAdvanced classes and MObile Operatiosn Facility Knight Hammer II.  This energy weapon fires an intense stream of anti-mater contained within a powerful gravimetric field.  Using opposing gravimetric waves capable of shredding through almost any armor, combined with the intense anti-mater stream makes this one of the most powerful and lethal weapons featured on any capital ship.

The Enhanced version is considered the single most powerful weapon in existence.  The use of Protoculture energy in the intense anti-matter stream increases it's destructive capability and stability.  The range is increased and the versatility and accuracy are improved as the stream is condensed.