Gallium Bio-Hazard Cutter

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The Gallium is a class of cutter constructed by the Shaltari Tribes, and has garnered a reputation as one of the most insidious vessels ever constructed by the race. Though slower than its Caesium counterparts, the Gallium is feared due to its unique bio-atomiser array weapon. The smaller counterparts of the weapon employed by Shaltari ground troops can vaporise living tissue through stone walls. When employed against a starship's hull however, the effect is more creeping - a hit from this weapon will cause living cells to rupture and build up static charges in electronic systems. Over time, more hits will compound these small effects, leading to heart attacks and brain haemorrhaging in crew members or catastrophic computer malfunctions.

Due to the slow buildup required for these effects to run their course, Galliums will close aggressively early into an engagement, the better to score hits and begin the process early. This has made the Gallium home to more Firstborn crew members than any other Shaltari vessel on record.