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// New Technology Research Information 
// Story: Homeworld Conflict 
// by Lily Lain 
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[New technology research information]
Inhibitor Device
Energy cost-effectiveness increase upgrade for the Inhibitor device, allowing its installation in Capital class starships. The Inhibitor now consumes far less energy, providing the same psychic abilities suppression output.
 
Inhibitor Frigate
Technology required: Inhibitor Device; Capital Ship Drive; Capital Ship Chassis
 
Ship information
Classification: Capital ship
Purpose: Psychic Field Inhibitor
Ship Type: Frigate
Resource Unit Cost: 545 RUs
 
Technical Information
Mass: 15 000 t
Length: 96,7 m
Acceleration: 70 m/s2
Max Velocity: 300 m/s
 
Armaments
1 Psychic Field Inhibitor
Damage: N/A
Range: 3 000 m
Fire time: 15.0s
 
Description
A Capital class starship with an Inhibitor Device built-in. High energetic demand of the Inhibitor Device prevents the ship from using any other form of defence. To satisfy the energetic needs of the ship’s drive while remaining its mobility, it has been equipped with stronger power generators that take up most of the ship’s remaining space.
 
While sufficiently mobile, the Inhibitor Frigate must approach the enemy very closely, and its firing time isn’t enough to wear down the enemies possessing the power level of the Princesses. Its complete inability to protect itself from any kind of attack beside psychic makes it an easy target for enemy Frigates and Strike Craft.
 
The advisable approach is to launch these units in the middle of the Fleet with a Strike Craft and Multigun Corvette escort to fend off smaller enemy units, and with Ion Cannon Frigate support to detach enemy Psychic Units and Capital class ships.
 
Cloaked Fighter Sensor Upgrade
 
A completely new, far stronger sensor system for the Cloaked Fighter, allowing it to proceed with search operations on planets and to serve as a scout for eventual battles on the surface of a planet. Upgrades the sensor range by 50%. Unlocks the Planet Surface Scan ability.
 
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