Hyperspace Pulsemass Generator
This weapon is an offshoot of Imperial gravitational research. The generator creates tiny
spheres of hyperenergy scattered around local space. For some reason many belive that these
work like artifical gravity wells, blocking hyperspace travel. This is not the case. The
spheres can, however, overwhelm a ship's shields and shred it to pieces while it is either
travelling through hyperspace or entering hyperspace, if it contacts the hyperspheres. The
spheres do not affect ships in realspace in any way.
The weakness is that the spheres only last for a few minutes before dissipating harmlessly.
Of course, a ship equipped with HPGs can continue to spread spheres and mine the area
around itself and in such a way block hyperspace travel. In theory, an entire fleet could be
ripped to pieces if it was to fly through a hypersphere zone rather than wait or go around it.
Name/Type: Hyperspace Pulsemass Generator
Designer/Manufacturer: Imperial Department of Military Research
Designation: HPG
Range: ~150 Space Units
Durability: ~5 Minutes