Unreviewed Ravage-XC Stealth Ion Engine

[Ethanael Halscott]

RAVAGE-XC​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a top-tier, stealth-focused ion engine based on Crystal-Fused Ion Engine (CFIE) architecture, tuned for signature reduction, sensor evasion, and cloaked operations. Designed for semi-unique use on black ops ships, assassin corvettes, or stealth cruisers.
• Image Source: N/A
• Canon Link: Bafflers, WhisperThrust Engines
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: Crystal-Fused Ion Engine, Arbalest Capacitor System, CIHR, FRIES-IV

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Primo Victorian Enterprises
• Affiliation: Imperial Commonwealth of Dosuun
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: CIIE-RXCSE-X1
• Modularity: Yes
• Production: Semi-Unique
• Material:
  
  • Kyromite stealth-tuned lattice core
  • Boreas crystal diffusion shell
  • Magnetically modulated Synthek directional flow vanes
  • EFP routing spine with Cryo-plasma masking
  • Crystaplast silencer coating
  • Internal vibration damper array
  • EM field insulation mesh (agrinium + crystalloid weave)
  • Engine bafflers, whisperthrust components

SPECIAL FEATURES

• ElectroFrost Plasma Envelope Generator
  
  • Encases ship in phase-coherent, low-thermal plasma exhaust
  • Reduces IR signature and plasma trail visibility
  • Also serves as a low-grade radiation buffer and masking shroud
• CIHR-Enhanced Harmonic Silencing
  
  • Output harmonics are tuned to “ghost frequencies”
  • Minimizes detectable engine oscillations across EM spectrum
• Internalized Thrust Routing
  
  • Engine nozzles vent inward through vectoring conduits before exhausting externally
  • Significantly reduces directional plume and energy wake
• Cryo-Baffled Plasma Injectors
  
  • Boreas crystal arrays supercool output flows
  • EFP is chilled further for reduced flare, then diffused via crystalloid fogging ring
• FRIES-IV Integration (Passive Only)
  
  • Supports Cryo and EHI modules for jump suppression and IR drift control

STRENGTHS

• Extremely Low EM & IR Signature — ideal for cloaked or passive-stealth vessels
• Zero external plasma plume — extremely difficult to track under thrust
• Integrated cryogenic masking — reduces heat bleed from reactor side
• Designed for assassin corvettes, ghost ops, recon destroyers

WEAKNESSES

• Lower thrust than other Gen IV drives — sacrifices raw power for control
• Must be finely tuned to vessel mass and frame geometry
• Requires ElectroFrost Plasma source (CFIE only)
• Cannot operate under combat strain without CIHR or Arbalest load balancing
• Overheats rapidly if cloak, thrust, and shields used simultaneously

DESCRIPTION
The Ravage-XC Ion Engine is the Commonwealth’s most elusive propulsion system — a crystal-fused, stealth-optimized thrust array designed for semi-unique deployment on covert warships, infiltrator corvettes, or black ops cruisers. While other Gen IV engines prioritize speed or power, Ravage embraces silence: harmonic tuning, internalized plasma routing, and cryo-baffled exhaust silencing make it nearly invisible to most sensor arrays.

Its signature technology, the ElectroFrost Plasma Envelope, disperses ultra-cooled phase-plasma in a sheath around the vessel, reducing engine heat, vent radiation, and directional thrust visibility. With CIHR-based frequency masking, Boreas-layered cooling, and optional FRIES-IV tuning nodes, Ravage achieves near-silent thrust without the need for brute-force cloaking devices — though it pairs with those beautifully.

Intended only for semi-unique production under direct authorization, the Ravage-XC is built in isolated workshops, maintained by blacksite engineers, and installed only aboard ships that were never meant to be seen.