Pentapod vessels do not have hangar or missile bays. Instead, they have vessels such as fighters, landers, and missiles, slung (or sunctioned) to the hull. Pentapod missiles are also viscous in form and are often transparent. As with all Pentapod created life forms, the color, texture, and look may be different but the general shap still remains the same. The general look of the missile is akin to deep sea creatures found in Terra's oceans (if anyone has ever seen 'The Abyss,' they look like the small alien 'probes'). Because of their quick mission profiles, Pentapod missiles are not self-aware and must be guided to their targets. Although most Pentapod missiles are blind, some Pentapod cerebrates have began the construction of sensor organs in more advanced missiles, to increase mission efficiency. Pentapod vessels (from missiles to battlecruisers) may recharge their power cells based on the amount of energy used; for energy minute or day used, an equal amount of time may be used to recovery energy. This can only be done in a star system. Pentapod vessels that expend all their energy die.
Pentapod Light Missile SE-SG (sensor equipped, ship guided)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 9, Radiated Signature: 1, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -3, Lateral
Target Profile: -4, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
one 2x2 detonation laser, Active Sensors: None, Passive Sensors: 5
(Facing PBQ, Bow, SBQ arcs only)
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 4.382, Power Plant: 0.080 MW Power Cell, Duration: 72
minutes of operation, Mass: 2.898 tons, Length: 6.272 m, Diameter: 1 m,
Price: Lv 444,000
Pentapod Medium Missile SE-SG (sensor equipped, ship guided)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 8, Radiated Signature: 1, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -3, Lateral
Target Profile: -4, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
one 3x3 detonation laser, Active Sensors: None, Passive Sensors: 5
(Facing PBQ, Bow, SBQ arcs only)
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 4.132, Power Plant: 0.080 MW Power Cell, Duration: 72
minutes of operation, Mass: 3.457 tons, Length: 6.928 m, Diameter: 1 m,
Price: Lv 544,000
Pentapod Light Missile SG (ship guided)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 9, Radiated Signature: 1, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -4, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
one 1x1 detonation laser, Active Sensors: None, Passive Sensors: None
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 4.356, Power Plant: 0.050 MW Power Cell, Duration: 72
minutes of operation, Mass: 1.844 tons, Length: 1.869 m, Diameter: 1 m,
Price: Lv 198,000
Pentapod Medium Missile SG (ship guided)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 8, Radiated Signature: 1, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -4, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
one 1x5 detonation laser, Active Sensors: None, Passive Sensors: None
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 4.052, Power Plant: 0.050 MW Power Cell, Duration: 72
minutes of operation, Mass: 2.291 tons, Length: 2.394 m, Diameter: 1 m,
Price: Lv 278,000
Pentapod Heavy Missile SG (ship guided)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 7, Radiated Signature: 1, Radial Reflected Signature: 1, Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral Target Profile: -4, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament: one 10x2 detonation laser, Active Sensors: None, Passive Sensors: None
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 3.374, Power Plant: 0.050 MW Power Cell, Duration: 72
minutes of operation, Mass: 3.967 tons, Length: 4.359 m, Diameter: 1 m,
Price: Lv 578,000
Pentapod Light Missile EXP-SG (experimental, ship guided)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 17, Radiated Signature: 1, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -4, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
one 1x1 detonation laser, Active Sensors: None, Passive Sensors: None
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 8.403, Power Plant: 1.0 MW Power Cell, Duration: 72
minutes of operation, Mass: 5.138 tons, Length: 4.852 m, Diameter: 1 m,
Price: Lv 370,000
Pentapod Light Missile EXP-IWE-SG (experimental, increased warp efficiency, ship guided)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 24, Radiated Signature: 3, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -3, Lateral
Target Profile: -4, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
one 1x1 detonation laser, Active Sensors: None, Passive Sensors: None
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 11.931, Power Plant: 5.0 MW Power Cell, Duration: 72
minutes of operation, Mass: 8.975, Length: 8.766 m, Diameter: 1 m,
Price: Lv 599,000
Pentapod Light Missile PDMS-SG (point defense missile system, ship guided)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 7, Radiated Signature: 1, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -4, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
one 1x1 detonation laser, Active Sensors: None, Passive Sensors: None
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 3.461, Power Plant: 0.020 MW Power Cell, Duration: 29
minutes of operation, Mass: 1.470 tons, Length: 1.431 m, Diameter: 1 m,
Price: Lv 174,000
Remotes and fighters are somewhat different from missiles in that they are used primarily for extended periods of times. Also, Pentapod remotes and fighters tend to have larger nerve clusters than missiles, allowing them to act with some independence from their mother vessels (the drones are more akin to seeing eye dogs and the fighters as attack dogs, as one analogy several listers had posted), more so for the fighters than the drones.
Pentapod drones and fighters are 'unmanned' vessels and are controlled by a 'pilot' nerve cluster located somewhere within the body of the vessel. They are typically simple in design and action. There is no room for cargo or passengers. And like many other Pentapod constructs, bleed when damaged and heal over time. If they're duration is exceeded without allowing them to regenerate lost power, they die. If they're hull hits are exceeded, they die. If they're power plants are lost, they are simply immodbile, until the damage is repaired.
In general, drones are composed of a viscous material with a transparency somewhat like Terran jellyfish or deep sea creatures with various bioluminescent lights scattered across and within the body. Fighters however are encased in a bone-like covering, very much like a Terran insect carapaces. As usual, there are some exceptions to the rules, that being the Pentapod Armed Drone (having a rigid hull), and the Pentapod Stealth Fighter (having a viscous hull).
Stealth technology for the Pentapods is a relatively new field for them, but one that they have been able to adapt to very quickly. Pentapod vessels for the most part produce very low levels of emissions for their power plants (half that of their human counter parts) and thus can have relatively larger energy outputs with a lower radiated signature. With current Pentapod stealth technology, a 20 MW Power Cell can be masked down to 1 MW Power Cell emmisions.
Pentapod Stealth Fighter EXP-ST (experimental stealth)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 8, Radiated Signature: -2, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
One Defensive Laser, Active Sensors: 7, Passive Sensors: 10, Targeting
Computer: +1, Armor: 0, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality: +0
Armament Profiles:
One Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x1, Facing PB, PBQ, Bow, and
SBQ arcs only
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 3.828, Power Plant: 3 MW Power Cell, Duration: 4 days
of operation, Mass: 54.332 tons, Length: 8.253 m, Diameter: 3 m, Price:
Lv 4,884,000
Pentapod Stealth Fighter EXP-IWE-ST (experimental increased warp efficiency stealth)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 13, Radiated Signature: 1, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 2, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 2/1, Armament:
One Defensive Laser, Active Sensors: 10, Passive Sensors: 5, Targeting
Computer: +1, Armor: 0, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality: +0
Armament Profiles:
One Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x1, Facing PB, PBQ, Bow, and
SBQ arcs only
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 6.407, Power Plant: 18 MW Power Cell, Duration: 4 days
of operation, Mass: 173.898 tons, Length: 17.448 m, Diameter: 3 m,
Price: Lv 10,051,000
Pentapod Light Fighter MuAtFi (multi-atmospheric fighter)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 7, Radiated Signature: 2, Radial Reflected Signature: 3,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 3, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 8/4/2, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
One Defensive Laser, Active Sensors: 7, Passive Sensors: 10, Targeting
Computer: +1, Armor: 2, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality: +0
Armament Profiles:
One Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x1, Facing PB, PBQ, Bow, and
SBQ arcs only
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 3.548, Power Plant: 5 MW Power Cell, Duration: 4 days
of operation, Mass: 204.768 tons, Length: 19.286 m, Diameter: 3 m,
Thruster Fuel: 29.253 tons, Streamlining Value: 1.0, Price: Lv 5,250,000
Pentapod Medium Fighter MuAtFi (multi-atmospheric fighter)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 4, Radiated Signature: 2, Radial Reflected Signature: 4,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 5, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -2, Hull Hits: 24/12/6, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
One Offensive/Defensive Laser, Active Sensors: 7, Passive Sensors: 10,
Targeting Computer: +1, Armor: 3, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality: +0
Armament Profiles:
One Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x2, Facing PB, PBQ, Bow, and
SBQ arcs only
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 2.244, Power Plant: 5 MW Power Cell, Duration: 4 days
of operation, Mass: 539.302 tons, Length: 39.150 m, Diameter: 3 m,
Thruster Fuel: 77.043 tons, Streamlining Value: 1.0, Price: Lv 5,071,000
Pentapod Light Fighter EWFi (energy weapon fighter)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 9, Radiated Signature: 2, Radial Reflected Signature: 3,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 3, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 4/2/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
One Defensive Laser, Active Sensors: 7, Passive Sensors: 10, Targeting
Computer: +1, Armor: 2, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality: +0
Armament Profiles:
One Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x1, Facing PB, PBQ, Bow, and
SBQ arcs only
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 4.502, Power Plant: 5 MW Power Cell, Duration: 4 days
of operation, Mass: 100.214 tons, Length: 8.929 m, Diameter: 3 m, Price:
Lv 5,125,000
Pentapod Medium Fighter EWFi (energy weapon fighter)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 6, Radiated Signature: 2, Radial Reflected Signature: 3,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 4, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 10/5/2, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
One Offensive/Defensive Laser, Active Sensors: 7, Passive Sensors: 10,
Targeting Computer: +1, Armor: 4, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality: +0
Armament Profiles:
One Offensive/Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x2, Facing PB,
PBQ, Bow, and SBQ arcs only
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 3.109, Power Plant: 5 MW Power Cell, Duration: 4 days
of operation, Mass: 202.892 tons, Length: 11.461 m, Diameter: 3 m,
Price: Lv 5,200,000
Pentapod Heavy Fighter EWFi (energy weapon fighter)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 4, Radiated Signature: 2, Radial Reflected Signature: 3,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 4, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 20/10/5, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
One Offensive/Defensive Laser, Active Sensors: 7, Passive Sensors: 10,
Targeting Computer: +1, Armor: 6, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality: +0
Armament Profiles:
One Offensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x3, Facing PB, PBQ, Bow, and
SBQ arcs only
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 1.986, Power Plant: 5 MW Power Cell, Duration: 4 days
of operation, Mass: 389.142 tons, Length: 16.088 m, Diameter: 3 m,
Price: Lv 5,296,000
Pentapod Medium Fighter/Bomber MurFi (mulit-role fighter)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 7 (7 loaded), Radiated Signature: 4, Radial Reflected
Signature: 3, Lateral Reflected Signature: 4, Radial Target Profile: -4,
Lateral Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 17/8/4, Power Plant Hits: 2/1,
Armament: Two Offensive/Defensive Lasers, One Remote Pilot Station,
Active Sensors: 7, Passive Sensors: 10, Targeting Computer: +1, Armor:
5, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality: +0
Armament Profiles:
One Remote Pilot Nerve Cluster with four Pentapod Medium Missile SGs
One Offensive/Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x2, Facing PB,
PBQ, Bow, and SBQ arcs only
One Offensive/Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x2, Facing SB,
SSQ, Stern, and PSQ arcs only
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 3.507 (3.477 loaded), Power Plant: 10 MW Power Cell,
Duration: 4 days of operation, Mass: 353.399 tons (362.563 tons loaded),
Length: 16.628 m, Diameter: 3 m, Price: Lv 6,292,000 (Lv 7,404,000
loaded)
Pentapod Heavy Fighter/Bomber MurFi (multi-role fighter)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 6 (6 loaded), Radiated Signature: 4, Radial Reflected
Signature: 3, Lateral Reflected Signature: 4, Radial Target Profile: -4,
Lateral Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 37/18/9, Power Plant Hits: 2/1,
Armament: Two Offensive/Defensive Lasers, Two Remote Pilot Stations,
Active Sensors: 7, Passive Sensors: 10, Targeting Computer: +1, Armor:
7, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality: +0
Armament Profiles:
Two Remote Pilot Nerve Cluster with four Pentapod Heavy Missile SGs
One Offensive/Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x2, Facing PB,
PBQ, Bow, and SBQ arcs only
One Offensive/Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x2, Facing SB,
SSQ, Stern, and PSQ arcs only
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 2.772 (2.752 loaded), Power Plant: 10 MW Power Cell,
Duration: 4 days of operation, Mass: 715.628 tons (731.496 loaded),
Length: 25.876 m, Diameter: 3 m, Price: Lv 6,411,000 (Lv 8,723,000
loaded)
Pentapod Sensor Remote UA-UA (unarmed, unarmored)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 13, Radiated Signature: 2, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
None, Active Sensors: 7, Passive Sensors: 12, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality:
+0
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 6.296, Power Plant: 4 MW Power Cell, Duration: 4 days
of operation, Mass: 36.648 tons, Length: 6.991 m, Diameter: 3 m, Price:
Lv 7,952,000
Pentapod Sensor Remote ST (stealth)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 8, Radiated Signature: 1, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
None, Active Sensors: 16, Passive Sensors: 10, Comfort: NA, Crew
Quality: +0
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 4.134, Power Plant: 8 MW Power Cell, Duration: 4 days
of operation, Mass: 86.279 tons, Length: 10.461 m, Diameter: 3 m, Price:
Lv 11,816,000
Pentapod Sensor Remote NM-ST (non-mobile stealth)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 0, Radiated Signature: -2, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
None, Active Sensors: 10, Passive Sensors: 6, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality:
+0
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 0.000, Power Plant: 3 MW Power Cell, Duration: 2 days
of operation, Mass: 33.642 tons, Length: 6.078 m, Diameter: 3 m, Price:
Lv 1,155,000
Pentapod Sensor Remote Gen-NM (generic non-mobile)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 0, Radiated Signature: 1, Radial Reflected Signature: 1,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -4, Hull Hits: 1/1/1, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
None, Active Sensors: 10, Passive Sensors: 6, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality:
+0
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 0.000, Power Plant: 3 MW Power Cell, Duration: 2 days
of operation, Mass: 14.583 tons, Length: 4.767 m, Diameter: 3 m, Price:
Lv 1,125,000
Pentapod Sensor Remote AR-AR-NM (armored, armed, non-mobile)
Combat Performance Data:
Movement: 0, Radiated Signature: 2, Radial Reflected Signature: 4,
Lateral Reflected Signature: 3, Radial Target Profile: -4, Lateral
Target Profile: -3, Hull Hits: 32/16/8, Power Plant Hits: 1/1, Armament:
Two Offensive/Defensive Lasers, Active Sensors: 5, Passive Sensors: 1,
Targeting Computer: +1, Armor: 8, Comfort: NA, Crew Quality: +0
Armament Profiles:
One Offensive/Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x2, Facing PB,
PBQ, Bow, and SBQ arcs only
One Offensive/Defensive Laser in a Masked Turret, Dmg x2, Facing SB,
SSQ, Stern, and PSQ arcs only
Design Characteristics:
Warp Efficiency: 0.000, Power Plant: 5 MW Power Cell, Duration: 2 days
of operation, Mass: 587.235 tons, Length: 19.462 m, Diameter: 3 m,
Price: Lv 1,235,000