An assault cruiser is a heavily armed starship designed for combat. These ships have a streamlined design, powerful deflector shields, armor, multiple weapons, and are capable of sustained high warp speeds. They have enough consumables on board to undertake long-distance duration voyages.
Assault cruisers are roughly as large as Heavy cruisers and as powerful and faster than battlecruisers. and are also designed to possess unique capabilities that would allow it to defeat enemy vessels that battlecruisers or even battleships have difficulty fighting against.
Assault cruiser classes[]
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| assault cruiser • attack cruiser • attack fighter • battle cruiser • battleship • bird-of-prey • carrier • construction ship • cruiser • destroyer • dreadnought • escort • explorer • flagship • freighter • frigate • garbage scow • heavy cruiser • heavy explorer • hospital ship • interceptor • light cruiser • light frigate • luxury liner • medium cruiser • patrol ship • prison ship • probe • raider • research cruiser • runabout • science vessel • scout • shuttlecraft • star cruiser • starliner • strategic heavy cruiser • strike cruiser • supply ship • survey ship • tactical cruiser • tanker • timeship • transport ship • tug • warbird • warship |