Luxan Penetrator

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Luxan Penetrator Production information Manufacturer Luxan Technical specifications Countermeasures Cloaking Device Armament Twin Energy Based Pulse Cannons Crew One Cleaver, Team of Luxan commandoes Passengers At least eight Usage Earliest sighting Peacekeeper Wars: Part 1 Latest sighting Peacekeeper Wars: Part 2 Present for battles/events Assault on the Decimator, Battle of Qujaga Affiliation Luxan Known crewmembers Sergeant Learko Known commander(s) Cleaver Jothee

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Size 3 Weapons / Defenses 4 Appearances

[edit] Overview

The Penetrator is a a powerful Luxan warship that belongs to the Luxan Commando unit. Small and well armed, the ship specialises in 'hit and run' tactics, typified by the ship's boarding of a Scarran Command Ship during the Peacekeeper/Scarran War. The ship can attach itself with a small tube to the hull of a ship. It then cuts a hole in to the other ship so it can unload its soldiers.

It is possible that like the Eradicator-class, the ship can only be operated by a Luxan; if true, a non-Luxan trying to operate it will trigger a self-destruct sequence and the ship could only be activated by a Qualta Blade or by Luxan DNA. The ship also responds to vocal commands given by the registered pilot in Luxan. This, however, is only speculation. It is known that the communications system, at least, can be operated by a non-Luxan.

The Penetrator is capable of both space and atmospheric flight. Unlike a transport pod, it can travel for longer distances due to a higher fuel capacity.

[edit] Size

The exact dimensions of the vessel can only be speculated but it does appear to be capable of holding at least 20 personnel.

[edit] Weapons / Defenses

The Penetrator is equipped with 2 Heavy Pulse Cannons mounted on each of the wings, which can be rotated to fire upon targets on a planet's surface.

The ship is equipped with a cloaking device that renders it invisible to both scanners and the naked eye and a defensive energy shield. Its cloaking technology was much better than Lo'la's because it was generations more advanced and had no trouble flying next to a Scarran Command Ship without being detected

It is possible the main energy weapon found on the older Eradicator class ship may be present but the lack of a concave disk on the front of the nose of the craft and its not being used suggest that the weapon wasn't carried over to this design.

Very little of this ship has actually been seen, yet it remains a powerful and enigmatic symbol of Luxan assault technology.

[edit] Appearances

• The Peacekeeper Wars