Monitor

Large spaceship with armament equivalent to a Battleship, 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.

The large size of these craft make them generally impossible to move inter-system. 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.

Examples

TL-15	Empress Troyhune Class	50,000 tons
TL-14	Stormrider Class	8,500 tons
TL 10	Khaar's Will Class	49,000 tons
TL 10	Mapian Class	200 tons

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