Editing Vux Intruder

[[File:Vux Intruder.jpg|thumb|500px|right]]

'''Name''': Intruder<br />'''Craft''': VUX Intruder<br />'''Type''': warship<br />'''Scale''': capital<br />'''Length''': 533.3 meters<br />'''Skill''': capital ship pilot<br />'''Crew''': 20; skeleton: 2/+10<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 4,267 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 40 months<br />'''Hyperdrive''': x1,489<br />'''Nav Computer''': yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': 0D+2<br />'''Space''': 4.3<br />'''Atmosphere''': 285; 815 km/h<br />'''Hull''': 4D+1<br />'''Sensors'''
*Passive: 40 / 1D+1
*Scan: 80 / 2D+2
*Search: 160 / 4D
*Focus: 4 / 5D+1
'''Weapons'''
*'''Gigawatt Laser'''
: Fire Arc: forward<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 4D<br />Space Range: 1-3/12/25<br />Atmosphere Range: 2-6/24/50 km<br />Rate of fire: 12<br />Damage: 2D (See Notes)
*'''Limpet Parasite Cocoon Launcher'''
: Fire Arc: forward; but are self guided<br />Crew: 1<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 4D<br />Space Range: 1-15/60/121<br />Atmosphere Range: 2-30/120/242 km<br />Rate of fire: 2<br />Damage: -1 Space and -1 pip maneuverability per attached Limplet
'''Notes''':
*'''Gigawatt Laser''': Continuous fire: for each additional shot successfully hit on the same target in the same round, the damage is increased by +1D to a maximum of +12D.

'''Description''': The VUX Intruder is mighty, yet sluggish. The VUX compensate for their limited mobility by deploying biological limpet parasites to slow down enemy vessels. They also possess precise hyperspace instruments which allow the Intruder to warp into TrueSpace and arrive very close to a given target, performing surprise attacks often to devastating effect. The Intruder's stasis-pulse battery has huge capacity but a slow rate of recovery. This ship benefits from a small outline, often making it a difficult target to hit.

'''Propulsion'''

The Intruder is slow and unmaneuverable. Fortunately, its rate of acceleration is enough to get some good speed from a gravity whip maneuver. Beyond that, VUX captains depend on their limpet armament to compensate for the Intruder's lack of mobility.


'''Primary Armament'''

Intruders are armed with a powerful gigawatt laser that can slice through the hull of any ship in a matter of moments. The laser's modest range and rapid energy consumption demand accuracy and foresight in order for it to be used effectively, however. This weapon sputters pitifully when fired with a depleted battery.

'''Secondary Armament'''

The other weapon carried aboard the Intruder is the "limpet", which launches into space encased within a protective cocoon and propels itself toward an enemy vessel. Upon nearing a target, the cocoon cracks, releasing the limpet to clamp down upon the enemy vessel's hull. While no damage is inflicted when a limpet attaches, the combination of inflicted damage and added mass reduces a starship's mobility. Only after battle can a damaged ship remove any offending limpets. The VUX are able to mass-produce and deploy this bio-weapon with ease; the energy requirements of this subsystem are therefore minimal.

'''Source''':
*[http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/Intruder Ultronomicon: Intruder]
*thedemonapostle