Y22A-1 Temblor Bomb

The Y22A-1 Temblor Bomb is a superweapon produced and fielded by the Terran Confederation. It is a warhead that serves as a planet-killer.

Overview

The Y22A-1 Temblor Bomb was designed as a high tectonic-frequency weapon that would trigger global earthquakes across target planets. It was designed so that if fired with absolute precision at an active faultline, the resulting sonic waves would be powerful enough to destabilize the tectonic makeup of the planet's surface. The resulting earthquake would spread across the planet and rip the planet apart as its surface was ravaged by the extreme seismic activity.

Development

The Temblor Bomb was first conceived during the middle stages of the ongoing Terran-Kilrathi War. During the course of the 2660s, the Terran Confederation actively pursued the research and development of weapons capable of destroying entire planets for use against the imperialistic Kilrathi Empire. Having seen the massive bloodshed that was occurring throughout the course of the conflict, the Confederation sought a means by which to end the war swiftly, and deduced that the only means by which this could be accomplished was by destroying the Kilrathi homeworld, Kilrah. As the seat of the Imperial family and the major industrial and military center for the entire Empire, the destruction of Kilrah was hoped to be the killing blow that would ultimate cripple the Empire into submission.

Over the course of the decade, the Confederation invested its finance and resources towards the creation of such weapons. Among them was the Temblor Bomb, developed by the Special Operations Division and designed by Dr. Philip Severin.

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