Approved Tech Silent Drive System Mk. I

[Darth Prazutis]

• Intent: To create an advanced Sith stealth propulsion system that eliminates all acoustic signatures, allowing for completely silent operation.
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  • Headers - Teresa Zambrano | Darth Pellax
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• Manufacturer:
  
  • Shadow Mind
• Affiliation:
  
  • The Kainate
  • Shikkari Assassin Cells
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Silent Drive System Mk. I
• Modularity: Limited (Can be integrated into specifically designed Kainite stealth ships, but incompatible with conventional starships)
• Production: Semi-Unique (A limited number exist, restricted to the most elite Kainite vessels and covert operations)
• Material:
  
  • Sith Rune-Inscribed Blackstone: Enhances dark side resonance, reducing energy emissions that could cause detectable vibrations.
  • Obsidian Voidshards: Absorbs sound waves and dissipates residual noise into the surrounding space.
  • Quantum Damping Coils: Uses advanced gravitic technology to eliminate vibrations, preventing acoustic detection.
  • Nykkalt Alloy Components: Aids in stealth, reducing ship resonance and structural reverberation.
  • Void Phase Drive Housing: A specially designed casing that minimizes engine noise through material dampening.

• Zero Acoustic Emissions: Completely eliminates all sound and vibrations, making the ship undetectable through auditory sensors, sonar tracking, and passive listening devices.
• Vibration Nullification: Internal quantum damping coils prevent even the subtlest mechanical or structural reverberations, allowing for absolute silence in flight.
• Dark Energy Dissipation: Infused with Sith alchemy, the drive passively diffuses its operational noise into the surrounding void, making it impossible to detect via energy-based sound reflection.
• Adaptive Exhaust Suppression: Ensures that heat and ion trail emissions are redirected in a way that prevents audio-based tracking.

• Complete Soundless Movement: The Silent Drive System negates all acoustic signatures, making the ship impossible to detect through sonar, sound-based scanning, or mechanical listening devices.
• Enhanced Stealth Capabilities: Works in conjunction with other stealth systems, ensuring that the ship remains undetectable even by passive auditory surveillance.
• Eliminates Engine Vibrations: Advanced gravitic dampeners and Sith-infused materials absorb all internal and external noise, preventing detection from even the most advanced passive sensors.

• No Effect Against Visual or Heat-Based Detection: The system only eliminates sound, meaning that ships relying on infrared, radar, or conventional tracking methods can still detect the vessel.
• High Power Consumption: The Silent Drive requires significant power to operate, meaning it cannot run in tandem with all stealth systems for extended periods without energy depletion.
• Cannot Muffle External Impacts: While the drive itself is silent, external collisions (such as debris striking the hull) or interactions (weapons fire, physical impacts) can still create noise that could be detected.
• Difficult to Repair: Due to its use of exotic materials and Sith-infused construction, the Silent Drive requires specialized technicians and dark-side rituals for maintenance.

The Silent Drive System is a masterpiece of Kainite stealth technology, engineered to allow absolute soundless movement for the most elite Sith infiltrators. Developed within the secretive halls of Malsheem by Shadow Mind, this propulsion system ensures that vessels equipped with it move through space in total silence, undetectable by any acoustic-based tracking methods.

Unlike traditional engines, which generate audible mechanical vibrations and energy emissions, the Silent Drive employs Quantum Damping Coils and Void-Phase Drive Housing, both of which eliminate mechanical reverberation and dissipate noise into the surrounding void. Infused with Sith Rune-Inscribed Blackstone and Obsidian Voidshards, the drive suppresses any residual acoustic output, making it functionally silent even under maximum propulsion.

This level of silence allows Shikkari Assassin Cells and elite Kainite operatives to execute precision infiltration missions, covert extractions, and stealth-based assassinations without fear of detection through passive sonar scanning, sound wave monitoring, or mechanical listening devices.

Despite its unparalleled acoustic concealment, the Silent Drive System is not without limitations. It does not shield the ship from visual, infrared, or heat-based tracking, meaning it must be used in tandem with other stealth technologies. Additionally, external forces such as debris impact or ship weaponry still generate noise, meaning operators must still exercise tactical discretion when navigating hostile environments. However, when properly utilized, the Silent Drive System ensures that no one hears the approach of the Kainite's most deadly assassins, until it is far too late.

 

[John Locke]

Darth Prazutis

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