Before the Shield Beetle, the Hai used the Titan Beetle, a weaker but more capable ship of a similar design. The Emperor Beetle is a Titan coated with many layers of modern armor, making it a more powerful warship than anything else the Hai have built in modern times. Unfortunately, the advanced features are quite expensive, so these ships are used sparingly as flagships and trophy ships.
As it is not meant to plunder but to lead in glorious battle, many of the cargo bays were removed and converted to space for weapons and defensive improvements. This change came at the cost of increased mass and lowered agility, but that is a sacrifice the Unfettered are more than willing to make.
More than just a ship, the Emperor Beetle was built to inspire fear in its enemies, making it known that they face no simple Hai, but the military leaders of the Unfettered leading at the front of those they command. Some believe it to be foolish to show their leaders' ships in such a manner, but that is not how the Unfettered think. This ship was built to withstand far more punishment than any normal Shield Beetle, while still being able to dish out damage of its own.
| Category: | Heavy Warship |
|---|---|
| Price: | 78,254,000 |
| Mass: | 1760.1 tons |
| Energy: | 52,400 + 1789/s |
| Shields: | 26,700 |
| Shield Regen: | 546.0/s, drawing 804.0/s |
| Hull: | 19,600 |
| Hull Repair: | 72.00/s, drawing 72.00/s, heating 108.0/s |
| Quantum Keystone: | Yes |
| Capture Attack: | 170.0 |
| Capture Defense: | 144.5 |
| Required Crew: | 87 |
| Bunks: | 91 |
| (minmaxed): | 259 |
| Cargo Space: | 27/27 |
| (minmaxed): | 642 |
| Outfit Space: | 0/891 |
| (minmaxed): | 906 with 7 cargo |
| Weapon Space: | 0/352 |
| Engine Space: | 0/139 |
| Gun Ports: | 0/6 |
| Turret Mounts: | 0/6 |
| Cooling: | 3240/s |
| Idle Heating: | 2155/s |
| Thrust: | 288,000, drawing 534.0/s, heating 1362/s |
| Steering: | 2069.6, drawing 276.0/s, heating 852.0/s |
| Afterburner: | 224,640, burning 7.50/s, drawing 135.0/s, heating 1365/s |
| Jump Drive: | Yes |
| Jump Fuel: | 200 |
| Jump Speed: | 0.3 |
| Fuel Capacity: | 800 |
| Ramscoop: | 6.5 (2.55) |
| Tactical Scan Power: | 30 |
| Steering: | 124,176/s |
| Outfits: | 2x Tripulse Shredder
4x Ionic Blaster Prototype 4x Pulse Turret 2x Warder Anti-Missile 1x Large Heat Shunt 1x Fuel Processor 1x Jump Drive 1x Quantum Keystone 1x Systems Core (Large) 1x Systems Core (Medium) 1x Wanderer Ramscoop 1x White Sun Reactor 1x Large Biochemical Cell 1x Afterburner (Comet Class) 1x Steering (Planetary Class) 1x Thruster (Planetary Class) 65x Pulse Rifle 65x Fragmentation Grenades 25x Thermal Repeater Rifle |