USS POAKER

USS Poaker

HALD explorer, Cobalt Class

5000 m

Manufactured by IIS Ship Worx Ross Torus. Keel laid 5002 OTT, delivered to the Explorer Corps in 5003 OTT.

Christened after Garbini explorer Nogun Poaker.

Unit has the capacity to service its own ISAH Drives and even exchange pods without going into Dry dock. HALDs carry a complete set of exchange drives and a large service engineering section.. HALD ships have the most advanced fuel refinery facilities aboard and can scoop fuel from Jovian planets, Water or Ice planets. HALD explorers are also equipped with 5 Exo Load Translocator Cannon, FTL DE Projectors and Loki Torpedoes (IV Torpedoes). They carry ten P Bombs and 2 Eradicator Bombs. A compliment of 4 Wolfcraft Wings, 10 Thor Gun boats and 2 ADCAP-Barracuda Destroyer   complete their Auxiliary Fleet compliment of Landing Tanks, Shuttles and Long range Scouts. HALD explorers are heavily shielded and have long range Communication equipment.

Due to the fact they carry Translocators they are operated by the Fleet but are on permanent assignment to the Survey and explorer fleet of the Science Corps.

The USS Poaker under her commanding officer Captain Aria Lodokai is famous for making first contact with the Delicates of the LMC.

HALD Explorers travel always in threes and the three ships are under the command of a Battle Group Commodore.