Umgah Drone
Name: Drone
Craft: Umgah Drone
Type: Warship
Scale: Capital
Length: 200 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 10; skeleton: 1/+10
Cargo Capacity: 600 metric tons
Consumables: 30 months
Hyperdrive: x1,562
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 1D
Space: 4.5
Atmosphere: 288; 825 km/h
Hull: 2D+2
Sensors
- Passive: 30 / 1D
- Scan: 60 / 2D
- Search: 120 / 3D
- Focus: 3 / 4D
Weapons
- Anti-matter Cone
- Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1/3/10
Atmosphere Range: 2/6/20 km
Rate of fire: 12
Damage:- Single Shot: 2D
- 3 Shot Burst: 3D+2
- 6 Shot Burst: 5D+2
- 9 Shot Burst: 7D
- 12 Shot Burst: 8D
Notes:
- Retro-propulsion System:
- Charges: 6
- Recharge Rate: 6 per round. Will not recharge while Anti-matter Cone is in use, nor will it recharge while The Retro-propulsion system is in use.
- Effect: Each charge moves the ship backwards 8 Space. If all 6 charges are used in one round the Drone will move 48 Space.
Description: The Umgah Drone is a study in the unexpected. At one moment it can be slowly moving away, only to reverse direction at a speed to make even an Arilou's head spin. The Drone boasts a powerful weapon, but like the ship itself, it is strange and unwieldy. The Drone has a unique system for regenerating energy. Instead of gaining one unit at a time, its reserves are completely replenished after a set period of weapon inactivity. If the drone uses either of its armaments, the recharge timer will reset. Conventional thrust does not affect this timer.
Propulsion
The Drone's rate of acceleration is reasonable enough, but this is overshadowed by slow turning and low conventional top speed. The Umgah rely on an unusual form of alternate propulsion intended specifically for combat. That subsystem is a bit of an energy hog, so both conventional and non-conventional thrust must be used in tandem.
Primary Armament
The front of the vessel houses a massive anti-matter vent. When the Drone's weapon system is activated, it produces a flood of antimatter which extends outward a short distance in the shape of cone, rapidly deteriorating any form of matter upon contact. The cone is powerful enough to stop most projectiles, but is not usually very effective as a shield due to the Drone's slow turning rate. The anti-matter cone does not consume battery power, but the Drone will not recover energy while the cone is active.
Secondary Armament
The Drone's retro-propulsion system allows it to move in reverse at high speed through what appears to be a series of rapid jumps. It can be used to catch enemy ships off guard during combat and trap them in the Drone's anti-matter cone as well as propel the Drone to safety amidst the heat of battle. Retro-propulsion is non-inertial, meaning that a Drone traveling in reverse is not affected by gravity and loses all momentum when the retro-propulsion system is deactivated. This system consumes power at a tremendous rate, so it must be used with forethought and precision.
Source:
- Ultronomicon: Drone
- thedemonapostle