Ship: UPN Gargantua 

Overview 

Ship Image

Ship Class Image

---

Link to original

---

Specifications 

Class Specifications 

HP	48
AC	15
Armor	10
Speed	1
Crew Skill	+2
Power	25 / 5 free
Mass	20 / 0 free
Crew	40 / 80
Hull Class	Frigate
NPC CP	5
Weapons	(see under Armaments (Game Mechanics))
Fittings	Drone Deployment Bay, Advanced Hacking Suite, Fuel Bunkers, Cargo Lifter
Hardpoints	4
Cost	1.8b base price, 5M maintenance, 1.9M yearly crew cost for 25
Hull Dimensions	Length: 260m Width: 60m Height: 45m Mass: 35.000t

Others (Technical Fluff)

Cargo Capacity	10 TEU
Power	2 x LFS FT/55x Fusion Cells
Propulsion	2 x CADR Di-Ion “Low Drummer” Engines LYI B3-Class Short-Warp Core
Sensors	LFS ABY/590x Phased Array Radar ESM SEC S2 SIGINT QuDAR Mapping Suite ZCS GH/77 DSWS & Network Warfare Suite
Armaments	2x SEC ECM Pods 4x CAI Interceptor Turrets 4x CAI 120mm Autocannon Turret 4x SEC Drone Launch Bays (Offensive, Recon, EWar)

Armaments here is what is physically mounted on the ship, for what weapons the ship can utilize in combat, see under Armaments (Game Mechanics)

---

Link to original

---

Armaments (Game Mechanics)

Class Armaments (Game Mechanics)

Weapon	Attack Bonus	Damage	Qualitites
120mm Autocannon	+1	2d6	AP 10
ECM Pod	0	0	EWAR

Defenses (Only on Military Ships)

Defense Type	Description
Point Defense Lasers	+2 AC versus weapons that use ammo
Burst ECM Generator	Negate one successful hit
Drone Bay	Carries 4 Mission Variable Drones

QuDAR

Offensive Capabilities:

1. Stateful Tether Pinging:
   The Arakiel’s advanced sensor suite could use stateful tether pings to build highly detailed target images even in cluttered environments. By deploying a controlled burst of entangled particles, the frigate can precisely map a ship’s dimensions, detect faint hull signatures, and glean data that helps target weapon fire. This detailed data can then guide smart torpedoes or inform ECM countermeasures.

2. Stateless Tether Pings in Combined Sensor Ops:
   The Arakiel may use low-effort stateless pings to rapidly sweep large sectors of space. These broad-stroke scans help confirm the presence of targets before the frigate commits to more resource-intensive stateful pings. Coupled with its networked systems, the Arakiel can hand off coordinates to nearby allies for pinpoint strikes.

3. Quantum Entanglement Spoofing:
   By injecting carefully modulated quantum noise into the tether ping channel, the Arakiel can distort return signals from its own pings. This can confuse enemy attempts to detect the source of the scan or to gauge the Arakiel’s capabilities, making offensive operations stealthier and more deceptive.

Defensive Capabilities:

1. Matter-Field Deployment:
   To counter hostile stateless tether scans, the Arakiel can deploy matter-dense countermeasures—clouds of reflective micro-particles launched from dedicated chutes. These form a barrier that limits the enemy’s ability to detect the frigate’s exact position via stateless tether pings.

2. Quantum Signature Management:
   To guard against stateful tether mapping, the Arakiel’s ESM and ECM suites can generate controlled quantum fields or noise bursts that skew the entanglement signature. This makes the ship’s true dimensions and composition harder to resolve.

3. Use of Environmental Cover:
   The Arakiel can maneuver into natural matter-dense fields—like nebulae or dust clouds—exploiting these environments to disrupt incoming tether pings. Even if the Arakiel cannot create these conditions on its own, its navigational agility and sensor awareness allow it to quickly find and exploit such cover.

---

Link to original

---

Special Features 

---

Crew 

---

Operational History 

The Gargantua is the Flagship of the 102nd Nibbellean Patrol. The 102th is part of a forward patrol that monitors the Edge of the Lima Cluster and the Fringes of the Badigo system. It functions mostly as an anti piracy deterrent and first line of defense against the mounting tensions with the One Earth Government in the Helion sector.

---

Typical Missions 

---

Story Hooks 

Opportunities for unique storylines centered around this ship.

---

Additional Details 

Other distinguishing features, quirks, or lore specific to this ship