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*'''Interdictor:''' Interdictors are mid-sized military voidships which are specifically designed to patrol the space between planets and space stations, and render support to civilian vessels in distress. They follow a simple policy of tracking a target, interdicting that target, scanning or destroying the object in question, and repeating the process along their designated quadrant of space. Interdictors are functionally similar to cruisers, albeit with a more localized role in mind. Whereas cruisers are designed to operate far from friendly ports for months at a time and across multiple star systems, interdictors only operate within the system they are assigned to, and only possess enough firepower to deal with the medium and low-level threats they might encounter during patrols. Much as is the case on Earth, interdictors function more as an interplanetary "coast guard", while cruisers serve in a capacity akin to a more "proper" terrestrial navy vessel. It is standard practice for a system to have a full constellation of interdictors on hand to patrol the routes between celestial bodies, provide aid to civilians in the system, track down and eliminate unauthorized operations, and serve as the first line of defense in an emergency. |
*'''Interdictor:''' Interdictors are mid-sized military voidships which are specifically designed to patrol the space between planets and space stations, and render support to civilian vessels in distress. They follow a simple policy of tracking a target, interdicting that target, scanning or destroying the object in question, and repeating the process along their designated quadrant of space. Interdictors are functionally similar to cruisers, albeit with a more localized role in mind. Whereas cruisers are designed to operate far from friendly ports for months at a time and across multiple star systems, interdictors only operate within the system they are assigned to, and only possess enough firepower to deal with the medium and low-level threats they might encounter during patrols. Much as is the case on Earth, interdictors function more as an interplanetary "coast guard", while cruisers serve in a capacity akin to a more "proper" terrestrial navy vessel. It is standard practice for a system to have a full constellation of interdictors on hand to patrol the routes between celestial bodies, provide aid to civilians in the system, track down and eliminate unauthorized operations, and serve as the first line of defense in an emergency. |
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*'''Dominator:''' Dominator are massive warships designed to conduct combat operations alone or as the head of a constellation of voidships. Named so after their ability to "dominate" the space around them wherever they go, a single dominator is capable of operating in a wide range of environments it may be called upon to fight in. A single dominator may have four to six internal "parasite ship" bays, areas for lancers or skimmers to dock as additional combat craft the dominator can deploy during combat. However, though designed to oversee military operations on its own, this is a rare occurrence within the combat doctrines of the League, something likely to occur when the attached voidships to the dominator are off on their own patrols on the region. Dominators carry several dropships, ground vehicles, and auxiliary equipment, which allows attached combat personnel to conduct their operations in a terrestrial environment if called upon to do so. As a rule, every major core world within the League will have three or four dominators in orbit at any given time, while fringe systems may rely upon the protection of one or two dominators per system. |
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===Voidship weapons=== |
===Voidship weapons=== |
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