Spacecraft Weaponry


 * Antimatter Lance: The mainstay of close range combat. The lance propels antimatter at its target with a range of 2-4 light seconds. The Grand Imperium and the Democraftic Republic of the Straits of Miora are the only two empires permitted to deploy gigatonne variants of this weapon, all other empires are restricted to weapons with yields in the megatonne range. The destructive energies of these weapons cannot be understated, a gigatonne lance has the same destructive potential as the simultaneous detonation of every nuclear warhead on early 21st century Earth.


 * Missiles: Missiles deployed by most nations are typically an armoured shell, to provide protection from point defence grids, a fuel tank and an engine. Due to the extreme impact velocities of such missiles, the need for a warhead is moot, the kinetic energy of the missile is typically in excess of what a warhead could achieve. Additionally, the use of antimatter as a propellant has the serendipitous effect that whatever fuel is left over is essentially the warhead. All a warhead would be is a larger fuel tank.


 * Kinetics: