Jikara Navigator
From Sins of a Solar Empire
 Vasari
Jikara Navigator
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As the Vasari continue their long trek through space, it‘s the Jakaras that lead the way to safety. However, the Jakara is also used for quick strikes against unsuspecting mining installations and houses strike teams that can be deployed to capture enemy assets. Should it encounter enemy forces alone in unknown space, its unique Phasic Cloaking device can be used to either hide and observe enemy maneuvers or to avoid weapons fire, thereby giving it a high survivability without any support from the Exodus Fleet.
Slightly more expensive in resource costs and in fleet support costs, the Navigator has a shining advantage over the other two scout frigates, it can crew extractors. While this may not seem like a huge advantage at first, keep in mind that crewed extractors produce more resources than any other extractors and cannot be destroyed directly. This means that any of the other two factions will have to use one of their colony frigates to claim the extractor or allow the Vasari player a permanent resource advantage and possibly an advantageous scout post. The ability that can be researched, Phasic Cloaking, makes the Navigator more survivable against late game fleets that can quickly make short work of most scout frigates, preventing them from revealing the systems past the front line. Like all scout frigates the Navigator can be upgraded to be immune to jump inhibitors.
| Ship Type: | Jikara Navigator |
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| Faction: | Vasari |
| Primary Role: | Exploration / Reconnaissance |
| Armor Type: | Light |
| Weapons (Fore): | 2 x Forward Plasma Pulse Guns |
| Compliment: | 90 |
 Explore | Capture Extractor | Phasic Cloaking | Infallible Jump Drive | |
 Attack |  Stop |  Move |  Tactics Management | |
