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- Intent: A small but capable boarding craft for the Open Market.
- Image Source: The Expanse - Breaching Pod by Ryan Dening
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Droch-class Boarding Ship
- Manufacturer: The Globex Corporation
- Affiliation: Globex Security Division
- Market Status: Open-Market | Closed-Market (Midnight-variant)
- Model: Reaver-class Boarding Pod
- The Midnight Reaver variant is rarer and more expensive (see Production) but has a Defences Rating of Very High, a Manoeuvrability Rating of Average/Very Low, and more advanced sensor jammers for covert assignments; they are usually outfitted with Hyperdrives.
- Production: Mass-Produced | Limited (Midnight-variant)
- Material: Carbon-Nanofilament Hull
- Classification: Boarding Craft
- Length: 5 metres
- Width: 5 metres
- Height: 5 metres
- Armament: Very Low
- [1] Short-Range Shieldbuster Charge
- [4] High-Performance Plasma Torches
- Defences: High
- Squadron Count: Very High | 20
- Manoeuvrability Rating: Low | None (SLAM)
- Speed Rating: Average | Very High (SLAM)
- Hyperdrive: None or Jumpmaster 1.01 Microdrive
- Passenger Capacity: 9 Synthmarines/Soldiers (3x3x3 metre Compartment)
- May hold a larger/smaller complement of combatants depending on their size.
- May hold more/fewer people depending on their willingness to be shoved together.
- May be reconfigured to carry 36 Stryders/Spiderbots in nine honeycomb-like holding tubes.
- Three wide, three tall, four in each tube; 0.8 metre diameter tubes surrounded by wall segment. Can fit sixty-four by switching to four-by-four tube layout, requires specialised paper-thin carbon-nanofilament interior walls and slight expansion of compartment.
- May be combined with the standard compartment; a single row holding 12 Stryders/Spiderbots rests above the soldiers' heads.
- May be reconfigured to carry, e.g., explosives/gas meant to be deposited directly into a ship's hallways.
- The Reaver-class is outfitted with all the features one would expect from a vessel of its purpose, including heavy-duty inertial dampers.
- The specialised Shieldbuster Charges carried by the Reaver-class are distinct from conventional plasma torpedoes in that they aspire only to smash open a small entry hole in a vessel's shield as opposed to disabling it entirely; they are very good at their niche task, however.
- A sensor jammer suite impedes targeting locks and can allow Reavers to go unnoticed, especially in chaotic battlefields.
- May carry animated metal sealant dispensers and thin duranium plates to patch up its own entry holes.
- An integrated SLAM drive allows for bursts of extreme speed, usually as part of the final approach.
- Reavers are piloted by an integrated data-brain to save space for the boarding complement.
- Knock Knock: The Reaver-class excels at creating small breaches in shields/hulls to offload boarding parties.
- Vulnerable: The Reaver-class is not designed for dogfighting; it carries exactly zero proper weapons.
- Cramped: The Reaver-class is built for efficiency, not comfort; don't expect "luxuries" like refreshers.
- Backstab: The Reaver-class sports highly-effective forward shields but subpar rearward protection.
A small but efficient vessel designed to pierce a capital ship or space station's particle shields, establish its own vacuum seal, then cut through the hull with its quartet of plasma torches in order to deposit a small boarding party, the Reaver-class is as specialised as they come; shuttles that double as boarding craft have their place, certainly, but every once in a while a purpose-built design is needed - enter the Reaver.
Given Globex's liberal approach to shipbuilding - any shipwright or government may create their own in exchange for a per-ship licensing fee - these are sometimes seen in the hands of pirates, slavers, and other scum. Ever brand-conscious, the Globex Security Division considers such vermin enemies of civilisation and will go out of their way to hunt them down in order to track down and penalise their suppliers.
Given Globex's liberal approach to shipbuilding - any shipwright or government may create their own in exchange for a per-ship licensing fee - these are sometimes seen in the hands of pirates, slavers, and other scum. Ever brand-conscious, the Globex Security Division considers such vermin enemies of civilisation and will go out of their way to hunt them down in order to track down and penalise their suppliers.
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