SHALTARI BATTLECRUISERS

The Ruby class battlecruiser is a highly potent vessel designed for maximumfirepower in a fast, sleek package. It is an excellent interdiction vessel, superlativein the arts of flanking sweeps and the annihilation of enemy supply convoys behindthe lines. The Sapphire class is a more specialised vessel conceived for disruption andclose-range engagements. Its pair of ion storm generator banks can inflict cripplinganti-shipping damage with the option for use in the orbital bombardment role.Additionally, its pair of gravity coils can hurl enemy ships off course. The Goethite offers a useful a mixture of eldritch weaponry and launch capability. Itstwin Hyperwave Cannons provide extreme firepower with lingering effect, allowingthis technological marvel to slip away and on to the next victim before its prey dies.The Hematite is, for the Shaltari, an unsubtle and focused sledgehammer. Its singlemain armament, a quad battery of Thermal Lance Cannons, can focus a beam ofincandescent fury in