Shiproc

Shiproc

aka Ship Roc, SHIPROC

Shiproc is not a distinct weapon system like the LokiTorpedo. Designed, developed and built by one company but a weapon type.

Back in the days before the United Stars Navy Uni Design doctrin was in place, member species sent their own ships to the fleet and

each member species had their own ideas how ships should look, what systems they needed and what offensive weapon systems were added,

Shiproc was simply a term describing a ship to ship rocket or missile.

There were many models and designs. While there were sveral very good systems, the different launch systems and muniton requirements

created a logistic nightmare and was a serious problem that almost ended the Union during the Y'All war.

The most famous or best Shiproc of thst time was the Lookheed - Boeing Copperhead Ship to Ship with the first Fusion bomb based shape charge (and later with an Anti Matter shape charge)

The Copperhead defeated any known armor an d shield including Y'All ships, but less than 10 percent of all Union ships could carry and depoly the weapon. (Copperhead Scandal )

SII used the term shiproc for their A 20 Anti ship weapon system but renamed it "Torpedo" to compete with the Loki Torpedo program of ENROE industries