Nuuk EM Harasser

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The Nuuk is a class of cutter constructed by the United Colonies of Mankind. Though not initially commissioned by the UCMF, the Nuuk came into existence after a Reykjavik-class cutter in service to Battlefleet Eden was damaged during a combat trial. Rather than simply repair it, the fleet opted to replace the power-hungry mass drivers with a satellite-grade EM haywire blaster, creating a flexible support tool whose value was immediately evident to the Admiralty. Following its approval, many hulls slated to become Reykjaviks were swiftly converted to Nuuks instead.

Though the Nuuk is essentially incapable of dealing damage to enemy vessels, a single blast of its EM weapon can scramble a ship's systems, leaving it incapable of performing complex tasks like course changes or plotting firing solutions for all weapons. This makes the Nuuk especially potent against enemy capital ships, though it must rely on its speed to stay out of its target's firing arcs. Curiously, this also makes the Nuuk comparable to the PHR's Harpocrates lighters in terms of role and firepower - one has to wonder where Battlefleet Eden's commanders got the idea for the class.

In-Game
The Nuuk seems overall decent, if perhaps a bit overcosted for what it does. Hitting half the time for an effect that's useless against most medium or light ships is pretty hard to justify, but against opponents running battleships/dreadnoughts, a pair of Nuuks could be decent.