User:Yuhi33/Ion Satellite

The Ion Satellite is a superweapon developed by the UNSC and ONI in 2162. It is an orbital sattelite with a cannon attached to it, with an electromagnetic chargers placed in the core of the sattelite. The sattelite was a main strategy used against the Covenant Loyalists during the Second Battle of Earth.

Introduction
In 2160, the UN was facing hard times. They were fighting against 2 ideological parties, the Koslovics, and Frieden. Despite having many victories against them, the UN still needed the strategic advantage, and decided the only solution would be an orbital weapon.And so,the UN began construction on a superweapon that would become the Ion Satellite. And as predicted, the Ion Sattelite proved to be very efficient, and accurate. Over the years, the UNSC modified the Ion Satellite for better performance,accuracy,efficiency, and damage.

Description
The Ion Sattelite is a large satellite (about the size of a MAC Platform) with a large cannon that fires ionized particles. All Ion Sattelites built by the UNSC, use positively charged ions, meaning the Ion Sattelite does not create EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse), and does not create electricity. However, the Ion Sattelite does cause damage on a city-wide scale, and has a built-in A.I. that can track and auto-target enemies. The Ion Satellite is controlled via classified radio signals that are collected by the Ion Satellite A.I. and gives the A.I. commands on where exactly and when to fire, using precise longitude and latitude targeting coordinates. The Ion Satellite uses special electromagnetic acclerators to seperate the electrons from the atoms of a certain substance, and makes the atoms positively charged (cations). Occasionally, the Ion Sattelite may experience problems such as,high A.I. data space,targeting computer failures, or low connection with the satellite from HIGHCOM.

Usage
The Ion Sattelite can be used once every hour, due to a 1 hour cooldown from a previous firing. The Ion Satellite has an extremely high accuracy, as there is an A.I. in the satellites computer that when recieves coordinates, will get down to even the most precise areas, such as destroying a single being. The Ion Satellite when fired, will do devestating damage to buildings,forests, and other targets. Another interesting feature of the Ion Satellite is damage radius. Depending on commands, the A.I. of the satellite will decide how big the damage radius will be, which helps improve accuracy, depending on what targets need to be destroyed.

Weaknesses
Despite having great strategic importance, the Ion Satellite has weaknesses. One weakness is positioning time. It may take up to 3 hours for the satellite to position over a specified area on Earth for a firing. Another weakness is connection. Sometimes, HIGHCOM may send signals to the satellite, but the signals never reach the satellite. It is always very important for the UNSC to send the right command signals, or the satellite might fire on the wrong area, which could result in thousands of deaths. Old Ion Satellites used during The Interplanetary War, used transmitter beacons placed by the UN during a battle to fire on the area where the beacon was placed.

History
[[Image:Ioncannon.jpg|right|150px|An early Ion Satellite used in the Interplanetary War.|

The Interplanetary War
In 2160, the UN had gained many victories, but still needed a strategic advantage. It was considered that having an orbital advantage could easily help win the war. And so, it was decided that an ion superweapon could easily destroy enemy targets. The Ion Satellite was fired 11 times during the Interplanetary War. During the war, UN soilders had to place beacons for the satellite to fire on the area.

Modifications
By 2420, it was decided that modifications should be made. First was firing controls. The UNSC decided it would be to risky wasting marines just to place a beacon for an ion strike. They replaced the beacon system with a new built-in targeting computer. The UNSC downloaded every longitude/latitude coordinates possible into the computer, and placed an A.I. to execute commands given to the computer via radio signals. Second was weapon type. The UNSC decided that a more easily charged substance should be used for the beam. They decided to replace the Chromium cation ammo, with Manganese VII, an easily cation charged element. Finally was design. The previous Ion Satellite used solar panels to gain power. The UNSC replaced that with a simple battery generator that could last power up to 100 years. By 2519, the new Ion Sattelite was ready for deployment.

Second Battle of Earth
The New Ion Satellite was finally used during the Second Battle of Earth. From November 3rd to Febuary 2553, the Ion Satellite was used every hour against Covenant Loyalist forces on Earth. Surprisingly, the Ion Satellite was never attacked or destroyed during the battle, as most ships were more concentrated on the MAC Platforms. Unfortunately, several cities around the world were moderately damaged in order to kill and destroy Covenant Loyalist ships,vehicles, and infantry, by the Ion Satellite.

End of Service
By 2554, with no threat of Covenant left, the Ion Satellite was disconnected from HIGHCOM, and eventually destroyed by a Shiva-class Nuclear Missile launched by the UNSC. It's debris was later retrieved by the ONI and placed in the Museum of Humanity. The Ion Satellite had been in service for 491 years.