Portfolio: Behring Applied Technology - [Comm-Links](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links) - Portfolio: Behring Applied Technology Portfolio: Behring Applied Technology ===================================== Spectrum Dispatch Lore Portfolio [Previous](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/13894) [Next](https://api.star-citizen.wiki/comm-links/13896) Content ------- English The Behring Applied Technology division stands in an interesting place: while its existence may have been one of the worst kept secrets in the galaxy, its overall reach and impact on military (and spin-off) technologies may never be truly known. The incorporation papers for the Behring weapons consortium make no mention of the division, press inquiries are ignored or dodged, and corporate org charts show no oversight …but a steady one quarter of the company’s profits vanish with every published budget.For years, all mention of the division was strictly forbidden. When pressed at a formal dinner, Evan Behring himself famously acknowledged that the division exists, but then claimed that they “develop next-generation home goods.” Today, the company acknowledges that BAT exists and that they are responsible for the heavy weaponry found on naval warships, but denies the budgetary implication that they have a much wider role in top-secret research. Although BAT’s existence was formally denied, its effect was always widely felt and its role is widely recognized across the galaxy; after all, even before the admission, the massive laser weapons used by UEE ships-of-the-line had to come from somewhere. Thanks to the general collection of folklore and the overall passage of time, BAT’s long history, stretching back to the early days of spaceflight, is now well explored. The Behring consortium was founded in 2554, a combination of several dozen smaller research and development firms. This arrangement gave rise to the famed Terra laboratory responsible for standard laser weaponry and dozens of other Behring innovations. Quietly, though, it also birthed BAT. Initially hidden on a Terran moon (and now beneath the surface of Odin II’s moon, Vili), BAT was charged with meeting the needs of military black budget projects.BAT is known for its unflinching attitude toward experimentation and research; the scientists and engineers who compose the team have labored ceaselessly and loyally creating weapons of both conquest and defense across a variety of political landscapes. To this day, it is difficult to say what innovations originate at BAT beyond the fact that the division must be responsible for much of the UEE’s capital-class naval weaponry. Certainly, Behring has taken no credit for weapons or other technologies developed there. It is none the less believed that BAT has developed the technologies of a wide variety of fields, the most obvious of which can be found in significant enhancements to shield, propulsion, laser mirroring, and remote sensing technologies. One thing that is widely known today is that the BAT division’s unofficial mascot is Barrie, a cartoon bat who has been lovingly painted on countless prototype killing machines. Capital-Class Turrets In particular, the Behring Applied Technology laboratory has been given credit for two types of high yield capital ship weaponry: Anti-Ship Artillery (ASA) weapons and Ship to Ship (STS) turret weapons. ASA turret mounts are designed, simply, to protect large ships from smaller ones. With lightning-quick hydraulics and integrated targeting interfaces, ASA turrets are generally sited in a ring around a capital ship’s hull to offer as full an arc of protection as possible. ASA turrets mount smaller yield laser weapons similar to those found on civilian spacecraft. The stock military Idris-M frigate, for instance, carries six ASA turrets that each mount a Behring M3C laser system. Ship to Ship turrets are a much more powerful affair, designed to punch through the shields and hull of other large starships. Although they lack the quick reaction time of ASA turrets and so are generally unsuitable for flak coverage, their higher caliber weaponry will ensure that any hit against a fighter or bomber is likely deadly. Like their smaller cousins, STS turrets are modular and can be outfitted with a variety of individual guns. For example, the Idris-M corvette mounts a centerline STS ‘stinger’ turret featuring a Behring M5C laser cannon. The workhorse of the Navy, the Javelin destroyer, mounts a pair of Behring M6A laser cannons on STS turrets standard. While the concern is responsible for manufacturing, antimatter yield coring, and other important processes in turret development, likely the most significant advancement they have been credited with is the development of the shield interphase kits that are now standard on all turrets. Prior to the 28th century, it was believed impossible to design a shield system that could operate with a rotating turret; where early shields were designed with ‘blind spots’ that could allow fixed cannons to fire out of a designated hardpoint, they lacked the ability to do the same with a gun whose position was impossible to predict before firing. Capital ships of an earlier era would need to drop their shields entirely before firing, which made arming with anti-spacecraft weaponry impractical. With BAT’s interphase kits, almost anything can be shot out from within a standard shield. Rail Guns What would you do if you had the biggest gun in the galaxy? BAT offers the opportunity to answer that question in the form of their massive 130mm “Ship Buster” rail gun system. The most powerful single-charge rail gun in known space, a hit from a Ship Buster is capable of smashing a destroyer as though it were a tin can.A single Ship Buster forms the keel mount of the Bengal carrier, while a series of the weapons forms the fighting power of the Retribution-class. These rail guns use the same technologies as standard fighter-based mass drivers, on a massive scale once thought impossible to achieve. Series of thousands and thousands of charged electromagnets generate the power needed to throw the 130mm slugs. Black Ops It seems undeniable that BAT is heavily involved in black ops research. Recent advancements in remote sensing, automated camo and jointed thruster technologies have likely sprung from Behring’s top secret labs. Although this will never be formally confirmed, the trillions of UEC funneled into the research efforts within Vili’s core could retrofit the standing navy’s wide caliber lasers a dozen times over. More horrific rumors imply that BAT is responsible for biological warfare research. There is clear evidence that a number of eminent xenobiologists have ‘gone grey’ and disappeared into the black ops wing of the military. Whether or not the fringe claims are accurate that they are taking part in the vivisection of Vanduul prisoners of war is less clear. Der Geschäftsbereich Behring Applied Technology steht an einem interessanten Ort: Während seine Existenz eines der am schlechtesten gehüteten Geheimnisse der Galaxie gewesen sein mag, ist seine Reichweite und sein Einfluss auf militärische (und Spin-off-)Technologien vielleicht nie wirklich bekannt. Die Gründungsunterlagen für das Waffenkonsortium Behring erwähnen die Division nicht, Presseanfragen werden ignoriert oder ausgewichen, und Organigramme zeigen keine Aufsicht.... aber ein beständiges Viertel der Gewinne des Unternehmens verschwindet mit jedem veröffentlichten Budget.... Jahrelang war jede Erwähnung der Division streng verboten. Evan Behring selbst räumte bei einem feierlichen Abendessen ein, dass es die Spaltung gibt, behauptete aber dann, dass sie "Haushaltswaren der nächsten Generation entwickeln". Heute erkennt das Unternehmen an, dass es BAT gibt und dass sie für die schweren Waffen auf Marinekriegsschiffen verantwortlich sind, bestreitet aber die haushaltspolitische Implikation, dass sie eine viel größere Rolle in der streng geheimen Forschung spielen. Obwohl die Existenz von BAT formell abgelehnt wurde, war ihre Wirkung immer weit verbreitet und ihre Rolle ist in der gesamten Galaxie anerkannt; schließlich mussten die massiven Laserwaffen, die von UEE-Schiffen der Linie verwendet wurden, schon vor der Zulassung von irgendwo herkommen. Dank der allgemeinen Sammlung der Folklore und des allgemeinen Zeitablaufs ist die lange Geschichte von BAT, die bis in die Anfänge der Raumfahrt zurückreicht, nun gut erforscht. Das Behring-Konsortium wurde 2554 gegründet und besteht aus mehreren Dutzend kleineren Forschungs- und Entwicklungsunternehmen. Aus dieser Anordnung entstand das berühmte Terra-Labor, das für Standard-Laserwaffen und Dutzende weiterer Behring-Innovationen verantwortlich ist. Leise wurde daraus aber auch BAT geboren. Ursprünglich auf einem terranischen Mond versteckt (und jetzt unter der Oberfläche des Mondes von Odin II., Vili), wurde BAT beauftragt, die Bedürfnisse von Black-Budget-Projekten des Militärs zu erfüllen. BAT ist bekannt für seine unnachgiebige Haltung gegenüber Experimenten und Forschung; die Wissenschaftler und Ingenieure, die das Team bilden, haben unermüdlich und loyal daran gearbeitet, Waffen für Eroberung und Verteidigung in einer Vielzahl von politischen Landschaften zu schaffen. Bis heute ist es schwierig zu sagen, welche Innovationen bei BAT ihren Ursprung haben, über die Tatsache hinaus, dass die Abteilung für einen Großteil der Marinewaffen der UEE der Hauptklasse verantwortlich sein muss. Sicherlich hat Behring keine Anerkennung für Waffen oder andere dort entwickelte Technologien erhalten. Es wird jedoch angenommen, dass BAT die Technologien einer Vielzahl von Bereichen entwickelt hat, von denen die offensichtlichste in signifikanten Verbesserungen der Abschirm-, Antriebs-, Laser- und Fernerkundungstechnologien zu finden ist. Eine Sache, die heute weithin bekannt ist, ist, dass das inoffizielle Maskottchen der BAT-Abteilung Barrie ist, ein Cartoon-Schläger, der liebevoll auf unzähligen Prototyp-Tötungsmaschinen gemalt wurde. Türme der Hauptklasse Insbesondere das Labor von Behring Applied Technology wurde für zwei Arten von hochprozentigen Kapitalschiffswaffen ausgezeichnet: Anti-Schiffs-Artilleriewaffen (ASA) und Ship to Ship (STS) Turmwaffen. ASA Turmhalterungen sind einfach so konzipiert, dass sie große Schiffe vor kleineren Schiffen schützen. Mit einer blitzschnellen Hydraulik und integrierten Zielschnittstellen sind die ASA-Türme in der Regel in einem Ring um den Rumpf eines Großschiffes angeordnet, um einen möglichst vollen Schutzbogen zu bieten. ASA-Türme montieren Laserwaffen mit kleinerem Ertrag, ähnlich denen von zivilen Raumfahrzeugen. Die Militärfregatte Idris-M beispielsweise trägt sechs ASA-Türme, die jeweils ein Behring M3C-Lasersystem aufnehmen. Schiff zu Schiff Türme sind eine viel mächtigere Angelegenheit, die entwickelt wurde, um durch die Schilde und den Rumpf anderer großer Raumschiffe zu schlagen. Obwohl ihnen die schnelle Reaktionszeit von ASA-Türmen fehlt und sie daher im Allgemeinen nicht für die Flakabdeckung geeignet sind, sorgen ihre höherwertigen Waffen dafür, dass jeder Treffer gegen einen Jäger oder Bomber wahrscheinlich tödlich ist. Wie ihre kleineren Cousins sind die STS-Türme modular aufgebaut und können mit einer Vielzahl von Einzelkanonen ausgestattet werden. So montiert die Korvette Idris-M beispielsweise einen Mittellinien-STS-Stinger-Turm mit einer Behring M5C-Laserkanone. Das Arbeitspferd der Marine, der Javelin-Zerstörer, montiert ein Paar Behring M6A-Laserkanonen auf STS-Türmen. Während der Konzern für die Herstellung, die Antimaterieausbeute und andere wichtige Prozesse bei der Turmentwicklung verantwortlich ist, ist der wahrscheinlich bedeutendste Fortschritt, der ihnen zugeschrieben wird, die Entwicklung der Schildzwischenphasen-Kits, die heute bei allen Revolvern Standard sind. Vor dem 28. Jahrhundert wurde es für unmöglich gehalten, ein Schildsystem zu entwerfen, das mit einem rotierenden Turm funktionieren konnte; wo frühe Schilde mit "toten Winkeln" entworfen wurden, die es festen Kanonen ermöglichen konnten, aus einem bestimmten harten Punkt heraus zu schießen, fehlte ihnen die Fähigkeit, dasselbe mit einer Waffe zu tun, deren Position vor dem Schießen nicht vorherzusagen war. Großschiffe früherer Zeiten müssten ihre Schilde vor dem Schießen vollständig fallen lassen, was die Bewaffnung mit Anti-Raumschiffwaffen unpraktisch machte. Mit den Interphasen-Kits von BAT kann fast alles aus einem Standardschild herausgeschossen werden. Schienenpistolen Was würdest du tun, wenn du die größte Waffe der Galaxie hättest? BAT bietet die Möglichkeit, diese Frage in Form seines massiven 130 mm "Ship Buster" Rail Gun Systems zu beantworten. Ein einzelner Schiffsbrecher bildet die Kielhalterung des bengalischen Trägers, während eine Reihe von Waffen die Kampfkraft der Vergeltungsklasse bildet. Diese Eisenbahngeschütze verwenden die gleichen Technologien wie Standard-Kampfjäger-basierte Massenfahrer, die in großem Umfang als unmöglich erachtet wurden. Serien von Tausenden und Abertausenden von geladenen Elektromagneten erzeugen die Energie, die benötigt wird, um die 130 mm Kugeln zu werfen. Black Ops Es scheint unbestreitbar, dass BAT stark in die Forschung von Black Ops involviert ist. Die jüngsten Fortschritte in den Bereichen Fernerkundung, automatisierte Tarnung und gelenkige Triebwerkstechnologien sind wahrscheinlich aus den streng geheimen Labors von Behring hervorgegangen. Obwohl dies nie offiziell bestätigt wird, könnten die Billionen von UEC, die sich in die Forschungsbemühungen innerhalb von Vili's Kern einschlichen, die Großkaliberlaser der stehenden Marine um ein Dutzend Mal nachrüsten. Schrecklichere Gerüchte deuten darauf hin, dass BAT für die biologische Kriegsführung verantwortlich ist. Es gibt eindeutige Beweise dafür, dass eine Reihe von bedeutenden Xenobiologen "grau geworden" sind und im Black-Ops-Flügel des Militärs verschwanden. Ob die Randbemerkungen zutreffend sind oder nicht, dass sie an der Vivisektion von Vanduul-Kriegsgefangenen teilnehmen, ist weniger klar. The Behring Applied Technology division stands in an interesting place: while its existence may have been one of the worst kept secrets in the galaxy, its overall reach and impact on military (and spin-off) technologies may never be truly known. The incorporation papers for the Behring weapons consortium make no mention of the division, press inquiries are ignored or dodged, and corporate org charts show no oversight …but a steady one quarter of the company’s profits vanish with every published budget.For years, all mention of the division was strictly forbidden. When pressed at a formal dinner, Evan Behring himself famously acknowledged that the division exists, but then claimed that they “develop next-generation home goods.” Today, the company acknowledges that BAT exists and that they are responsible for the heavy weaponry found on naval warships, but denies the budgetary implication that they have a much wider role in top-secret research. Although BAT’s existence was formally denied, its effect was always widely felt and its role is widely recognized across the galaxy; after all, even before the admission, the massive laser weapons used by UEE ships-of-the-line had to come from somewhere. Thanks to the general collection of folklore and the overall passage of time, BAT’s long history, stretching back to the early days of spaceflight, is now well explored. The Behring consortium was founded in 2554, a combination of several dozen smaller research and development firms. This arrangement gave rise to the famed Terra laboratory responsible for standard laser weaponry and dozens of other Behring innovations. Quietly, though, it also birthed BAT. Initially hidden on a Terran moon (and now beneath the surface of Odin II’s moon, Vili), BAT was charged with meeting the needs of military black budget projects.BAT is known for its unflinching attitude toward experimentation and research; the scientists and engineers who compose the team have labored ceaselessly and loyally creating weapons of both conquest and defense across a variety of political landscapes. To this day, it is difficult to say what innovations originate at BAT beyond the fact that the division must be responsible for much of the UEE’s capital-class naval weaponry. Certainly, Behring has taken no credit for weapons or other technologies developed there. It is none the less believed that BAT has developed the technologies of a wide variety of fields, the most obvious of which can be found in significant enhancements to shield, propulsion, laser mirroring, and remote sensing technologies. One thing that is widely known today is that the BAT division’s unofficial mascot is Barrie, a cartoon bat who has been lovingly painted on countless prototype killing machines. Capital-Class Turrets In particular, the Behring Applied Technology laboratory has been given credit for two types of high yield capital ship weaponry: Anti-Ship Artillery (ASA) weapons and Ship to Ship (STS) turret weapons. ASA turret mounts are designed, simply, to protect large ships from smaller ones. With lightning-quick hydraulics and integrated targeting interfaces, ASA turrets are generally sited in a ring around a capital ship’s hull to offer as full an arc of protection as possible. ASA turrets mount smaller yield laser weapons similar to those found on civilian spacecraft. The stock military Idris-M frigate, for instance, carries six ASA turrets that each mount a Behring M3C laser system. Ship to Ship turrets are a much more powerful affair, designed to punch through the shields and hull of other large starships. Although they lack the quick reaction time of ASA turrets and so are generally unsuitable for flak coverage, their higher caliber weaponry will ensure that any hit against a fighter or bomber is likely deadly. Like their smaller cousins, STS turrets are modular and can be outfitted with a variety of individual guns. For example, the Idris-M corvette mounts a centerline STS ‘stinger’ turret featuring a Behring M5C laser cannon. The workhorse of the Navy, the Javelin destroyer, mounts a pair of Behring M6A laser cannons on STS turrets standard. While the concern is responsible for manufacturing, antimatter yield coring, and other important processes in turret development, likely the most significant advancement they have been credited with is the development of the shield interphase kits that are now standard on all turrets. Prior to the 28th century, it was believed impossible to design a shield system that could operate with a rotating turret; where early shields were designed with ‘blind spots’ that could allow fixed cannons to fire out of a designated hardpoint, they lacked the ability to do the same with a gun whose position was impossible to predict before firing. Capital ships of an earlier era would need to drop their shields entirely before firing, which made arming with anti-spacecraft weaponry impractical. With BAT’s interphase kits, almost anything can be shot out from within a standard shield. Rail Guns What would you do if you had the biggest gun in the galaxy? BAT offers the opportunity to answer that question in the form of their massive 130mm “Ship Buster” rail gun system. The most powerful single-charge rail gun in known space, a hit from a Ship Buster is capable of smashing a destroyer as though it were a tin can.A single Ship Buster forms the keel mount of the Bengal carrier, while a series of the weapons forms the fighting power of the Retribution-class. These rail guns use the same technologies as standard fighter-based mass drivers, on a massive scale once thought impossible to achieve. Series of thousands and thousands of charged electromagnets generate the power needed to throw the 130mm slugs. Black Ops It seems undeniable that BAT is heavily involved in black ops research. Recent advancements in remote sensing, automated camo and jointed thruster technologies have likely sprung from Behring’s top secret labs. Although this will never be formally confirmed, the trillions of UEC funneled into the research efforts within Vili’s core could retrofit the standing navy’s wide caliber lasers a dozen times over. More horrific rumors imply that BAT is responsible for biological warfare research. There is clear evidence that a number of eminent xenobiologists have ‘gone grey’ and disappeared into the black ops wing of the military. Whether or not the fringe claims are accurate that they are taking part in the vivisection of Vanduul prisoners of war is less clear. Links ----- No links available. 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