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• An Introduction to Modern Starship Armor Design
An Introduction to Modern Starship Armor Design was a book by Hegel DiLutorio, formerly of the Royal Manticoran Navy, and first published in 1906 PD.
It was basically a tech bible, detailing Manticoran warship armor design on the example of the then-state of the art Star Knight-class heavy cruiser.
Contents[]
- Deep Space Warfare from 1246 to the Present: A Short History of the Threat
- Factors Affecting Performance
- Nuclear Device Yield
- Gravitic Lens Array Amplification
- Lasing Material
- Spot Size
- Rod Jitter
- Weapon Effects and Armor: How Does a Weapon Damage the Target?
- Armor Function: How Does Armor Work?
- Armor Materials
- Boundary Materials
- Scattering Materials
- Structural Materials
- Liquid Materials
- Overall Armor System Design
- State of the Art in Heavy Cruiser Armor: The Star Knight-class
- Protective Features
- General Outer Hull Armor
- Hammerhead Armor
- Core Armor
- Impeller Room Belts
- General Engineering Belts
- Gundeck Belts
- Conclusion
Background[]
This tech bible is actually the fourth "short story" in the fifth Worlds of Honor anthology, "In Fire Forged".
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