The Aegis Class was designed primarily as a tool to oversaturate an opponents Point Defense Systems. It’s 1,680 Artemis III-D4 Missiles silos are capable of firing a missile every 12 seconds, though the foreword 24 silos only have 4 reloads and the rear 24 only have 3, meaning 5,800 missiles can be launched in only 48 seconds. The 8 quad barreled Tachyon Laser Cannons are powerful enough to penetrate the armor and shields of Gen 3 Ships and older but newer Gen 4 and 5 ships are beyond their power. The Aegis class was never intended to operate as a frontline Ship to Ship combatant, rather it is meant to sit behind the cover of larger capital ships and use its massive volume of fire to overwhelm the defensive systems of larger opponents so that more effective weapons fired by the front lines have an easier time getting through.
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