But we really want a neutral particle to speed along to the target. So, it’s as simple as adding back that stripped electron as the particles leave the accelerator. The result is a high energy burst of hydrogen atoms speeding along to impact with an Empire ship, an incredible spear of lightning impacting at relativistic speed, imparting explosive energy, electromagnetic pulse, and deadly radiation.
PBW-Charged: A Particle Beam Weapon. PBWc. The charged particle beam weapon is a newer system developed for in-atmosphere operations. The charged beam system design is quite different than a neutral beam system. The charged beam achieves coherence through initial particle attraction that is sustained by an enveloping electromagnetic field.
PENTALINK: A pentalink configuration is a complex arrangement of five Empire ships symmetrically surrounding a central hub containment field. The configuration is maintained by a powerful gravitational vortex of which little is known.
The central hub is utilized as a containment field for a very large matter/antimatter generator. It is surmised the combined power of 5 ships is initially needed to begin the process of energy production by the generator. Subsequently the matter/antimatter generator produces an extremely high energy output. It is further surmised an exotic carrier wave then transfers that energy to the ship-conjugate.
The potential energy output of the pentalink configuration as compared to a normal complement of 5 dreadnaughts is exponential. The configuration requires specialized equipment, primarily with respect to the large core matter/antimatter power system utilized by the configuration. A pentalink is much more than just a linking of five capital ships.
The configuration can be established utilizing five dreadnaughts or five cruisers.
PID: Personal Intelligence Device. It is a personal multi-use computing device. It has a 3-dimensional high definition video recorder, audio recorder, cellphone-type device, etc. High-end holopids, including those used by the military, incorporate a suite of scanners that can determine temperature, local information such as nearby heartbeats, infrared pictures, etc.
Plasma Tube: Also see Tube. Shoulder fired plasma bolt weapon.
Primary Service Transportation Gate: An Empire primary system teleportation gate with a dedicated dome base on Cygnus Prime. There are also Ancillary Gates for emergency or tactical usage.
QuIM: Pronounced quim. Quamtum Instant Messaging system. The system utilizes quantum teleportation techniques to allow faster than light communication. The system became fully operational shortly before the Battle at Oort. Significant component contributions come from China.
Quputer: Pronounced cue-peuter. Quantum computing system. While they are generally labeled quantum computers, quputers capable of high-level function incorporate standard computer chip systems and some level of synergistic artificial intelligence.
RAG: Rocket assisted grenade.
RC: Roving claymore. A smart roving claymore directional mine explosive that can be quick programmed to find a specific target. A target can be ‘painted’ in a variety of ways including a laser ping.
RedFERNs: Reduced-size Fusion Energized Reactor – Nuclear. Military portable power generation units hauled on trucks or other platforms.
SAIQ Net: Synergistic Artificial Intelligence Quputer. Pronounced as psyc-net. It is a blending of AI with quputer processing. Often when people just say quputer, their meaning is a SAIQ net. Almost all quputers have at least a rudimentary AI presence.
SGLs: Space-to-Ground-Landers.
Shark: A relativistic speed kinetic missile. Sharks are deployed in a likely theater of operation before a battle. They are sent out in “schools” hours or days before they will be needed in order to acquire a delta-v that is relativistic.
The first-generation shark could reach a relativistic speed of 50% light (.5C). It is essentially a high thrust fusion engine with a primary thruster nozzle and small secondary vector nozzles attached to a large fuel tank. The weapon does not carry explosives, relying on missile mass and velocity to achieve high kinetic energy.
The second-generation sharks replaced the original shark and are capable of speeds in excess of .75C.
SID: See Stellar Intelligence Division.
SJ: Name of Shockwave Journal AI, EssJay. Tee finally talked Viz into chipping the journal instead of relying on interfacing through her AASQ, her AI personal assistant, Albert.
Skywalk: Cygnus Prime space elevator.
SLS and SLSF: This is a Space Force designation for a space flight capable Solar League Ship (SLS). A designation used by Earth and affiliated worlds. An F designation indicates FTL capability. Solar League Ship was eventually replaced with Star League Ship.
Solar League: The governing body of the planet Earth and Solar colonies subsequent to the uniting of all the nations of Earth. The invasion of Earth occasioned a unique period of global unity and political stability that logically moved toward a federation of all the peoples of Earth. That aspect of unity increased with the advent of full stellar war with the Empire.
Solar League Command: Generally known as Solcom. Solcom has jurisdictional control of all matters related to the interstellar war effort. The position of commander in chief is vested in the Prime Minister of the Solar League. Primary military decisions are determined by a cabinet of military professionals.
Space Action Corps: Generally referred to as Spacors. This is the League rapid deployment action and reaction force modeled largely on the U.S. Marine Corps.
Space Force: The League military command having jurisdiction over space and atmospheric offensive and defensive operations including control of spacecraft and aircraft.
Spatial Recognition Software: This is a program that sifts through stored scanner information looking for quantum anomalies in space-time. This can be used to find Nahaash’ereem agents. There are disturbances in space-time associated with porting, some types of cloaking, etc.
SPICE: Space Inserted Craft Enabled. An example would be the highly upgraded F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning, and similar aircraft used to conduct military operations subsequent to transportation in space. Such craft are enabled to enter a planetary atmosphere from orbit utilizing frontal energized shielding to displace heat.
SSC3: Also called an S3. See Supershark C-3.
Starfighter: A drone designed to carry and drop 10 THOr <Triple-H Ordnance> shells. See THOr shell. Triple H: Hot; High-energy; High speed. A THOr shell is target programmed upon
