This Clan Technology page contains basic information on the types of ships used by the Poku Saeruo Degonjo.
Poku'vonai ships are rarely all new construction; components of retired ships are reused to continue the legacy of that ship. This is also done to conserve factory resources. Typically components such as hulls, systems and crew spaces are constructed. Weapons and drive systems installed are reused, and or salvaged from other clan vessels.
Ships are also normally part of a Family's holdings, so keeping them in service is a matter of family honor. Vessels are sometimes built for a family by a House or Sect, or the Galysumanâ'ai (Government) may assign ships to a Family.
These are the basic starship types of the Poku'vonai.
The Hatakur'a (Hunter)-class are gunships. Designed for minimum crew requirements, and feature normally 2 to 4 Prowler Fighters, depending on actual size. Hunter-class ships are very utilitarian, to the point that they might be described as spartan, as they have no luxury features. Their STL engines are more powerful than their FTL engines. Hunter-class ships have the maximum amounts of armor and shields possible. Their weapons are powerful, but are designed for precise hits since they want their prey as intact as possible.
The Yome Dahoka (Battle Hawk)-class ships are cruisers.
The Ismâo'a searcher are the scout ships for the Clan, and can be considered escort ships. While they are armed, they are not intended for combat. Their mission is to survey a region of space, and gather information for the Clan. Identifying resources that can be gathered, and locating likely hunting grounds. These ships have a balance of STL and FTL engines. They incorporate the Clan's best stealth technology, as well as sensors and communications.
The Wadâmo'a harvester ships are basically mobile scrap yards. They have FTL drives and STL. They use heavy armor and shields for active defense, and electronic masking to hide while the hunters attack. The salvage equipment cutting torches and blades in an emergency can be used as close range weapons.
The Ytaqo'a gatherer ships are used by the clan to transport resources and cargo. They are capable of landing on planets and docking with ships and space stations. This ship is associated with the Gatherer occupation.
The Âmuso Sae Ibâka are diplomatic vessels developed to counter the limitations imposed by the Tanoi (Council) when the Yamatai Star Empire signed the Defense Arrangement Treaty (of the) Alliance of Signatory States.1)
The Ta'aka (Messenger) ships, HS-E1 Messengers, are small, fast ships capable of carrying a modest amount of cargo, and equipped with additional digital data storage. Their primary purpose is to relay important digital information. In many cases, these ships relay information to far-venturing hunting groups, and they also use their cargo storage to help resupply these hunters. Messengers normally travel to predetermined rendezvous points where the clan ships meet. In particularly critical situations, they will be sent to seek out a specific hunting group wherever they might be.
This is the class of ship that carried the Poku'vonai from their original home to the Hidden Sun.
The Gulvi-ka Mui, or Sword of Mui, is the most unique class of ship that the Poku'vonai have constructed since the Poku Movi Vamâqi (Clan Void Berth) was completed. It was commissioned after they encountered the Defilers of the Dead. It is a warship built to carry emissaries to the Warrior Cat Women Clan. It is armed so that the Speaker can do so from a position of strength. There are only two of these built.
These are the types of large installations the Poku'vonai use.
The Sotâka Ruomâqi World Station is the main habitat of the clan. At its heart are the twelve great arks that brought the clan to this region. Even though they are now surrounded by the shell of the World Station, the clan keeps the arks operational in case the need comes to move the clan again. Over the centuries the World Station has grown and expanded, it features large indoor parks and forests which supplement the station's life support system. There are 12 city states in the station, one for each Ark.
The Poku Movi Vamâqi Clan Void Berth is a facility orbits Sotâka Ruomâqi (World Station) as a large moon. It is the Hidden Sun Clan’s shipyard and research facility. The top sections are devoted to reverse engineering the stuff brought in by Harvesters. The next section of the Berth is the processing section, this is where gather materials are broken down and recycled. There are forges for melting the material and making metal sheets used for fabrication. The bottom half of Berth is the shipyard, one third of it is for construction, the rest is used for repair/refit of Clan vessels.
The Fuâmy'a Ruomâqi Watcher stations are Poku'vonai defense outposts, where groups of HS-AF1-1c Meqpâ'a Gulvisa (Prowler Fighter) are kept to defend the home station.
With the YE 35 HSC - YSE Treaty, the Poku'vonai developed simple stations to handle customs and inspections of ships entering Clan space.
These fast maneuverable fighters do not have FTL drives. They use lightweight armor and shields for defense. They are configured with most defenses towards the front. They feature the most powerful small weapons the Hidden Sun Clan can obtain.
This is the clan's equivalent of aerospace craft. Âdortin'sa means small skyship or flitter They come in two sizes; a two person model, and a six person model. Flitters are commonly stored in a Rounor Âdortin'sa (Shuttle Bay).
A heavy load shuttle typically used for transferring cargo and passengers from a ship in orbit to the surface of a planet.
This is a unique craft carried by clan warships. Gita (Claw) is a unit used for boarding a captured ship.
The HS-Z1 is the first torpedo to go into production since the the clan arrived here.
This is a probe that the Poku'vonai deploy from an HS-SE1-1A Ismâo'a (Searcher) - Class Ship.
This is a satellite drone that monitors the clans borders.
These ship designs are in various stages of development by the Silver Moon Sect.
The Battle Rider-class ship, Hs-SC4-1a.
The Battle Hauler-class ship, Hs-SC3-1a.
The HS-SC5-1a Åbime Sou (Death Shadow) Class Ship - In Design is a ship design that remains in the concept stage; it is not currently in production.
This is a planned heavy-duty version of the HS-AF1-1c Meqpâ'a Gulvisa (Prowler Fighter) design. If developed, it will have the nomenclature of Hs-AF2-1a.
This is basically a torpedo with no warhead. It is designed to be shot into a wormhole to deliver message packets to other ships. If developed, it will have the nomenclature of Hs-O1 Packet.