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==Combat use==
==Combat use==
==Ammunition==
==Ammunition==
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: Test M100''': Initial test protectile used in the mid-1980s. M100, M101, M102 and M103 were all test protectiles used to prove the design
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: Test, M800''': Initial test projectile used in the mid-1980s. M800, M801, M802 and M803 were all test projectiles used to prove the design
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: Test M101'''
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: Test, M801'''
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: Test M102'''
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: Test, M802'''
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: Test M103'''
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: Test, M803'''
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: Dummy M104''': Training munition used in cycling the reloading system
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: Dummy, M804''': Training munition used in cycling the reloading system, based on final design of the M103
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: High-Explosive Asteroid-Penetrating, M805''': First model shell used to engage asteroid fragments, used to a limited role against massive aircraft formations.
* '''Projectile, 48-inch: Artillery Fired Atomic Projectile, M856''': First type of nuclear munition developed, used the W56 warhead with a 1.2 megaton yield. Was considered for using during

Revision as of 18:03, 1 December 2020

Rifle, 48-inch, M8
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3 examples shown on Barbette Mount M13
TypeLow-orbital hypervelocity asteroid interception and air and ballistic missile defense
Place of originHyboria
Service history
In service1987-
Used byHyboria
WarsOmandan Continental War
Production history
DesignerDr. William Atkinson
Designed1970
ManufacturerVarious
Unit cost20 Billion dollars
Produced1982-1990
No. built8
Specifications
Shell weight2 tonnes
Caliber1,200 mm (47 in)
Elevation+80° -15°
Traverse360°
Rate of fire1 round every 5 minutes
Muzzle velocity6 km/s (20,000 ft/s)
Effective firing range1,500 km (930 mi)
Maximum firing range2,000 km (1,200 mi)
References

The Hyborian Anti Low Orbital System, also known as HALOS or by its project name, Project Stonehenghe is a low-orbital hypervelocity asteroid interception and strategic air and ballistic missile defense system developed and built in Hyboria. The system was developed initially to combat low-orbital debris and asteroid impacts following the planetfall of the Ulysses Asteroid in the 1910s and subsequent years following. During the events of the Omandan Continental War its use as an anti-air and missile defense system was also unveiled. Upon entry in early 1987, the HALOS was used against a large formation of Transnapistani bomber aircraft using a low-yield nuclear munition, the existence of which had been kept a secret to the world. The guns would go on using their standard ammunition for engagements until the 1994 nuclear exchange. Then the system would also show its use as a ballistic missile defense system, shooting down Transnapistani MRVs with their low-yield nuclear shells, greatly reducing effectiveness of the nuclear strike on Hyboria.

It is the largest artillery gun in the world, uses the largest supercomputer in the world and is the only major operational light-gas gun in service in the world.

Development and design

Construction

Combat use

Ammunition

  • Projectile, 48-inch: Test, M800: Initial test projectile used in the mid-1980s. M800, M801, M802 and M803 were all test projectiles used to prove the design
  • Projectile, 48-inch: Test, M801
  • Projectile, 48-inch: Test, M802
  • Projectile, 48-inch: Test, M803
  • Projectile, 48-inch: Dummy, M804: Training munition used in cycling the reloading system, based on final design of the M103
  • Projectile, 48-inch: High-Explosive Asteroid-Penetrating, M805: First model shell used to engage asteroid fragments, used to a limited role against massive aircraft formations.
  • Projectile, 48-inch: Artillery Fired Atomic Projectile, M856: First type of nuclear munition developed, used the W56 warhead with a 1.2 megaton yield. Was considered for using during