EquippableTool slotModification Station

Feedback Resonator

Modified sound amplifier. Uses a bacterial feedback system to analyze and shatter hardened biomolecules.

Energy use 0.1/sRange 20 mCharge time 1 sEnergy per shot 2Resonance range 5 mBlast radius 3 m

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Feedback Resonator

This modification to the sonic resonator replaces the original four-panel, solid-state phased array with a bioelectric feedback system based on Axum technology. It risks validating the beliefs of audiophiles who insist that analog sound has a special quality.

—Emitter array now hosts bacterial fibers, which form an analog nervous system —Fibers detect sound and perform real-time feedback modification of the resonator's waveform

This has two notable effects for the end user:

—Resonator can now shatter materials formed by bacterial action, such as large mineral deposits —Resonator now emits a vortex ring: a self-reinforcing fluid flow that can be fired like a cannonball —Vortex ring has an effective range of 20+ meters

Axum technology exploits areas of material and acoustic science which have never been explored in transgov space. A responsible colonist would not use these modifications. A successful colonist must.

Assessment: the longer range of this modified resonator could defeat targets with close-range defensive reactions.