Eris-class

The Eris-class is an older class of powerful medium-warp warships built and operated by the Trident Foundries on missions of defence. The class is rapidly becoming obsolete as new technologies develop and mature.

Description
The 234-metre long Eris-class is a vaguely wedge-shaped class of advanced destroyers. They are designed solely for combat, and therefore lack many traditional amenities found on other ships of their size, including guest quarters and recreational facilities, and hangar space is cut down to the bare minimum needed for a single Mersu-class Shuttle, the smallest shuttle available to the Trident Foundries.

The Eris-class focuses primarily on weapon systems. Among the ships' numerous armaments are two massive first-generation plasma banks mounted on the ship's prongs. These massive prototype weapons gave the ship firepower well ahead of other comparable Trident designs at the time, but now are barely equal to the plasma weapons of newer designs. The vessels are also equipped with several plasma cannon turrets of the same type found on outpost stations and larger vessels.

Additionally the Eris-class has sixteen fusion missile batteries, with eight per side, double the emitters of the larger Solaris-class Explorers.

The class is rapidly becoming obsolete, with newer, smaller warships such as the Mjölnir-class frigate of GY 2419, and new technologies such as the cloaking device, rendering the vessel underpowered and in desperate need for refits to keep up with newer designs.

History
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Notable Vessels
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