Gjallarhorn-class Probe

Designed to signal the end of peace within Human Space, unmanned and slipspace capable the probes were designed tough and hardy in order to be deployed in combat scenarios.

Background
Produced and originally designed on Barrow Gjallarhorn-class probes were a contingency plan in the event of an ONI or UEG sanctioned raising of the system. While legal and by-the-book methods were largely employed by the Barrow Government in efforts to establish the Concordat, knowledge of the lengths ONI and the UEG at large are willing to go to in order to silence any group who could potentially take away their power prompted proactive plans to be developed.

Examples of UEG and ONI desperation to quell serious threats such as Far Isle, the Asteroidea incident, and more recently the Omayyad rumors lead to the development of Gjallarhorn.

Design Details
Gjallarhorn-class probes were unmanned slipspace capable emergency probes which functioned as emergency beacons. Launched vertically from silos with large booster frames which transported the probe just above the launch silo before the probe would enter slipspace in atmosphere the Gjallarhorn would then travel to trusted allied systems and activate a long range communications pattern on loop. Allied systems would then understand the pattern as the ringing of the bells of war.

The damage caused by simply launching the probes, with in atmosphere slipspace jumps, shows transparency in the level of crisis the probes are restricted to in use. They signal the fall of Barrow in regards to capacity to assist militarily and the declaration of the UEG as unfit and non-redeemable as the governing body for humanity.

Regarded as highly controversial even by the engineers who designed the probes for their intent on initiating absolute chaos within Human Space unwitnessed during the Insurrection and arguably even during the Human-Covenant War.