Collector cruiser
The Collector cruiser is a starship that appears in Mass Effect 2. The Collectors use it to kidnap human colonists.
History
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Specifications
The Collector cruiser has a heat signature similar to the cruisers of other Mass Effect races, as the scan operator of the SSV Normandy quickly classed it as a cruiser, despite its unfamiliar configuration. It's actual volume and mass are much greater, comparable to a dreadnought. Despite its large size, it is capable of landing on a planet's surface.
The Collector cruiser's hull appears to have been built from an asteroid, as large portions of it appear to be natural rock. The basic shape of the ship is a tube, with engines on one end and an enormous weapon port on the other. Much of the ship's interior is a hollow cavern lined with the pods that the Collectors use for transporting captured colonists. Floating platforms allow rapid transport within this space.
The ship's only known weapon is a powerful beam weapon that has a forward firing arc. This weapon was powerful enough to cripple the SSV Normandy with just a couple of hits. It's not clear whether the beam is a directed-energy weapon or some type of mass accelerator, similar to Reaper weapons or the Thanix cannon. The ship's defenses are not as well known; it does not appear to be armored, and there is no evidence of barrier defenses or point-defense weapons. Overall, the ship seems to be designed more as a transport than a warship, despite its powerful weaponry.
The Collector cruiser has a mass effect drive core and a Reaper IFF system that allows it to safely use the Omega 4 mass relay.
The sensor systems of the Collector cruiser are advanced enough to overcome the experimental stealth technology developed by the Systems Alliance.