Precision Strike
⚡ Protocol · First Signal · Level 35
Rules Text
Deal 5 to a target. Draw 1 if it dies.
Energy
4
TECH
5
CMD
4
SUP
1
Abilities
Specifications
"One shot. One solution."
Lore
Precision Strike is the Terran military's surgical-elimination protocol — a concentrated network-guided energy discharge that combines targeting data from every available sensor into a single, devastating attack. The protocol's intelligence yield upon successful elimination reflects the tactical data generated by the target's destruction.
Extended Lore
Precision Strike represents the offensive pinnacle of Terran network-guided warfare — a protocol that leverages the full sensor and processing capacity of the relay network to deliver a single attack of extraordinary accuracy and power. Unlike area-effect protocols that sacrifice precision for coverage, Precision Strike concentrates all available energy into a single point of impact, achieving destructive yields that far exceed what any individual unit could generate alone.
The targeting process is a masterwork of distributed computing. When a commander authorizes a Precision Strike, the network\'s central processing core polls every sensor in range — optical, thermal, electromagnetic, gravitational, and quantum — aggregating their data into a unified targeting solution that accounts for the target\'s current position, velocity, defensive configuration, and predicted evasive behavior. The computation takes approximately 0.3 seconds, during which the target\'s location is tracked with nanometer precision.
The energy discharge is generated by synchronized contributions from multiple relay nodes, each adding a precisely calibrated fraction of the total output. The individual contributions are timed to arrive at the target simultaneously, creating constructive interference that multiplies the destructive yield beyond the sum of its components — the same resonance-cascade principle that underlies Dr. Bell\'s most advanced weapon designs. The resulting strike hits with force equivalent to a small tactical warhead, focused into an area no larger than a dinner plate.
The intelligence yield upon successful elimination reflects the tactical utility of confirmed kills. When a Precision Strike destroys its target, the network sensors record every aspect of the destruction — the exact point of structural failure, the target\'s final defensive configuration, the energy required to overcome its armor — generating a comprehensive analysis that informs subsequent engagements against similar targets. This data is compiled into a tactical briefing and delivered to the commander as a drawn card.