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A sector battle station's
on-board sensor array provides up-to-date combat information
within the local tactical area, but it is limited in its
range and accuracy by size and power issues. Instead of
wasting their time with minor upgrades to the Mothership
itself, engineers proposed an entirely new ship, a dedicated
platform to support a sensor suite that would work in
conjunction with the station's array. Using an unsuccessful
sub-frigate hull design, engineers modified the vessel to
carry an oversized fusion plant and then proceeded to mount
a new generation of phased Meson emitters. While the
emitters require a vast amount of power, the timed decay of
these sub-atomic particles allows the sensor array to gather
data on the nature and headings of all ships in the area as
well as tracking all resource pockets within range.
Despite the frail appearance
of the design, the multiple particle accelerator vanes
required to generate the meson scanning beams and the
shielding they require to stay focused actually results in a
hull of significant strength. This durability is a decided
advantage if fleet defenses should collapse, as a Raakel
would have no choice but to absorb enemy fire until
defending vessels could rally. Retreat is not a viable
option for a Raakel, as it can spare little reactor plasma
for drive purposes, and so its velocity and maneuverability
is severely limited.
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