Siren HAARP

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[edit] Overview

Has a 20LY range.
Removes crew from ships of other empires and turns them into your own crew (on your own ship). Siren HAARP affects friend and foe alike. It is an area of effect weapon that attacks and affects the minds in the area. It isn't selective. (Host 213)
The device will take up to 20% of the crew limit of the ship with the HAARP device.
The device can "target" multiple ships per turn, it's only limit is 20% of the crew capacity on the ship using the HAARP.
The ship must have room for the new crew members or the number taken will be reduced to what the ship can hold.
Using several HAARP devices against a single ship will work.

[edit] Timing

After Pod transfers crew to ship. (<= This is before movement begins)
This device works after all movement is finished.
But before Worm Hole travel, you can not rob from a WH exit point, you need to be in range of the entry point.

[edit] Special

Ships owned by The Solorian Unity are not affected by the HAARP.

[edit] Notes

1 Lady Royale with room for enemy crew, can steal a total of 1400 enemy crew. It can target multiple ships until the 1400 limit is reached.
10 Lady Royales with room for enemy crew can steal a total of 14,000 enemy crew. It can target a Rebel Sage (10,000 crew) + Rebel Tranquility (4,000 Crew) and suck both of them dry, but it would not drain the crew from other Rebel ships in the same fleet.

[edit] vs. Cloaked Ships

Will also work on fully cloaked ships (0 sensor image).
Ship with 0 crew will remain cloaked, until they run out of fuel.

[edit] vs. Borg Ships

Versus Borg you need to steal twice as much crew, if they carry enough colonists to refill their crew quarters (Borg colonist become crew instantly, and in the same turn, they are stolen again). (tested with Host 199)

Borg ships with 0 Crew, and Colonists in their guest quarter will not change into crew in the following turns.

Example:

Turn 1: a Borg probe with 9 crew and 100 colonists ends it's turn in range of a Lady Royale with Siren Haarp on. The lady will steal 18 crew, the borg probe will have 91 colonists left.
Turn 2+: The probe will stay at 0 crew and 91 colonists.