Translocator turrets

Translocator turrets‏

Translocator cannons are the core weapon of the United Stars Spatial Nav y. The origin of the weapon is unclear. It was used by the Seenians and Saresii of the First Age of Knowledge. Initially the Seenians and the Saresii were believed t be TL 11 but recent adjustments to the Techlevel scale places them at TL 10. Some scholars believe the TL cannon was developed by the Seenians. Other techno historians bekieve there is evidence the Seenians accquired the TL technology from the Pree. (A true TL 11 society).

The technology was dicovered by Richard Stahl (as part of the alien ship he found during his exile) Centron the ship's AI had the details as how to manufacture the TL cannons. (USS Devastator )

However modern Union Translocator cannons have very little in common with the weapon Stahl discovered. Union engineers have improved and redesigned the system many times.

Modern TL cannons (as of 5030) are extremly reliable, have much greater range and operate much faster. The fine art of shield manipulation neccesary during the discharge process has been raised to an art.

Also the very neccesary component of transspatial targeting is far from what it had been.

The original cannon discharged Antimatter bombs of various size at the point of explosion via a transdim-transspatial condition in zero time to another spatial coordinate. While this is still the same with modern cannons, there are different bomb types available. Recent developments include Quark Bombs, traditional explosives, bombs filled with battle nanites and a variety of Equipment "Bombs" such as Marine HOTELS , Marine Battle Dressers and the recent development of TL-Bots.

Also the development of Translocator gatlings, Sniper TLs and the latest development allowing TLs fired while in Quasi Space (first demonstrated possible by the USS Tigershark ) illustrates how far Union tech has taken the TL cannon technology.

While a TL is fired, a very bright flash can be noticed, this is due to the interaction of the transdim field with Hyperspace. The instant spatial displacement of large TL bombs can cause physical vibrations and kinetic energy shocks, which in turn can be felt as tremors in the ship firing the guns.