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Do you long for new experiences? Are you comfortable working under pressure? Do you do well when working with explosives? Like making things go boom? If so, this is the guide for you! If you follow these simple instructions you will be prepared to load and maintain all of the weapons on your assigned vessel and qualified to call yourself a professional Munitions Technician. Be wary though, much like the goalie on a professional soccer team, you're the first one to blame if things go sour in combat, second only to the command staff, but if you can't handle the heat - stay out of the munitions bay.
 
Do you long for new experiences? Are you comfortable working under pressure? Do you do well when working with explosives? Like making things go boom? If so, this is the guide for you! If you follow these simple instructions you will be prepared to load and maintain all of the weapons on your assigned vessel and qualified to call yourself a professional Munitions Technician. Be wary though, much like the goalie on a professional soccer team, you're the first one to blame if things go sour in combat, second only to the command staff, but if you can't handle the heat - stay out of the munitions bay.
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==Operating the guns==
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{{Important|Image=Warningsign.png|Title=No smoking!|Note=Missiles, gunpowder bags and artillery shells blow up very easily, even from the smallest spark. Don't smoke, use welders, etc. in the weapons bay.}}
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As a Munitions Technician, munitions assigned squad member, or Master At Arms, your job is to supply and control the various weapons on the ship to make sure they continue firing. This includes 50 Cal. Cannons, Railguns, Artillery cannons, Torpedo tubes, Gauss turrets, and the Automated Missile System (AMS). The faster you can load and prepare these weapons, the faster they can open fire on enemy ships. Do note that not all of the weapons listed here may be on your assigned vessel, so be certain to take inventory at the beginning of a shift and prepare accordingly for each weapon's needs.<br>
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=== [[File:PDCrack.gif]] Point Defense Cannons ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Point Defense cannons (PDCs) are the lifeblood of short ranged combat</span>
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Serving as a rapid-fire weapon that is effective at taking down enemy fighters that other weapons may miss and destroying incoming missiles and torpedoes.
  
==Loading the guns==
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Luckily for you, loading these cannons is as easy as firing them:
As a Munitions Technician, munitions assigned squad member, or Master At Arms, your job is to supply the various weapons on the ship with the ammo they need to continue firing. This includes the Point Defence Cannons (PDC), the Railgun, the Torpedo tubes, and the Gauss turrets. The faster you can load and prepare these weapons, the faster the bridge can open fire on enemy ships. Do note that not all of the weapons listed here may be on your assigned vessel, so be certain to take inventory at the beginning of a shift and prepare accordingly for each weapon's needs.<br>
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# Go to the empty loading rack on the wall [[File:PDCEmpty.gif]]
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# Insert a Full PDC Ammo Box [[File:PDCAmmo.png]]
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=== [[File:Deck_gun.png]] Artillery Cannon (Deck Gun) ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">The deck guns are massive cannons that, when operated correctly, can obliterate any enemy in an instant.</span>
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[[File:TCArtRoom.png|right|thumb|An example of an Artillery bay configuration.]]
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They fire heavy projectiles which need to be primed before loading and are fueled with gunpowder which is used to propel the ammunition.<br>
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Loading Naval Artillery goes like this:
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# Acquire a projectile: [[File:NACShells.gif]]
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# Arm the projectile with a multitool:[[File:Multitool.gif]] '''=>''' [[File:NAC_Shell_Armed.gif]] [[File:NAC_AP_Shell_Armed.gif]]
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# Drag it onto the Payload Loading Gate: [[File:NAC_Payload_Gate.png]] '''=>''' [[File:NAC_Payload_Gate_Loaded.png]]
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# Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): [[File:NAC_Propellant.gif]]
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# Load the propellant into the Powder Loading Gate: [[File:NAC_Powder_Gate.png]] '''=>''' [[File:NAC_Powder_Gate_Loaded.png]]
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# Go to the console and hit "Pack from loader": [[File:NAC_Controls.png]]
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# Repeat these steps many times if you want a faster shot. You will generally load 6 bags of normal gunpowder.
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# Go back to the Console, and hit "Feed Shell": [[File:NAC_Controls.png]]
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# Voila! The shell is ready to fire. After the gun has fired - you will hear that anywhere on the ship - repeat these steps
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It's important to note that '''there is no limit to how much gunpowder can be loaded at one time''', meaning you can insert only 1 or even 20 bags of powder. Most of the time you'll want to put in a fair amount (about 5 bags or more) of powder as the cannon round travels very slowly without it, but it's best to get in contact with the ship's tactical systems operator (one of the bridge staff) about this if possible. If you let them know how much powder you're going to load they'll be able to maximize damage output.
  
[[File:Hammerhead_Munitions_Bay.png|right|thumb|An example of a munitions bay configuration.]]
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To see how much power is behind each shot, look on the console. It will tell you how much propellant is packed in, in units called dT. Unpacked shells start out with 25% dT, 1 bag of gunpowder adds 25% dT, and one unit of plasma-based accelerant adds 50% dT. A [[Hungry Gunpowder Bag|Hungry gunpowder bag]]'s dT% varies greatly depending on how much it has been fed.
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=== [[File:AMSComp.gif]] Autonomous Missile System (AMS) ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Control system for firing Missiles Automatically!</span>
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The automated missile system is a series of missile tubes linked up to a central computer, this allows it to fire missiles and torpedos automatically at targeted enemies, which are capable of dealing incredible damage and can home in on the enemy ships, making shots almost always guaranteed to hit. Loading the missiles is simple, requiring them to be assembled and then dragged onto the tube. Then walk over to the assigned Ordenance Computer, click "Payload Loaded" then "Payload Chambered". Don't forget to turn off safeties!
  
===Point Defense Cannons===
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Controlling the AMS is fairly simple, as you can do it with the press of a button. Simply walk over to the AMS control console and select one of two firing modes:
Point defense cannons are the lifeblood of combat, serving as a rapid-fire, semi-inaccurate close-to-midrange weapon that is effective at taking down enemy fighters that other weapons may miss and dealing heavy damage to larger ships at close range when all bullets are able to hit. The Point Defense Cannons do not require any form of maintenance.
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==== Anti-ship ====
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While using the anti-ship firing mode, the targeting system fires its missiles at enemy ships within its detection radius. It will also fire at enemy ships that have been targeted by fighters.
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==== Countermeasure ====
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If you select the countermeasure firing mode, the system will prioritize targeting incoming gunfire to avoid the ship getting hit. It also fires at ships within the detection radius if there's no incoming projectiles.
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=== [[File:NewTorpTube.png|64px]] Torpedo Tubes ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Torpedo tubes are the slower, bulkier counterparts of VLS tubes.</span>
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Torpedo tubes are slow loading, require maintenance, but are capable of dealing incredible damage and can home in on the enemy ships, making shots almost always guaranteed to hit. They have mostly been replaced by VLS tubes, given their easier maintenance and automation. However, you may still see them on some ships.
  
The PDC loading racks are typically located to the north of the munitions bay attached directly to a wall. They require ammo from the PDC ammo crates, which are colored yellow and red. To load the racks, you simply grab some ammo and stuff it in. There may number between 3 to five total PDC racks on any given ship. Each magazine contains several hundred bullets and drains relatively quickly from continuous use. Once you do need to replace them, simply click a rack with a full magazine, and you'll swap it out for the empty one.
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To load a torpedo tube, acquire a pre-made torpedo by dragging one onto a trolley (trolleys have a capacity of 5 torpedos) and bringing it over to the tube. Click on the trolley, click a torpedo to detach it, then drag and drop the torpedo into the tube to begin loading it. Afterward, use the adjacent console and press "Load tray", "Chamber Tray Payload", and finally "Disengage safeties" to finish loading the Torpedo tube. Remember to re-engage the Torpedo tube safeties whenever reloading to prevent damage
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====Maintenance====
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Torpedo tubes require maintenance when they're used too much. You probably want to perform maintenance between each bout of combat.<br>
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Note: Make sure there's nothing in the weapon and that the safeties are on, to prevent unnecessary explosions.  
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# Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
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# Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
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# Apply 10 units of Oil to the exposed internal machinery, repeat as needed
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# Bolt (wrench) the panel, then fix (screwdriver) the hatch back in place
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=== [[File:GaussGun.png|64px]] Gauss Guns===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Gauss guns fire 300mm Teflon coated tungsten rounds.</span>
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Unlike other ship weaponry, these are not controlled by [[Bridge Staff]] using the tactical console and are typically manned by Munitions Technicians. Gauss guns require no maintenance.
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To man gauss guns, buckle yourself into the gauss gunner chair and you'll rise into the cockpit above. To fire, click on the overmap to fire a powerful short-range burst. Gauss guns eat through ammo quickly, and you'll ideally want someone below deck keeping you loaded at all times. Loading tungsten rounds is as simple as placing them in a crate, click-dragging it to the loading rack, and sending it up for reloading. Additional slugs can be acquired from a nearby Gauss ammunition dispenser that can be upgraded by science to produce slugs at a faster rate.
  
===Flak Cannons===
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Gauss ammo racks can be upgraded by researching Guided Munitions, then printing the respective circuit board and applying it to the rack. Upgrading a gauss rack allows for rounds to be bump-loaded, meaning conveyor belts can be laid from gauss ammo dispensers directly to upgraded racks.
Flak Cannons are your defence against torpedoes, they automatically fire at incoming torpedoes in an attempt to stop them from hitting the ship. Just like the Point Defence Cannons, they do not require maintaining.
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=== [[File:Ship_BSA.png|96px]] Superliminal Bluespace Artillery ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Big Honking Space Gun, capable of not just annihilating your hearing, but also the enemy ship!</span>
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The Superliminal BSA is a massive machine which can accelerate a bolt of concentrated quark-gluon plasma to superliminal speeds, tearing clean through targets and annihilating everything in its path. It was developed from [[Station Goals|Bluespace Artillery]] cannons acquired in questionably legal way.
  
The Flak loading racks look the same as the Point Defence Cannon racks, however they have a different name to set them apart from them, you load them in much the same way as you load the Point Defence Cannons, but you must load them with the boxes of Flak ammo for it to work.
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Operating it is simple, maintaining it is harder. It requires a massive amount of power just to fire even once. To input this power, simply go to it's console, set a desired amount of incoming power, and enamble charging.
  
===Railgun===
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'''Ensure that it has a clear firing path to space.'''
The Railgun is a heavy-duty cannon that fires powerful burst rounds. It is the only weapon controlled by the navigation console in the bridge and requires regular maintenance.
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=== [[File:PDCrack.gif]] Flak cannons ===
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<u>'''<big>Flak Cannons are currently depreciated, and are not found on any active player-operated ship.</big>'''</u>
  
This is the great big thing that does great big damage. It uses Teflon-coated tungsten rounds, which can be found in metal crates round start. You can load up to four of these at once before the railgun is full - once it's loaded, go to the console in front of the railgun, click "Load Tray", then "Chamber Tray Payload", and finally "Disengage safeties". You'll have to click all of these in reverse order to re-load the weapon.
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Flak cannons fire a large amount of proximity-detonated ammunition at incoming torpedos and missiles.</span>
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They excel at defending against these forms of weaponry, but they have very limited range.
  
===Magnetic Accelerator (MAC)===
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Operating them is simple:
The Magnetic Accelerator, otherwise known as the MAC <s> tonight </s>, is the stronger older brother of the Railgun. Instead of firing burst rounds, the MAC fires a single powerful piercing shot but must be reloaded immediately afterward. The MAC requires the most frequent maintenance of any weapon.
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# Go to the empty loading rack on the wall [[File:PDCEmpty.gif]]
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# Insert a Full Flak Ammo Box [[File:FlakAmmo.png]]
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=== [[File:coaxial_railgun.png|96px]] NT-ST049 'Sturm' coaxial railgun ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">A hybrid Railgun Weapon, capable of switching between firing Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells.</span>
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The Coaxial Railgun is a weapon that uses both Power and Physical Ammunition to fire a range of projectiles at the enemy vessels, however due to its mechanical parts, the thing requires maintenance from time to time.
  
The MAC functions almost identically to the Railgun, accepting the same ammo of Tungsten rounds but must be reloaded often and has a much faster durability decay. To maximize MAC usage, keep Tungsten rounds adjacent to the MAC at all times to load immediately and call out over munitions radio the status of the MAC so that CIC will be aware of when it will be down for maintenance and can plan accordingly.
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The Coaxial Railgun, much like all railguns, uses electricity to produce a magnetic field in order to rapidly accelerate their ammunition, it is due to this reason that you need to keep an eye on the magnetic alignment of the field.  
  
===Torpedo Tubes===
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If the field degrades too much it will affect the projectile velocity and increase the chances of a misfiring incident occurring.
Torpedo tubes, as the name suggests, fire high-velocity torpedoes which detonate immediately upon impact. Torpedo tubes are slow loading, require maintenance, and can be inaccurate due to their travel time but are capable of dealing incredible damage.
 
  
To load a torpedo tube, acquire a pre-made torpedo by dragging one onto a trolley (trolleys have a capacity of 5 torpedos) and bringing it over to the tube. Click on the trolley, click a torpedo to detach it, then drag and drop the torpedo into the tube to begin loading it. Afterward, use the adjacent console and press "Load tray", "Chamber Tray Payload", and finally "Disengage safeties" to finish loading the Torpedo tube. Remember to re-engage the Torpedo tube safeties whenever reloading to prevent damage.
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The weapon is capable of being switching configuration between firing Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells pretty easily.
  
===Gauss Guns===
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Operating the Railgun is a relatively easy thing to do:
Gauss guns can be found exclusively on multi-z maps, and fire 300mm Teflon coated tungsten rounds. Unlike other ship weaponry, these are not controlled by [[Bridge Staff]] using the tactical console and are typically manned by Munitions Technicians. Gauss guns require no maintenance.
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# Interact with the weapon to bring up its UI.
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# Drag the Power Allocation slider to the users desired allocation of power. '''Please note that this will result in a passive drain on the vessels power supply, so do not do this until the engine is setup and working properly.'''
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# Switch Configuration "I4- Configuration:" to the Ammunition of Choice, options being Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells: [[File:Railgun_ammo.png]] [[File:NACShells.gif]]
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# Insert the ammunition you have chosen, if it's Railgun slugs then insert 5 Railgun Slugs into the Weapon, otherwise insert 1 Deck Gun Shell that has been armed: [[File:Railgun_ammo.png]] [[File:NACShells.gif]]
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# Interact with the weapon again to bring up its UI and press the button labeled "I1 - Payload loaded"
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# Press the button labeled "I2 - Payload chambered"
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# Press the button labeled "I3 - Weapon safeties" to turn off the safeties and prime the Weapon for firing.
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====Maintenance====
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The Coaxial Railgun requires maintenance when its used too much and when the Magnetic Alignment is out of align. You probably want to perform maintenance between each bout of combat.<br>
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Note: Make sure there's nothing in the weapon and that the safeties are on.
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In order to restore the Magnetic Alignment do the following:
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# Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
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# Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
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# Restore the Alignment using a Multitool
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# Bolt (wrench) the panel.
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# Screw the maintenance hatch back into place.
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In order to repair the Gun Condition do the following:
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# Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
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# Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
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# Apply 10 units of Oil to the exposed internal machinery, repeat as needed
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# Bolt (wrench) the panel, then fix (screwdriver) the hatch back in place
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=== [[File:Broadsides.png|96px]] SN 'Sucker Punch' Broadside Cannon ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">The Starship Equivalent of a shotgun</span>
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The Broadside Cannon is a weapon that requires the ship to have its side facing the enemy vessel before you fire it, otherwise the weapon will miss the target entirely.
  
To man gauss guns, buckle yourself into the gauss gunner chair and you'll rise into the cockpit above. Be aware that there is '''no oxygen in gauss gun cockpits''', so wear your internals to avoid asphyxiating and dying inside a turret. To fire, click on the overmap to fire a powerful short-range burst. Gauss guns eat through ammo quickly, and you'll ideally want someone below deck keeping you loaded at all times. Loading tungsten rounds is as simple as placing them in a crate, click-dragging it to the loading rack, and sending it up for reloading. Additional slugs can be acquired from a nearby Gauss ammunition dispenser that can be upgraded by science to produce slugs at a faster rate. In the event of a deceased individual being stuck in a Gauss gunner seat, use a crowbar to pull the seat back down manually.
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The Broadside Cannon requires a secondary machine known as the Broadside Shell Packer Bench in order to produce the ammo for it. [[File:PackingBench.png]]
  
==Acquiring ammunition==
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Loading the Broadside Cannon is relatively simple process:
This is inevitable, the ship will consume ammo at a rapid rate. If you are out of ammo outside of combat, the following list will instruct you on how to acquire more. If you are out of ammo mid-combat <s> you're fucked </s>, communicate this with CIC and the rest of your team and use what you have left for the other weapons while coordinating with cargo.
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# Acquire Five Broadside Shell Casing: [[File:Broadside_casing.png]]
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# Insert the Casings into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_casings.png]]
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# Acquire Five Broadside Shell Loads: [[File:Broadside_load.png]]
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# Insert the Loads into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench_casings.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_loads.png]]
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# Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): [[File:NAC_Propellant.gif]]
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# Insert your propellant of choice into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench_loads.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_full.png]]
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# Interact with the Broadside Shell Packer Bench and hit "Pack Casings" [[File:PackingBench.png]]
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# Load the produced Broadside Shells into the Broadside Cannon: [[File:Broadside_shells.gif]]
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# Voila! The Broadside Cannon is now ready to fire. After the cannon has fired repeat these steps if you have run out of ammo, otherwise repeat step 8
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=== [[File:PlasmaCaster.png|96px]] Magnetic Phoron Acceleration Caster ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">Moth Plasma Gun, for Ship destruction!</span>
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The phoron caster is a high maintenance weapon that requires a lot of attention to be fired and a lot of attention after it's fired.  
  
===PDC/Railgun/MAC===
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The steps for firing are as follows:
These are the easiest ammunition types to acquire. PDC ammo can be acquired from cargo in crates containing several sheets of ammo. Do not overestimate the amount within these crates, however - order multiple as PDC fire will go through all of this ammo quickly. Railgun and MAC rounds are shared and can be acquired the same way but do not require as many orders to remain stocked.
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# Locate a plasma gas canister and fasten it to the nearby connector: [[File:Plasma_Canister.png]]
  
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# Turn on the gas regulator, this will begin to fill up the Plasma Capacitor Charge on the weapon's UI. [[File:Plasma_Regulator.png]]
===Torpedoes===
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# Once the Capacitor Charge is at 100%, turn off the gas regulator. [[File:Plasma_Regulator.png]]
Torpedoes, unfortunately, cannot be ordered fully assembled and must be built by your own oil-covered hands. You need multiple things from cargo - components, casings, and warheads. Standard and armor piercing warheads can be ordered from cargo, but the other types must be researched by science before they can be made in the protolathe. Once you have all of these, acquire a set of tools, a cable coil, and flip down the welding shield on your helmet, then it's time to slap it together!
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# Take a phoron core and insert it into the main weapon itself [[File:Plasma_Core.png]]
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# On the weapon's UI, click the "Condense Phoron Mass button"
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# On the weapon's UI, click the "Commence Magnetic Charge"
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# On the weapon's UI, click the "Release Constrictor Field button". This button acts as a safety and will constantly lower the Field Integrity.
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# Use the TAC Console on the bridge to fire the weapon. [[File:Tactical.gif|32px]]
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Warnings:
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* Every time the weapon is fired or misfires, the weapon's Alignment will degrade.
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* If the weapon's alignment is less than 90%, is has a greater chance of misfiring.  
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* The weapon will not fire if the gas regulator is on or if the splines aren't fully restored.
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*When the weapon is fired, the Splines will automatically go to 0%. This will replenish over time.
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* Do not try to disassemble this weapon, you will regret it.  
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* The gas regulator will only take plasma gas, and no other gas.
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* If the weapon's splines or field integrity stop restoring for any reason, toggle the constrictor field off and on again.
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* This weapon will blind you if you're not wearing eye protection while in its presence.
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* This weapon cannot target fighters or other small ships.  
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=== [[File:Burst_Phaser.png]] Burst Phaser MK2 ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">A coaxial laser system, capable of firing controlled laser bursts at a target.</span>
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These energy weapons are fired in the direction the ship is currently facing, and is fired by the '''Ship Pilot''', as such you need to point the nose of the ship directly at the enemy in order to have a guaranteed chance of hitting it.
  
# Get a casing, either made from metal or ordered from cargo.
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Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:
# Add the propulsion system.
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# Interact with the Burst Phaser Weapon
# Wrench the propulsion into place.
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# Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
# Add the guidance system.
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# Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.
# Screwdriver the guidance system in place.
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# Add the IFF card.
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# Screwdriver the card in place.
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=== [[File:Phase_Cannon.png]] Phase Cannon ===
# Add the warhead.
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">An extremely powerful directed energy weapon which is capable of delivering a devastating beam attack.</span>
# Wrench the warhead in place.
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# Wire it.
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This energy weapon behaves similarly to the Deck Guns in terms of aiming, meaning you can be performing a valiant tactical advance in the opposite direction of the enemy and still have a vague chance to hit the target.  
# Wrench once more.
 
# Weld it all together.
 
  
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Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:
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# Interact with the Phase Cannon
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# Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
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# Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.
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=== [[File:Laser_Missile_cannon.png]] Laser Anti Missile System ===
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<span style="font-size:1.2em;">The Energy Weapon equivalent of a modified Autonomous Missile System</span>
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Primarily designed to shoot down missiles using lasers rather than firing missiles at missiles and hoping it will work itself out, could probably be used for other shenanigans, such as boiling eggs
  
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Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:
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# Interact with the Laser Anti Missile System
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# Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
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# Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.
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==Acquiring ammunition==
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This is inevitable, the ship will consume ammo at a rapid rate. If you are out of ammo outside of combat, the following list will instruct you on how to acquire more. If you are out of ammo mid-combat <s> you're fucked </s>, communicate this with CIC and the rest of your team and use what you have left for the other weapons while coordinating with cargo.
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
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===PDC===
 +
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 +
! scope="col" class='unsortable' |Icon
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Name
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Purchasable
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Crate Name
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:PDCAmmo.png]]
 +
|Point Defense Cannon Ammo (30.12x82mm)
 +
|Yes
 +
|PDC mount rounds (x5)
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
</div></div>
 +
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
 +
===Flak===
 +
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 +
! scope="col" class='unsortable' |Icon
 +
! scope="col" style='width=50%' |Name
 +
! scope="col" style='width=50%' |Found
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:FlakAmmo.png]]
 +
|40mm Flak Rounds
 +
|Acquired Through Traders
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
</div></div>
 +
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
 +
===Deck Gun===
 +
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 +
! scope="col" class='unsortable' |Icon
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Name
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Purchasable
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Crate Name
 +
! scope="col" style='width:25%' |Researchable
 +
! scope="col" style='width:25%' |Printable in
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:NAV_Shell.png]]
 +
|FTL-13 Naval Artillery Round
 +
|Yes
 +
|Naval Artillery Shells (x10)
 +
|Yes
 +
|Munitions Techfab
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:NAV_Cannonball.png]]
 +
|Cannonballs
 +
|Yes
 +
|Cannonballs (x10)
 +
|No
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:NAV_AP_Shell.png]]
 +
|TX-101 Armour Penetrating Naval Artillery Round
 +
|No
 +
|N/A
 +
|Yes
 +
|Munitions Techfab
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Gunpowder_bag.png]]
 +
|Gunpowder Bag
 +
|Yes
 +
|Powder bags (x10)
 +
|Yes
 +
|Munitions Techfab
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Plasma-Accelerant.png]]
 +
|Plasma-Based Projectile Accelerant
 +
|No
 +
|N/A
 +
|Yes
 +
|Munitions Techfab
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
</div></div>
 +
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
 +
===Torpedoes and Missiles===
 +
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 +
Torpedoes and missiles, unfortunately, cannot be ordered fully assembled and must be built by your own oil-covered hands. You need multiple things from cargo - components, casings, and warheads. Standard and armor piercing warheads can be ordered from cargo, but the other types must be researched by science before they can be made in the protolathe. Once you have all of these, turn on that conveyor belt and get this party started!
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 +
! rowspan="2" style='background-color:#cce6ff;'|[[File:MissileTorp.gif]]<br>Missiles/Torpedoes
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Requires to build
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff'|How to build
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%; text-align: center'|Tools
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
[[File:Metal.png|Metal]]x5-15 (Depending on the Type)<br>
 +
[[File:Trop_prop.png|Propulsion System]]x1<br>
 +
[[File:Torp_guide.png|Guidance System]]x1<br>
 +
[[File:Torp_iff.png|IFF card]]x1<br>
 +
[[File:CableCoils.png|Cable]]x5<br>
 +
[[File:Warheads.gif|Warhead]]x1<br>
 +
|
 +
# Get a casing, either made from metal or ordered from cargo.
 +
# Add the '''Propulsion System'''
 +
# '''Wrench''' the propulsion into place.
 +
# Add the '''Guidance System'''
 +
# '''Screwdriver''' the guidance system in place.
 +
# Add the '''IFF card'''
 +
# '''Screwdriver''' the card in place.
 +
# Add the '''Warhead'''
 +
# '''Wrench''' the warhead in place.
 +
# '''Wire''' it.
 +
# '''Wrench''' once more.
 +
# '''Weld''' it all together.
 +
|
 +
[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>
 +
[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>
 +
[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]<br>
 +
[[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutter]]<br>
 +
[[File:Welder.png|Welding tool]]
 +
|}
 
There are a total of six different types of torpedoes you can make. Each serves a different purpose.
 
There are a total of six different types of torpedoes you can make. Each serves a different purpose.
* Standard torpedoes are your stock standard torps. They carry an explosive payload that does a fair amount of damage to ships and fighters alike.
+
* Standard torpedoes are your stock standard torps. They carry an explosive payload that does a fair amount of damage to ships and fighters alike.  
* Armor piercing torpedoes are able to do heavy damage to armored targets. Good against large ships.
+
* Armor piercing torpedoes are able to do heavy damage to armored targets. Good against large ships.  
* Nuclear torpedoes are the most powerful of the explosive torpedoes. They deal devastating damage to anything they hit, but are slower and more expensive than the other torpedo types. Use them wisely, as you won't be able to make more until science researches them.
+
* Nuclear torpedoes are the most powerful of the explosive torpedoes. They deal devastating damage to anything they hit, but are slower and more expensive than the other torpedo types. Use them wisely, as you won't be able to make more until science researches them.  
* Decoy torpedoes don't carry an explosive payload, but can be used to distract an enemy's defensive weapons, giving you a clear shot for your more powerful weapons.
+
* Decoy torpedoes don't carry an explosive payload, but can be used to distract an enemy's defensive weapons, giving you a clear shot for your more powerful weapons.  
* Freight torpedoes are essentially cargo pods. Load them up and fire them at another ship to deliver the goods.
+
* Freight torpedoes are essentially cargo pods. Load them up and fire them at another ship to deliver the goods.  
 
* Probes are torpedoes strapped with an array of scientific sensors. Firing one of these at an anomaly will generate research for science, and potentially unlock new technology nodes. Don't miss.
 
* Probes are torpedoes strapped with an array of scientific sensors. Firing one of these at an anomaly will generate research for science, and potentially unlock new technology nodes. Don't miss.
 +
Unfortunately it's only possible to construct one type of missile right now.
 +
* High-velocity missiles are the standard missile type, they explode upon making impact and do a moderate amount of damage.
 +
====Autonomous Missile Factory====
 +
[[File:TCMissileRoom.png|right|thumb|The missile factory on the [[Tycoon]]]]
 +
So you thought you had to wrench, weld and wire each missile individually? Of course not! The future is now! There's a quick and easy way to mass-produce missiles available right in the middle of your munitions bay: The factory line.
  
==Weapon maintenance==
+
The Missile factory consists of three key parts: the conveyor belts, which have usually been slowed down to accommodate for the working speed of the robots. Tool arms, which use specific tools on the casing and are colored grey, and red colored part arms that apply parts such as guidance computers to the missiles.
The Torpedo Tubes, Railgun, and MAC require maintenance when they're used too much. You probably want to perform maintenance between each bout of combat.<br>
+
The robot arms in the factory always apply their effect in the direction the red arrows on their frame are pointing, but can be loaded with parts from any direction. They also have no part holding limit, so you can fill them up with as many parts as you want.  
Note: make sure there's nothing in the weapons and that the safeties are on, to prevent unnecessary explosions.  
 
  
# Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
+
You can even extend the factory! The parts required for making factory machines can all be printed in the munilathe along with the conveyor belts after their research has been completed.
# Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
+
</div></div>
# Use a crowbar to carefully lever out the internal panel
+
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
# Apply 10 units of Oil to the exposed internal machinery, repeat as needed
+
===Broadside Cannon===
# Replace (crowbar) and bolt (wrench) the panel, then fix (screwdriver) the hatch back in place
+
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 +
To create more Broadside Shells, do the following:
 +
# Acquire Five Broadside Shell Casing: [[File:Broadside_casing.png]]
 +
# Insert the Casings into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_casings.png]]
 +
# Acquire Five Broadside Shell Loads: [[File:Broadside_load.png]]
 +
# Insert the Loads into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench_casings.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_loads.png]]
 +
# Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): [[File:NAC_Propellant.gif]]
 +
# Insert your propellant of choice into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: [[File:PackingBench_loads.png]] '''=>''' [[File:PackingBench_full.png]]
 +
# Interact with the Broadside Shell Packer Bench and hit "Pack Casings" [[File:PackingBench.png]]
 +
To acquire more Shell casings or shell loads, see the following Table:
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 +
! scope="col" class='unsortable' |Icon
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Name
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Purchasable
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Crate Name
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Broadside_casing.png]]
 +
|Broadside Shell Casing
 +
|Yes
 +
|Empty Broadside Casings/Broadside Pack
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Broadside_load.png]]
 +
|Broadside Shell Loads
 +
|Yes
 +
|Broadside Loads/Broadside Pack
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
</div></div>
 +
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
 +
===Magnetic Phoron Acceleration Caster===
 +
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 +
{{Test Merge
 +
|link = [https://github.com/BeeStation/NSV13/pull/2132 #2132]
 +
}}
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 +
! scope="col" class='unsortable' |Icon
 +
! scope="col" style='width=25%' |Name
 +
! scope="col" style='width:25%' |Researchable
 +
! scope="col" style='width:25%' |Printable in
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Plasma_Core.png]]
 +
|Condensed Phoron Core
 +
|Yes
 +
|Munitions Techfab
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
</div></div>
 +
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 80%;">
 +
===NT-ST049 'Sturm' coaxial railgun===
 +
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 +
The method of acquiring more railgun slugs for this weapon is semi-complicated.
 +
 
 +
You need to locate the "Defunct Railgun Techology Munitions Technology Disk" which can be found in Munitions, assuming some clown hasn't eaten it or it's been dusted in the Supermatter shard.
 +
 
 +
With this Technology Disk you need to upload the blueprints to the Techweb using a Research and Development Console, '''DO NOT DELETE THE BLUEPRINTS CONTAINED ON IT'''.
  
 +
After you have uploaded the blueprints you can now print the Railgun Slugs in either the Cargo or Munitions Techfab
 +
</div></div>
 
==You're ready==
 
==You're ready==
 
It may be difficult to swallow all of the information you've read, but don't worry! You'll very rarely be working with all of these weapons at once as you have fellow Munitions Technicians at your side to pick up your slack. Above all, remember to have fun. With a bottle of spray paint, you can do all manner of things - name your torpedo tubes, draw funny faces near the PDC racks, and draw the borderline between the rest of the ship and the newly independent Munitia.
 
It may be difficult to swallow all of the information you've read, but don't worry! You'll very rarely be working with all of these weapons at once as you have fellow Munitions Technicians at your side to pick up your slack. Above all, remember to have fun. With a bottle of spray paint, you can do all manner of things - name your torpedo tubes, draw funny faces near the PDC racks, and draw the borderline between the rest of the ship and the newly independent Munitia.
 +
==More Dakka==
 +
Is the ships just floating around in friendly space? Are all the guns loaded and you have nothing better to do? Or are those glorified laser pointers simply not enough? Fear not, because now you can even BUILD more guns! From the smallest PDC to the largest Railgun, you can outfit your ship with all the firepower.
 +
 +
'''Disclaimer:''' You can't print new weapon circuit boards. This means that whatever weaponry you had roundstart, you are stuck with those. However, you can still move them.
 +
 +
With that out of the way, here is a tip if you want to arm your ship:
 +
*Don't overestimate how much ammo you have. Because while making the ship into a giant sniper rifle with 20 NACs might be fun, cargo WILL swiftly run dry of credits trying to supply you with ammo. 30 PDCs WILL destroy all the Torpedoes launched at you, but the crew will easily go deaf from all the pom-pom-pom.
 +
**For this reason, giving the [[Master_At_Arms|Munitions budget card]] to cargo is highly recommended.
 +
Here is how you can construct ship weaponry:
 +
=== PDC loading rack ===
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 +
!rowspan="2" style='background-color:#cce6ff;'|[[File:PDCrack.gif]]<br>PDC loading rack
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Requires to build
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff'|How to build
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Metal.png|Metal]]x5<br>[[File:CableCoils.png|Cable]]x4<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Point Defense Cannon circuit board]]Point Defense Cannon circuit board<br>[[File:Micro Manipulator.png|Micro-mainpulator]]x4<br>[[File:Capacitor.png|Capacitor]]x2<br>[[File:Matter bin.png|Matter bin]]x3<br>[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]]
 +
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
 +
# Build and the PDC loading rack frame from '''5 metal'''
 +
# '''Put''' it on a wall
 +
# '''Wrench''' it on
 +
# '''Wire''' it
 +
# Add the '''Circuit board'''
 +
# Add '''4 micro-manipulators'''
 +
# Add '''2 capacitors'''
 +
# Add '''3 matter bins'''
 +
## You can do this using an RPED
 +
# Add the '''Firing electronics'''
 +
## The order of these 4 steps does not matter
 +
# '''Screwdriver''' it to finish the machine
 +
<br>
 +
|-
 +
!colspan="3" style="background-color:#99ccff"|How to deconstruct
 +
|-
 +
!colspan="1"  style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Tools
 +
|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
 +
# '''Screw''' the maintenance panel out
 +
# '''Pry''' the parts out
 +
# '''Cut''' the wiring
 +
# '''Unwrench''' the frame
 +
# '''Lift it off''' the wall with your hands
 +
|-
 +
|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
 +
[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]<br>[[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutter]]
 +
|}
 +
=== Torpedo Tube ===
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 +
!rowspan="2" style='background-color:#cce6ff;'|[[File:NewTorpTube.png|64px]]<br>Torpedo Tube
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Requires to build
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff'|How to build
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Metal_r.png|Plasteel]]x4<br>[[File:Nanoglass.png|Nanocarbon glass]]x6<br>[[File:FiringBoard.png|Firing Electronics]]x1<br>[[File:Welder.png|Welding tool]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>
 +
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
 +
#  Build Torpedo Tube frame from 4 '''Plasteel Sheets'''
 +
# '''Wrench''' it into place
 +
# '''Weld''' it to the floor
 +
# Add the '''Nanocarbon glass''' for the barrel
 +
# '''Wrench''' the barrel in
 +
# '''Wire''' the frame
 +
# Add the '''Firing Electronics'''
 +
# '''Screw''' the electronics in
 +
# Add the '''Nanocarbon glass''' for the door
 +
# '''Wrench''' the door in place
 +
# '''Screw''' the maintenance hatch
 +
<br>
 +
|-
 +
!colspan="3" style="background-color:#99ccff"|How to deconstruct
 +
|-
 +
!colspan="1"  style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Tools
 +
|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
 +
# '''Screw''' the maintenance panel out
 +
# '''Wrench''' the inner casing
 +
## Note: The weapon can now be lubricated
 +
# '''Pry''' the casing out
 +
# '''Unscrew''' the door frame
 +
# '''Wrench''' the door out
 +
# '''Pry''' the door out of the frame
 +
# '''Unscrew''' the electronics
 +
# '''Pry''' the electronics out of their place
 +
# '''Cut''' the wires away
 +
# '''Unbolt''' the barrel
 +
# '''Pry''' the barrel out
 +
# '''Unweld''' the frame from the floor
 +
# '''Unbolt''' the frame
 +
# '''Weld''' the frame apart
 +
|-
 +
|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
 +
[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Welder.png|Welding tool]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]<br>[[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutter]]
 +
|}
 +
=== VLS launch tube ===
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 +
!rowspan="2" style='background-color:#cce6ff;'|[[File:AMS tube.png]]<br>VLS launch tube
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Requires to build
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff'|How to build
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Metal.png|Metal]]x35<br>[[File:Titaniumdone.png|Titanium]]x20<br>[[File:Copperdone.png|Copper]]x20<br>[[File:CableCoils.png|Cable]]x10<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|VLS launch tube board]]VLS launch tube board<br>[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]]
 +
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
 +
# Build and wire a Machine Frame from '''5 metal'''
 +
## Click [[Guide_to_construction#Machines|here]] for a detailed construction.
 +
# Add the '''Circuit board'''
 +
# Add '''20 titanium'''
 +
# Add '''30 metal'''
 +
# Add '''20 copper'''
 +
# Add '''10 cable'''
 +
# '''Screwdriver''' it to finish the machine
 +
<br>
 +
|-
 +
!colspan="3" style="background-color:#99ccff"|How to deconstruct
 +
|-
 +
!colspan="1"  style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Tools
 +
|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
 +
# '''Screw''' the maintenance panel out
 +
# '''Wrench''' the inner casing
 +
# '''Pry''' the casing out
 +
|-
 +
|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
 +
[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]<br>
 +
|}
 +
=== Naval Artillery ===
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 +
!rowspan="2" style='background-color:#cce6ff;'|[[File:Deck gun.png]]<br>[[File:Deck gun building.png|160px|A possible arrangement of the Deck Gun's part, with the individual parts highlighted for you]]<br>Naval Artillery
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Requires to build
 +
! style='background-color:#99ccff'|How to build
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Titaniumdone.png|Titanium]]x120<br>[[File:Metal_r.png|Plasteel]]x22<br>[[File:Metal.png|Metal]]x35<br>[[File:Copperdone.png|Copper]]x50<br>[[File:Diamonddone.png|Diamond]]x5<br>[[File:Duranium.png|Duranium]]x1<br>[[File:CableCoils.png|Cable]]x34<br>[[File:FiringBoard.png|Firing Electronics]]x1<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Deck gun core board]]Deck gun core board<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Deck gun payload gate board]]Deck gun payload gate board<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Deck gun powder gate board]]Deck gun powder gate board<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Deck gun auto elevator board]]Deck gun auto elevator board<br>[[File:Circuitboard.png|Deck gun loading computer board]]Deck loading computer board<br>[[File:Igniter.png|Igniter]]x1<br>[[File:Welder.png|Welding tool]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>
 +
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
 +
# Designate a '''3 x 3''' space with a '''free tile on the floor above it''' for your gun
 +
==== Building the indoors, multitile part ====
 +
# Build and wire a Machine Frame from '''5 metal''' in the middle for your Core
 +
## Click [[Guide_to_construction#Machines|here]] for a detailed construction.
 +
# Build and wire ''at least three'' Machine Frames and a Computer frame from '''20 metal''' around your Core, these will be the other parts of your Deck Gun
 +
## Click [[Guide_to_construction#Machines|here]] for a detailed construction.
 +
## Note: Which machine frame will become which machine does not matter, only that they are next to the core
 +
# Add the '''Deck gun core board''' to the machine frame in the ''middle''
 +
## Marked on the picture with ''Red''
 +
# Add '''20 titanium''' and '''5 cable'''
 +
# '''Screwdriver''' to finish the core
 +
# Add the '''Deck gun payload gate board'''
 +
## Marked on the picture with ''Blue''
 +
# Add '''40 titanium''', '''10 cable''' and '''10 copper'''
 +
# Add a '''Railgun rail'''
 +
## Note: Can be made from 1 duranium
 +
# Add the '''Loading tray'''
 +
## Note: It's made from 10 metal
 +
# '''Screwdriver''' to finish the payload gate
 +
# Add the '''Deck gun powder gate board'''
 +
## Marked on the picture with ''Purple''
 +
## Building more of these machines does not increase the number of gunpowder that can be inserted, as you can insert multiple from just one gate
 +
# Add '''20 titanium''', '''5 cable''' and '''20 copper'''
 +
# '''Screwdriver''' to finish the gate
 +
# Add the '''Deck gun auto elevator board'''
 +
## Marked on the picture with ''Yellow''
 +
# Add '''40 titanium''', '''10 cable''', '''20 copper''' and '''5 diamonds'''
 +
# '''Screwdriver''' to finish the elevator
 +
# Build a '''chair''' from any material
 +
## Marked on the picture with ''White''
 +
## ANY chair will do
 +
# Add the '''Deck gun loading computer board''' to the Computer frame
 +
## Marked on the picture with ''Green''
 +
# Finish the construction '''[[Guide_to_construction#Computers|like usual]]'''
 +
# If all machines are done, hit the Core with a '''Multitool''' to have it scan for nearby machines
 +
==== Building the outdoors part ====
 +
# Go to the deck '''above you''', on the '''same spot as your Core'''
 +
## Use a GPS
 +
# Build a Deck gun frame from '''20 plasteel'''
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# '''Wrench''' it to the ground
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# '''Weld''' it down
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# Add the '''firing electronics'''
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# '''Screw''' the electronics in
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# Add an '''Igniter'''
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## Alternatively, you can add a ''Triple Barrel Upgrade'' (currently Admin only)
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## ''Screw'' the upgrade in
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## Add 3 ''igniters''
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# '''Screw''' the Igniters in
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# '''Wire''' the Igniters
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# '''Weld''' the wiring down
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# Add 2 '''plasteel'''
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# Add a '''MAC barrel'''
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## Can be made from 1 duranium
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## In case the gun was upgraded, add ''3 of these''
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# '''Weld''' the barrels down
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# Add the '''Loading tray'''
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##Note: It's made from 10 metal
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|-
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!colspan="3" style="background-color:#99ccff"|How to deconstruct
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!colspan="1"  style='background-color:#99ccff; width:20%'|Tools
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The frame can be deconstructed this way:
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# '''Screw''' the maintenance panel out
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## If you examine the gun, there will be a button labeled "Force Eject Shell". Be warned, this will '''fire the shell'''.
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# '''Wrench''' the inner casing
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# '''Pry''' the loading tray out
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# '''Unweld''' the barrel
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# '''Pry''' the barrel out
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# '''Unweld''' the inner plasteel casing
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# '''Unweld''' the wiring
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# '''Cut''' the wiring out
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# '''Unscrew''' the igniters
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# '''Remove''' the igniters by hand
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## If it was upgraded with a ''Tripple Barrel'' upgrade, you need to ''Unscrew'' it
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## Then ''Pry'' it out
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# '''Unscrew''' the firing electronics
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# '''Pry''' the electronics out
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# '''Unweld''' the frame from the floor
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# '''Unbolt''' the frame from the floor
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# '''Cut''' the frame apart with a welder
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The machines can be deconstructed this way:
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# '''Screw''' the maintenance panel out
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# Remove the components and the circuit board with a '''crowbar'''
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# '''Cut''' the wires out
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# '''Unwrench''' the frame from the ground
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# Dissasemble the frame with a '''screwdriver'''
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|-
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
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[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>[[File:Welder.png|Welding tool]]<br>[[File:Screwdriver tool.png|Screwdriver]]<br>[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]<br>[[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutter]]
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|}
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As said before, this is advanced stuff, usually you don't need to build new guns, and it's one hell of a job to try and keep them all loaded. But it does take up the downtime that you otherwise would have spent in the bar, and some <s> weird </s> people might find it fun.
  
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<font size=1>*Nanotrasen brand gunpowder is not suitable for use in hot or burning environments, keep away from children with lighters.</font>
 
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Revision as of 13:41, 24 January 2024

Do you long for new experiences? Are you comfortable working under pressure? Do you do well when working with explosives? Like making things go boom? If so, this is the guide for you! If you follow these simple instructions you will be prepared to load and maintain all of the weapons on your assigned vessel and qualified to call yourself a professional Munitions Technician. Be wary though, much like the goalie on a professional soccer team, you're the first one to blame if things go sour in combat, second only to the command staff, but if you can't handle the heat - stay out of the munitions bay.

Operating the guns

Warningsign.png No smoking!

Missiles, gunpowder bags and artillery shells blow up very easily, even from the smallest spark. Don't smoke, use welders, etc. in the weapons bay.


As a Munitions Technician, munitions assigned squad member, or Master At Arms, your job is to supply and control the various weapons on the ship to make sure they continue firing. This includes 50 Cal. Cannons, Railguns, Artillery cannons, Torpedo tubes, Gauss turrets, and the Automated Missile System (AMS). The faster you can load and prepare these weapons, the faster they can open fire on enemy ships. Do note that not all of the weapons listed here may be on your assigned vessel, so be certain to take inventory at the beginning of a shift and prepare accordingly for each weapon's needs.

PDCrack.gif Point Defense Cannons

Point Defense cannons (PDCs) are the lifeblood of short ranged combat

Serving as a rapid-fire weapon that is effective at taking down enemy fighters that other weapons may miss and destroying incoming missiles and torpedoes.

Luckily for you, loading these cannons is as easy as firing them:

  1. Go to the empty loading rack on the wall PDCEmpty.gif
  2. Insert a Full PDC Ammo Box PDCAmmo.png

Deck gun.png Artillery Cannon (Deck Gun)

The deck guns are massive cannons that, when operated correctly, can obliterate any enemy in an instant.

An example of an Artillery bay configuration.

They fire heavy projectiles which need to be primed before loading and are fueled with gunpowder which is used to propel the ammunition.
Loading Naval Artillery goes like this:

  1. Acquire a projectile: NACShells.gif
  2. Arm the projectile with a multitool:Multitool.gif => NAC Shell Armed.gif NAC AP Shell Armed.gif
  3. Drag it onto the Payload Loading Gate: NAC Payload Gate.png => NAC Payload Gate Loaded.png
  4. Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): NAC Propellant.gif
  5. Load the propellant into the Powder Loading Gate: NAC Powder Gate.png => NAC Powder Gate Loaded.png
  6. Go to the console and hit "Pack from loader": NAC Controls.png
  7. Repeat these steps many times if you want a faster shot. You will generally load 6 bags of normal gunpowder.
  8. Go back to the Console, and hit "Feed Shell": NAC Controls.png
  9. Voila! The shell is ready to fire. After the gun has fired - you will hear that anywhere on the ship - repeat these steps

It's important to note that there is no limit to how much gunpowder can be loaded at one time, meaning you can insert only 1 or even 20 bags of powder. Most of the time you'll want to put in a fair amount (about 5 bags or more) of powder as the cannon round travels very slowly without it, but it's best to get in contact with the ship's tactical systems operator (one of the bridge staff) about this if possible. If you let them know how much powder you're going to load they'll be able to maximize damage output.

To see how much power is behind each shot, look on the console. It will tell you how much propellant is packed in, in units called dT. Unpacked shells start out with 25% dT, 1 bag of gunpowder adds 25% dT, and one unit of plasma-based accelerant adds 50% dT. A Hungry gunpowder bag's dT% varies greatly depending on how much it has been fed.

AMSComp.gif Autonomous Missile System (AMS)

Control system for firing Missiles Automatically!

The automated missile system is a series of missile tubes linked up to a central computer, this allows it to fire missiles and torpedos automatically at targeted enemies, which are capable of dealing incredible damage and can home in on the enemy ships, making shots almost always guaranteed to hit. Loading the missiles is simple, requiring them to be assembled and then dragged onto the tube. Then walk over to the assigned Ordenance Computer, click "Payload Loaded" then "Payload Chambered". Don't forget to turn off safeties!

Controlling the AMS is fairly simple, as you can do it with the press of a button. Simply walk over to the AMS control console and select one of two firing modes:

Anti-ship

While using the anti-ship firing mode, the targeting system fires its missiles at enemy ships within its detection radius. It will also fire at enemy ships that have been targeted by fighters.

Countermeasure

If you select the countermeasure firing mode, the system will prioritize targeting incoming gunfire to avoid the ship getting hit. It also fires at ships within the detection radius if there's no incoming projectiles.

NewTorpTube.png Torpedo Tubes

Torpedo tubes are the slower, bulkier counterparts of VLS tubes.

Torpedo tubes are slow loading, require maintenance, but are capable of dealing incredible damage and can home in on the enemy ships, making shots almost always guaranteed to hit. They have mostly been replaced by VLS tubes, given their easier maintenance and automation. However, you may still see them on some ships.

To load a torpedo tube, acquire a pre-made torpedo by dragging one onto a trolley (trolleys have a capacity of 5 torpedos) and bringing it over to the tube. Click on the trolley, click a torpedo to detach it, then drag and drop the torpedo into the tube to begin loading it. Afterward, use the adjacent console and press "Load tray", "Chamber Tray Payload", and finally "Disengage safeties" to finish loading the Torpedo tube. Remember to re-engage the Torpedo tube safeties whenever reloading to prevent damage

Maintenance

Torpedo tubes require maintenance when they're used too much. You probably want to perform maintenance between each bout of combat.
Note: Make sure there's nothing in the weapon and that the safeties are on, to prevent unnecessary explosions.

  1. Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
  2. Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
  3. Apply 10 units of Oil to the exposed internal machinery, repeat as needed
  4. Bolt (wrench) the panel, then fix (screwdriver) the hatch back in place

GaussGun.png Gauss Guns

Gauss guns fire 300mm Teflon coated tungsten rounds.

Unlike other ship weaponry, these are not controlled by Bridge Staff using the tactical console and are typically manned by Munitions Technicians. Gauss guns require no maintenance.

To man gauss guns, buckle yourself into the gauss gunner chair and you'll rise into the cockpit above. To fire, click on the overmap to fire a powerful short-range burst. Gauss guns eat through ammo quickly, and you'll ideally want someone below deck keeping you loaded at all times. Loading tungsten rounds is as simple as placing them in a crate, click-dragging it to the loading rack, and sending it up for reloading. Additional slugs can be acquired from a nearby Gauss ammunition dispenser that can be upgraded by science to produce slugs at a faster rate.

Gauss ammo racks can be upgraded by researching Guided Munitions, then printing the respective circuit board and applying it to the rack. Upgrading a gauss rack allows for rounds to be bump-loaded, meaning conveyor belts can be laid from gauss ammo dispensers directly to upgraded racks.

Ship BSA.png Superliminal Bluespace Artillery

Big Honking Space Gun, capable of not just annihilating your hearing, but also the enemy ship!

The Superliminal BSA is a massive machine which can accelerate a bolt of concentrated quark-gluon plasma to superliminal speeds, tearing clean through targets and annihilating everything in its path. It was developed from Bluespace Artillery cannons acquired in questionably legal way.

Operating it is simple, maintaining it is harder. It requires a massive amount of power just to fire even once. To input this power, simply go to it's console, set a desired amount of incoming power, and enamble charging.

Ensure that it has a clear firing path to space.

PDCrack.gif Flak cannons

Flak Cannons are currently depreciated, and are not found on any active player-operated ship.

Flak cannons fire a large amount of proximity-detonated ammunition at incoming torpedos and missiles.

They excel at defending against these forms of weaponry, but they have very limited range.

Operating them is simple:

  1. Go to the empty loading rack on the wall PDCEmpty.gif
  2. Insert a Full Flak Ammo Box FlakAmmo.png

Coaxial railgun.png NT-ST049 'Sturm' coaxial railgun

A hybrid Railgun Weapon, capable of switching between firing Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells.

The Coaxial Railgun is a weapon that uses both Power and Physical Ammunition to fire a range of projectiles at the enemy vessels, however due to its mechanical parts, the thing requires maintenance from time to time.

The Coaxial Railgun, much like all railguns, uses electricity to produce a magnetic field in order to rapidly accelerate their ammunition, it is due to this reason that you need to keep an eye on the magnetic alignment of the field.

If the field degrades too much it will affect the projectile velocity and increase the chances of a misfiring incident occurring.

The weapon is capable of being switching configuration between firing Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells pretty easily.

Operating the Railgun is a relatively easy thing to do:

  1. Interact with the weapon to bring up its UI.
  2. Drag the Power Allocation slider to the users desired allocation of power. Please note that this will result in a passive drain on the vessels power supply, so do not do this until the engine is setup and working properly.
  3. Switch Configuration "I4- Configuration:" to the Ammunition of Choice, options being Railgun Slugs and Deck Gun Shells: Railgun ammo.png NACShells.gif
  4. Insert the ammunition you have chosen, if it's Railgun slugs then insert 5 Railgun Slugs into the Weapon, otherwise insert 1 Deck Gun Shell that has been armed: Railgun ammo.png NACShells.gif
  5. Interact with the weapon again to bring up its UI and press the button labeled "I1 - Payload loaded"
  6. Press the button labeled "I2 - Payload chambered"
  7. Press the button labeled "I3 - Weapon safeties" to turn off the safeties and prime the Weapon for firing.

Maintenance

The Coaxial Railgun requires maintenance when its used too much and when the Magnetic Alignment is out of align. You probably want to perform maintenance between each bout of combat.
Note: Make sure there's nothing in the weapon and that the safeties are on.

In order to restore the Magnetic Alignment do the following:

  1. Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
  2. Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
  3. Restore the Alignment using a Multitool
  4. Bolt (wrench) the panel.
  5. Screw the maintenance hatch back into place.

In order to repair the Gun Condition do the following:

  1. Unscrew the maintenance hatch on the primary external casing
  2. Unbolt (wrench) the internal maintenance panel
  3. Apply 10 units of Oil to the exposed internal machinery, repeat as needed
  4. Bolt (wrench) the panel, then fix (screwdriver) the hatch back in place

Broadsides.png SN 'Sucker Punch' Broadside Cannon

The Starship Equivalent of a shotgun

The Broadside Cannon is a weapon that requires the ship to have its side facing the enemy vessel before you fire it, otherwise the weapon will miss the target entirely.

The Broadside Cannon requires a secondary machine known as the Broadside Shell Packer Bench in order to produce the ammo for it. PackingBench.png

Loading the Broadside Cannon is relatively simple process:

  1. Acquire Five Broadside Shell Casing: Broadside casing.png
  2. Insert the Casings into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench.png => PackingBench casings.png
  3. Acquire Five Broadside Shell Loads: Broadside load.png
  4. Insert the Loads into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench casings.png => PackingBench loads.png
  5. Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): NAC Propellant.gif
  6. Insert your propellant of choice into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench loads.png => PackingBench full.png
  7. Interact with the Broadside Shell Packer Bench and hit "Pack Casings" PackingBench.png
  8. Load the produced Broadside Shells into the Broadside Cannon: Broadside shells.gif
  9. Voila! The Broadside Cannon is now ready to fire. After the cannon has fired repeat these steps if you have run out of ammo, otherwise repeat step 8

PlasmaCaster.png Magnetic Phoron Acceleration Caster

Moth Plasma Gun, for Ship destruction!

The phoron caster is a high maintenance weapon that requires a lot of attention to be fired and a lot of attention after it's fired.

The steps for firing are as follows:

  1. Locate a plasma gas canister and fasten it to the nearby connector: Plasma Canister.png
  2. Turn on the gas regulator, this will begin to fill up the Plasma Capacitor Charge on the weapon's UI. Plasma Regulator.png
  3. Once the Capacitor Charge is at 100%, turn off the gas regulator. Plasma Regulator.png
  4. Take a phoron core and insert it into the main weapon itself Plasma Core.png
  5. On the weapon's UI, click the "Condense Phoron Mass button"
  6. On the weapon's UI, click the "Commence Magnetic Charge"
  7. On the weapon's UI, click the "Release Constrictor Field button". This button acts as a safety and will constantly lower the Field Integrity.
  8. Use the TAC Console on the bridge to fire the weapon. Tactical.gif

Warnings:

  • Every time the weapon is fired or misfires, the weapon's Alignment will degrade.
  • If the weapon's alignment is less than 90%, is has a greater chance of misfiring.
  • The weapon will not fire if the gas regulator is on or if the splines aren't fully restored.
  • When the weapon is fired, the Splines will automatically go to 0%. This will replenish over time.
  • Do not try to disassemble this weapon, you will regret it.
  • The gas regulator will only take plasma gas, and no other gas.
  • If the weapon's splines or field integrity stop restoring for any reason, toggle the constrictor field off and on again.
  • This weapon will blind you if you're not wearing eye protection while in its presence.
  • This weapon cannot target fighters or other small ships.

Burst Phaser.png Burst Phaser MK2

A coaxial laser system, capable of firing controlled laser bursts at a target.

These energy weapons are fired in the direction the ship is currently facing, and is fired by the Ship Pilot, as such you need to point the nose of the ship directly at the enemy in order to have a guaranteed chance of hitting it.

Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:

  1. Interact with the Burst Phaser Weapon
  2. Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
  3. Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.

Phase Cannon.png Phase Cannon

An extremely powerful directed energy weapon which is capable of delivering a devastating beam attack.

This energy weapon behaves similarly to the Deck Guns in terms of aiming, meaning you can be performing a valiant tactical advance in the opposite direction of the enemy and still have a vague chance to hit the target.

Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:

  1. Interact with the Phase Cannon
  2. Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
  3. Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.

Laser Missile cannon.png Laser Anti Missile System

The Energy Weapon equivalent of a modified Autonomous Missile System

Primarily designed to shoot down missiles using lasers rather than firing missiles at missiles and hoping it will work itself out, could probably be used for other shenanigans, such as boiling eggs

Due to being an energy weapon these guns primarily do not require a constant dedication of attention in order to maintain them, however they require a constant source of power:

  1. Interact with the Laser Anti Missile System
  2. Toggle the Slider to the amount of power you wish to pump into the cannon, this affects how fast it recharges and how many shots it can fire before needing to recharge.
  3. Press the "Enable Charging" button and, assuming you have enough power in the grid, the gun will charge up and be ready to fire.

Acquiring ammunition

This is inevitable, the ship will consume ammo at a rapid rate. If you are out of ammo outside of combat, the following list will instruct you on how to acquire more. If you are out of ammo mid-combat you're fucked , communicate this with CIC and the rest of your team and use what you have left for the other weapons while coordinating with cargo.

PDC

Icon Name Purchasable Crate Name
PDCAmmo.png Point Defense Cannon Ammo (30.12x82mm) Yes PDC mount rounds (x5)

Flak

Icon Name Found
FlakAmmo.png 40mm Flak Rounds Acquired Through Traders

Deck Gun

Icon Name Purchasable Crate Name Researchable Printable in
NAV Shell.png FTL-13 Naval Artillery Round Yes Naval Artillery Shells (x10) Yes Munitions Techfab
NAV Cannonball.png Cannonballs Yes Cannonballs (x10) No N/A
NAV AP Shell.png TX-101 Armour Penetrating Naval Artillery Round No N/A Yes Munitions Techfab
Gunpowder bag.png Gunpowder Bag Yes Powder bags (x10) Yes Munitions Techfab
Plasma-Accelerant.png Plasma-Based Projectile Accelerant No N/A Yes Munitions Techfab

Torpedoes and Missiles

Torpedoes and missiles, unfortunately, cannot be ordered fully assembled and must be built by your own oil-covered hands. You need multiple things from cargo - components, casings, and warheads. Standard and armor piercing warheads can be ordered from cargo, but the other types must be researched by science before they can be made in the protolathe. Once you have all of these, turn on that conveyor belt and get this party started!

MissileTorp.gif
Missiles/Torpedoes
Requires to build How to build Tools

Metalx5-15 (Depending on the Type)
Propulsion Systemx1
Guidance Systemx1
IFF cardx1
Cablex5
Warheadx1

  1. Get a casing, either made from metal or ordered from cargo.
  2. Add the Propulsion System
  3. Wrench the propulsion into place.
  4. Add the Guidance System
  5. Screwdriver the guidance system in place.
  6. Add the IFF card
  7. Screwdriver the card in place.
  8. Add the Warhead
  9. Wrench the warhead in place.
  10. Wire it.
  11. Wrench once more.
  12. Weld it all together.

Wrench
Screwdriver
Crowbar
Wirecutter
Welding tool

There are a total of six different types of torpedoes you can make. Each serves a different purpose.

  • Standard torpedoes are your stock standard torps. They carry an explosive payload that does a fair amount of damage to ships and fighters alike.
  • Armor piercing torpedoes are able to do heavy damage to armored targets. Good against large ships.
  • Nuclear torpedoes are the most powerful of the explosive torpedoes. They deal devastating damage to anything they hit, but are slower and more expensive than the other torpedo types. Use them wisely, as you won't be able to make more until science researches them.
  • Decoy torpedoes don't carry an explosive payload, but can be used to distract an enemy's defensive weapons, giving you a clear shot for your more powerful weapons.
  • Freight torpedoes are essentially cargo pods. Load them up and fire them at another ship to deliver the goods.
  • Probes are torpedoes strapped with an array of scientific sensors. Firing one of these at an anomaly will generate research for science, and potentially unlock new technology nodes. Don't miss.

Unfortunately it's only possible to construct one type of missile right now.

  • High-velocity missiles are the standard missile type, they explode upon making impact and do a moderate amount of damage.

Autonomous Missile Factory

The missile factory on the Tycoon

So you thought you had to wrench, weld and wire each missile individually? Of course not! The future is now! There's a quick and easy way to mass-produce missiles available right in the middle of your munitions bay: The factory line.

The Missile factory consists of three key parts: the conveyor belts, which have usually been slowed down to accommodate for the working speed of the robots. Tool arms, which use specific tools on the casing and are colored grey, and red colored part arms that apply parts such as guidance computers to the missiles. The robot arms in the factory always apply their effect in the direction the red arrows on their frame are pointing, but can be loaded with parts from any direction. They also have no part holding limit, so you can fill them up with as many parts as you want.

You can even extend the factory! The parts required for making factory machines can all be printed in the munilathe along with the conveyor belts after their research has been completed.

Broadside Cannon

To create more Broadside Shells, do the following:

  1. Acquire Five Broadside Shell Casing: Broadside casing.png
  2. Insert the Casings into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench.png => PackingBench casings.png
  3. Acquire Five Broadside Shell Loads: Broadside load.png
  4. Insert the Loads into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench casings.png => PackingBench loads.png
  5. Acquire the propellant of choice (either gunpowder or plasma-based accelerant): NAC Propellant.gif
  6. Insert your propellant of choice into the Broadside Shell Packer Bench: PackingBench loads.png => PackingBench full.png
  7. Interact with the Broadside Shell Packer Bench and hit "Pack Casings" PackingBench.png

To acquire more Shell casings or shell loads, see the following Table:

Icon Name Purchasable Crate Name
Broadside casing.png Broadside Shell Casing Yes Empty Broadside Casings/Broadside Pack
Broadside load.png Broadside Shell Loads Yes Broadside Loads/Broadside Pack

Magnetic Phoron Acceleration Caster

Warningsign.png This section contains Test Merged Information

This section is referencing a Test Merge.
Some of the information contained within may be subject to change or removal.
Test-Merged PR: #2132


Icon Name Researchable Printable in
Plasma Core.png Condensed Phoron Core Yes Munitions Techfab

NT-ST049 'Sturm' coaxial railgun

The method of acquiring more railgun slugs for this weapon is semi-complicated.

You need to locate the "Defunct Railgun Techology Munitions Technology Disk" which can be found in Munitions, assuming some clown hasn't eaten it or it's been dusted in the Supermatter shard.

With this Technology Disk you need to upload the blueprints to the Techweb using a Research and Development Console, DO NOT DELETE THE BLUEPRINTS CONTAINED ON IT.

After you have uploaded the blueprints you can now print the Railgun Slugs in either the Cargo or Munitions Techfab

You're ready

It may be difficult to swallow all of the information you've read, but don't worry! You'll very rarely be working with all of these weapons at once as you have fellow Munitions Technicians at your side to pick up your slack. Above all, remember to have fun. With a bottle of spray paint, you can do all manner of things - name your torpedo tubes, draw funny faces near the PDC racks, and draw the borderline between the rest of the ship and the newly independent Munitia.

More Dakka

Is the ships just floating around in friendly space? Are all the guns loaded and you have nothing better to do? Or are those glorified laser pointers simply not enough? Fear not, because now you can even BUILD more guns! From the smallest PDC to the largest Railgun, you can outfit your ship with all the firepower.

Disclaimer: You can't print new weapon circuit boards. This means that whatever weaponry you had roundstart, you are stuck with those. However, you can still move them.

With that out of the way, here is a tip if you want to arm your ship:

  • Don't overestimate how much ammo you have. Because while making the ship into a giant sniper rifle with 20 NACs might be fun, cargo WILL swiftly run dry of credits trying to supply you with ammo. 30 PDCs WILL destroy all the Torpedoes launched at you, but the crew will easily go deaf from all the pom-pom-pom.

Here is how you can construct ship weaponry:

PDC loading rack

PDCrack.gif
PDC loading rack
Requires to build How to build
Metalx5
Cablex4
Point Defense Cannon circuit boardPoint Defense Cannon circuit board
Micro-mainpulatorx4
Capacitorx2
Matter binx3
Wrench
Screwdriver
  1. Build and the PDC loading rack frame from 5 metal
  2. Put it on a wall
  3. Wrench it on
  4. Wire it
  5. Add the Circuit board
  6. Add 4 micro-manipulators
  7. Add 2 capacitors
  8. Add 3 matter bins
    1. You can do this using an RPED
  9. Add the Firing electronics
    1. The order of these 4 steps does not matter
  10. Screwdriver it to finish the machine


How to deconstruct
Tools
  1. Screw the maintenance panel out
  2. Pry the parts out
  3. Cut the wiring
  4. Unwrench the frame
  5. Lift it off the wall with your hands

Wrench
Screwdriver
Crowbar
Wirecutter

Torpedo Tube

NewTorpTube.png
Torpedo Tube
Requires to build How to build
Plasteelx4
Nanocarbon glassx6
Firing Electronicsx1
Welding tool
Screwdriver
Wrench
  1. Build Torpedo Tube frame from 4 Plasteel Sheets
  2. Wrench it into place
  3. Weld it to the floor
  4. Add the Nanocarbon glass for the barrel
  5. Wrench the barrel in
  6. Wire the frame
  7. Add the Firing Electronics
  8. Screw the electronics in
  9. Add the Nanocarbon glass for the door
  10. Wrench the door in place
  11. Screw the maintenance hatch


How to deconstruct
Tools
  1. Screw the maintenance panel out
  2. Wrench the inner casing
    1. Note: The weapon can now be lubricated
  3. Pry the casing out
  4. Unscrew the door frame
  5. Wrench the door out
  6. Pry the door out of the frame
  7. Unscrew the electronics
  8. Pry the electronics out of their place
  9. Cut the wires away
  10. Unbolt the barrel
  11. Pry the barrel out
  12. Unweld the frame from the floor
  13. Unbolt the frame
  14. Weld the frame apart

Wrench
Welding tool
Screwdriver
Crowbar
Wirecutter

VLS launch tube

AMS tube.png
VLS launch tube
Requires to build How to build
Metalx35
Titaniumx20
Copperx20
Cablex10
VLS launch tube boardVLS launch tube board
Wrench
Screwdriver
  1. Build and wire a Machine Frame from 5 metal
    1. Click here for a detailed construction.
  2. Add the Circuit board
  3. Add 20 titanium
  4. Add 30 metal
  5. Add 20 copper
  6. Add 10 cable
  7. Screwdriver it to finish the machine


How to deconstruct
Tools
  1. Screw the maintenance panel out
  2. Wrench the inner casing
  3. Pry the casing out

Wrench
Screwdriver
Crowbar

Naval Artillery

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A possible arrangement of the Deck Gun's part, with the individual parts highlighted for you
Naval Artillery
Requires to build How to build
Titaniumx120
Plasteelx22
Metalx35
Copperx50
Diamondx5
Duraniumx1
Cablex34
Firing Electronicsx1
Deck gun core boardDeck gun core board
Deck gun payload gate boardDeck gun payload gate board
Deck gun powder gate boardDeck gun powder gate board
Deck gun auto elevator boardDeck gun auto elevator board
Deck gun loading computer boardDeck loading computer board
Igniterx1
Welding tool
Screwdriver
Wrench
  1. Designate a 3 x 3 space with a free tile on the floor above it for your gun

Building the indoors, multitile part

  1. Build and wire a Machine Frame from 5 metal in the middle for your Core
    1. Click here for a detailed construction.
  2. Build and wire at least three Machine Frames and a Computer frame from 20 metal around your Core, these will be the other parts of your Deck Gun
    1. Click here for a detailed construction.
    2. Note: Which machine frame will become which machine does not matter, only that they are next to the core
  3. Add the Deck gun core board to the machine frame in the middle
    1. Marked on the picture with Red
  4. Add 20 titanium and 5 cable
  5. Screwdriver to finish the core
  6. Add the Deck gun payload gate board
    1. Marked on the picture with Blue
  7. Add 40 titanium, 10 cable and 10 copper
  8. Add a Railgun rail
    1. Note: Can be made from 1 duranium
  9. Add the Loading tray
    1. Note: It's made from 10 metal
  10. Screwdriver to finish the payload gate
  11. Add the Deck gun powder gate board
    1. Marked on the picture with Purple
    2. Building more of these machines does not increase the number of gunpowder that can be inserted, as you can insert multiple from just one gate
  12. Add 20 titanium, 5 cable and 20 copper
  13. Screwdriver to finish the gate
  14. Add the Deck gun auto elevator board
    1. Marked on the picture with Yellow
  15. Add 40 titanium, 10 cable, 20 copper and 5 diamonds
  16. Screwdriver to finish the elevator
  17. Build a chair from any material
    1. Marked on the picture with White
    2. ANY chair will do
  18. Add the Deck gun loading computer board to the Computer frame
    1. Marked on the picture with Green
  19. Finish the construction like usual
  20. If all machines are done, hit the Core with a Multitool to have it scan for nearby machines

Building the outdoors part

  1. Go to the deck above you, on the same spot as your Core
    1. Use a GPS
  2. Build a Deck gun frame from 20 plasteel
  3. Wrench it to the ground
  4. Weld it down
  5. Add the firing electronics
  6. Screw the electronics in
  7. Add an Igniter
    1. Alternatively, you can add a Triple Barrel Upgrade (currently Admin only)
    2. Screw the upgrade in
    3. Add 3 igniters
  8. Screw the Igniters in
  9. Wire the Igniters
  10. Weld the wiring down
  11. Add 2 plasteel
  12. Add a MAC barrel
    1. Can be made from 1 duranium
    2. In case the gun was upgraded, add 3 of these
  13. Weld the barrels down
  14. Add the Loading tray
    1. Note: It's made from 10 metal


How to deconstruct
Tools

The frame can be deconstructed this way:

  1. Screw the maintenance panel out
    1. If you examine the gun, there will be a button labeled "Force Eject Shell". Be warned, this will fire the shell.
  2. Wrench the inner casing
  3. Pry the loading tray out
  4. Unweld the barrel
  5. Pry the barrel out
  6. Unweld the inner plasteel casing
  7. Unweld the wiring
  8. Cut the wiring out
  9. Unscrew the igniters
  10. Remove the igniters by hand
    1. If it was upgraded with a Tripple Barrel upgrade, you need to Unscrew it
    2. Then Pry it out
  11. Unscrew the firing electronics
  12. Pry the electronics out
  13. Unweld the frame from the floor
  14. Unbolt the frame from the floor
  15. Cut the frame apart with a welder

The machines can be deconstructed this way:

  1. Screw the maintenance panel out
  2. Remove the components and the circuit board with a crowbar
  3. Cut the wires out
  4. Unwrench the frame from the ground
  5. Dissasemble the frame with a screwdriver

Wrench
Welding tool
Screwdriver
Crowbar
Wirecutter

As said before, this is advanced stuff, usually you don't need to build new guns, and it's one hell of a job to try and keep them all loaded. But it does take up the downtime that you otherwise would have spent in the bar, and some weird people might find it fun.

*Nanotrasen brand gunpowder is not suitable for use in hot or burning environments, keep away from children with lighters.