When the Planetary Advisory Board formed the CVNA, one of the new Navy’s first projects was to design a warship capable of concealing its presence from the enemy, even at close range; it could then gather data unhindered by hostile attention. The Huang-Ti Observer Cruiser fills this role adequately, using as a design base the covert operations vessel that Venus Bank developed for its controversial Project Methuselah. The ship does exactly what it is supposed to do but is capable of little else. Properly deployed, it is a superlative scout; however, should an enemy get a lock, it is little more than an expensive coffin for its crew.