Monitor

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A Monitor is a large spaceship with armament equivalent to a Battleship, often placed in orbit around a mainworld, and used primarily for system defense roles. Generally based on a planetoid hull (and so automatically unstreamlined), these craft depend heavily on pre-positioned caches and fuel shuttles.

Like battle riders, they are in a conquer-or-die situation if facing superior forces. Their deterrent value is therefore fragile as well as powerful.

• It is a starship supraclass.
• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.

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Description (Specifications)

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Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

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Supraclass Roles

Monitors typically serve the following roles:

• Planetary Monitor

Supraclass Archtypes

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History & Background (Dossier)

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Merchant Ship:

1. Type A class Free Trader
   1. Beowulf class Free Trader

Ship Summary List

Some of the most commonly used vessels in the monitor role include:

3 Representative Monitor (BM) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Cordell class Battleship BM 15 140,000 4 5 Third Imperium No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. BB-0KU54 Dauntless class Battleship BM 12 100,000 2 3 Nexus Fleet Forces No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Tenjada class Battleship BM 12 100,000 3 3 Tenjada Moralitate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD

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