The
Cloak Generator special ops vessel is the refined
application of the cloaking technology first seen in the
Spectre fighter. In this larger vessel, there is enough room
for a fusion powerplant, allowing for much more powerful
cloaking generators. The cloaking fields emitted by the
Cloak Generator can cover a volume approximately the size of
two frigates in formation, and can render any ships within
the field invisible until they open fire.
Even though the Cloak Generator's hull is only a third of
the size of the average frigate, it carries heavy armor, in
order to protect the intricate cloaking generators, as well
as a nearly frigate-sized crew to tend them. The massive
power requirements eventually burn out the power couplings
to the power plant, and the generator must be shut down
after a fixed amount of time in order to replace parts and
recharge capacitors. Pilots view themselves as skilled
technicians who function somewhat closer to the front lines
than their peers. Each Cloak Generator is commanded by a
military officer, though, in order to make sure the cloaking
ship does not break away too soon and leave the ships it is
escorting exposed to enemy sensors.
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