Cree'Ar R&D: The Scorpion
Scorpion, 35 Centimeters
Armament: 1 Hyperping Generator
Essentially, the Scorpion is an Arbiter in a smaller package. It’s lack of power generator systems and scaled down hyperping generator serve a much different purpose however. The Scorpion is very easily destroyed, with a fighter blast or ion cannon shot, or even the pull of a tractor beam can tear it apart. However, when destroyed, the vessels negative energy reactor implodes, creating a micro quantum singularity. As such, Scorpions are often used as mines, which cause massive amounts of damage when they self-destruct or are destroyed. They have an ulterior purpose, however. A Scorpion is able to use its hyperping generator to, at close range, cause a gravitic drain on a vessel’s shields. In mass, numbers of 200, they can drain the shields of an ISD completely. Thus, Scorpions are carried aboard most Cree’Ar Capital Vessels, to be used either as a swarming shield disruptor, or a negative matter torpedo, or possibly, as both.
Unfortunatly, the Scorpion is insufficently protected for C-Velocity jumps. It must be carried inside a cruiser, if it wants to move between systems.