Historically and concurrently produced as a “Divestment” fighter for young pilots, the Beleaguer has also been known to be a “Punishment” vessel.
It’s relatively inexpensive to produced, unshielded and only lightly armoured, with the majority of technology onboard the ship being invested towards the maneuvering system (borrowed heavily from another race) and the oversized “Directed Energy Blister Tachyon” (D.E.B.T) Cannon. The Blister cannon is designed to apply substanial permanent damage over time to it’s target through overheating components, subcomponents, weaponry, and crew. The weapon system is semi-automated, to allow the pilot to focus on exploiting the vessel’s aggility, and once activated will fire upon any hostile targets which enter the pilot reticule -this system is easily toggleable by the user, and is akin to PDS turrets.
In the hands of a skilled pilot, or high numbered swarms, Beleaguer-class (colloquially known as the ‘’Beebee” to their pilots) light interceptors are a dangerous threat.
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