Membrane

The Membrane-class operates at the threshold between normal space and a dimensional layer the Collective has never named publicly. Its integrated phase cloaking system does not merely hide the ship — it shifts the hull partially out of the dimension where weapons do damage. The shield array compensates for what the phasing cannot: sustained fire that overwhelms the dimensional offset still has to contend with shields rated for capital-ship engagement. Three weapon mounts deliver precise strikes from a hull that sensors struggle to maintain lock on. The tactical advantage is positional: the Membrane arrives where it should not be, fires from angles that should not exist, and withdraws through space that conventional drives cannot follow.