[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Brian Swartz

Research Director's Briefing: Dr. JIMGA Jr.

** Shields(Field Manipulation, 36 mo.) -- Increases planet fortifications by 20%. Improvement over current deflectors technology, offering 50% more protection though there is a small increase in cost and power required.
** Subspace Sensors(Voidcraft, 22 mo.) -- Modest increase in sensor range, small increase in accuracy(+2 to +4) over our current abilities.
** Phase Disruptors(Particles, 93 mo.) -- 15% damage increase over our current Ion Disruptors, which are used on one of our designs but not a major element. The Disruptor weapons line does double damage against shields, but is generally a little less effective than other options against hull and armor.
** Proton Torpedoes(Particles, 56 mo.) -- Torpedoes are long-range, highly-accurate weapons but slow-moving. Their primary advantadge otherwhise is the ability to avoid shields completely, and they offer a slightly better base damage than any other weapons system. Compared our current Armored Torpedoes, this proton variant offers a 23% increase in damage, which would make them unquestionably the most powerful weapons in our arsenal.
** Plasma Accelerator(Particles, 17/43 mo.) -- A plasma projectile weapon, the Plasma Accelerator is useful against highly armored foes which has been a common theme, especially against the QSC, whose ships are able to halve the effectiveness of standard weapons. With a 75% armor penetration rating, these would still do 11% less damage than the recently discovered X-Ray Lasers(our best AP weapon so far), but with the increased penetration would still be a superior option against hardened targets. It should be noted that it is likely we'll make more progress as the debris analysis from the war continues.

Dr. JIMGA Jr., you're on the clock for the first time with a few options to increase firepower seemingly leading the way here.

Plasma Accelerator

With the progress already made, plus additional debris analysis, this could mean that I live to see at least one of my choices bear fruit