The Fushai class
special ops vessel is the refined application of the
cloaking technology first seen Kushan 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 Fushai 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
Fushai'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 Fushai 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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