TAKEW TransAtmospheric Kinetic Energy Weapon
TAKEW (TransAtmospheric Kinetic Energy Weapon)
Orbital System:
The orbital system consits of the Satellite Network Positionion System (SNPS) , relatively small launch satellites (containing weapon storage and launch facilities) in LEO, and comand satellite/battlestations in geo-synchronous orbits.
The launch satellites consist of an automated rail-gun with a large magazine of simple tungsten penetratiors. The rail-gun consists of a long tube containing electrically conducting rails and surrounded by high-power electromagnets. The projectile is the only moving part. The projectile is placed on the rail and a large current is generated within the rail and the projectile. Simultaneously, time-varying magnetic fields are induced in the magnets with powerful pulsed power supplies. The resulting electromagnetic force rapidly accelerates the projectile to extreme velocities. The main power system is a redundant fussion reactor, and there are solar and HFC backups.
The penetrator is preceded by a laser beam fired immediately in front oif it, creating detonation wave (called an "air spike") that partially shields the penetrator from the normal conical bow shock, and tranbsforming it into a a much weaker, parabolic-shaped oblique shock. The air spike decreases the effects of shock and heat on a hypervelocity object by over 75 percent.
Capabilities:
The TAKEW can take out surfaces as well as targets buried over one hundred underground. Additionaly, it is an all-weather weapon.
The TAKEW consists of several different penetrators. All penetrators can be launched at a range of velocities from 1 km/s to 10/km/s. Launches of 1km/s or under destroy targets by shattering them with impact energy alone. Launches with an impact velocity of 8km/s or greater have a Hydrodynamic effect, wherein both target and penetrator react to the collision as if they were fluids (their behavior described by hydrodynamic equations of motion)., and the impact attacks the molecular composition of the target, spreading dense impact shocks at enormous speed. "Kinetic" launch velocities are the most common (due to enery concerns).
The main penetrators are:
Persision Heavy Penatrator: This is a 5m long by 1m diameter penetrator weighing 75 tons. At maximum velocity (10km/s), it impacts with a force of 3750 gigajoules, or .9 kilotons. At minimal velocity, it impacts at 37.6 gigajoules.
Persision Medium Penetrator: This is a 3m long by 50cm diameter penetrator, weighing 11.3 tons,. At maximum velocity (10km/s), it impacts with a force of 3750 gigajoules, or .9 kilotons. At minimal velocity, it impacts at At maximum velocity (10km/s), it impacts with a force of 565 gigajoules, or .135 kilotons. At minimal velocity, it impacts at 5.65 gigajoules.
Flechette Penetrators: These are a set of small penetrators rods all fired at once. Each rod is 1m long and 10cm in diameter, Bundles consist of 20 rods, and a typical spread impacts over an area 20m in diameter (one rod per each 15 square meters). At maximum velocity (10km/s), each rod impacts with a force of 7.55 gigajoules. At minimal velocity, they impact at .0755 gigajoules.
Enhanced Pyrophoric Flechette Penetrators: These are Flechette Penetrators with pyrophoric compounds are added to increase lethality by generating intense heat.
EMP Penetrators: These are not actual penetrators, but missile like devices with HERF warheads designed to take out electronic defenses. They are generally launched slightly before penetrators, in order to confound degfensive systems.
