Excalibur (laser)
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Excalibur
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Class |
Pinpoint Strike Cannon |
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Controller |
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Based |
Schayne Plains, Tauberg, Belka |
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Supporting units |
Reflective Satellite System Targeting patrol aircraft |
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Armaments |
High impact chemical laser cannon, |
[edit] Creation and Operation
The Excalibur is a fictional chemical laser weapon in Ace Combat Zero located in the Schayne Plains national park, Tauberg in South Belka. The structure of Excalibur looks similar to Final Fantasy's Buster Sword.
Developed in 1981 by the then, extremely strong Belkan economy as a symbol of power and as a missile defence platform. Although concerns at the location of its construction (a national park) it was discovered that the flora, fauna and wildlife all adapted to the cannon rather ironically making Schayne an area of immense scientific interest for ecological research, not for the technological achievement itself.
Although rarely used before 1995, the facility was well designed and kept up-to-date with the latest technology developed by Anton Kupchenko and the South Belkan Munitions Factory which produced almost all of Belka's potential war power.
Because of the massive levels of power needed to fire the immense weapon, an underground geothermal generator, numerous solar panels and conventional power stations were positioned around the plains. Also built into the cannon were seven large cooling towers, this allowed rapid dumping of waste heat and allowed the cannon to recover to normal firing conditions in under thirty seconds, posing a threat to missiles launched in waves to avoid Excaliburs blast.
[edit] Uses as a weapon
While admired as a technological marvel, the weapon got its first use against a target in 1994 with the discovery of the 1994XF04 asteroid, however, its inability to destroy it inspired the construction of a newer and up-to-date attack system to be built on the Usean Continent. The reality of such failure did nothing to help the Belkan peoples spirits in its escalating financial crisis.
A year before (and possibly in preparation for) the planetfall of the newly named Ulysses asteroid, Belka declared war on its neighbours, focusing on its ceded territory of Ustio as well as the superpower Osea, both of whom had massive amounts of natural resources the Belkans desperately needed in order to revive their economy.
It was at this time Excalibur was employed once again. Via the use of reflective satellites the cannon was put to extraordinary effect across the entire war from its safe haven in Tauberg. To further the Belkan advantage in the war, the Excalibur employed its pinpoint strike ability to act as an anti-aircraft weapon, used to great effect to obliterate both transport and fighter squadrons alike on the southern battle front. In light of this deadly re-purposing, the allied forces used mercenary fighter squadrons to fly a suicide mission into the impenetrable Schayne Plains in a desperate attempt to halt the Belkan onslaught. To the amazement of allied and Belkan forces alike, this wing of fighters achieved their objective and put an end to a brief but deadly threat.
With the destruction of one of Belka's most treasured landmarks and their most sizeable advantage to date, the entire of the battlefront was left open for the allied forces to strike using the full power of their combined air force and cruise missile resulting in the quick domination of South Belka, its secession from North Belka and finally its unconditional surrender to the allied forces.
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