Spiral-class Assault Ship


 * One Shot Proton Charge
 * Fire Arc: Front

The Spiral-class is a single-use, small unit boarding craft designed for the rapid insertion of special forces into non-military vessels or space stations. The ship is equipped with no ranged weapons at all, instead relying on stealth technology to keep targets from spotting it until it is too late. When the Spiral hits the target's particle shielding, the shaped proton charge detonates, disrupting the shields for fraction of a second - long enough for the Spiral to burn through and bury itself into the target's side. The Spiral's nose cone is composed entirely of sublimating tekonite, which vaporizes upon collision, absorbing nearly 92 percent of the kinetic energy of the impact, insuring that the ship's cabin survives the collision virtually intact. Additional protection to the passengers and crew is provided by inertial-damping grav couches. Once inside the target, the vac-suited passengers exit and overwhelm the stunned crew of the boarded vessel.