Triton-class destroyer

The Triton-class Heavy Destroyer was a heavy warship class in service with the Allegiance Navy.

Role
The Triton-class was designed by Frasier Fleet Industries to fill the role of a fast, mobile ship-destroyer. It has another role of supporting larger warships in battle, such as the Ares-class Battleship. Its primarily offensive armament gives it a high kill/death ratio against other warships. It is able to recieve a large amount of punishment thanks to powerful shields and thick armour, and provides a swift weapons platform for destroying enemy ships. It is capable of rivalling most ships in its class and also larger ships such as capital ships. All of these factors make it one of the most powerful Allegiance ships for her tonnage as well as a sought after command.

Weapons
The Triton-class Heavy Destroyer has a large armament geared towards defeating enemy cruisers. Mounted on the prow are six Heavy Particle Cannons, powerful anti-armour energy weapons. On the port and starboard bows are two rows of four turrets, 16 in all. These are Light Particle Cannon turrets, designed to blast through ship battleplate at broadside ranges. In addition, the ship's prow features numerous missile tubes, firing anti-armour warheads. A small number of these are adapted for the ability to launch tactical nuclear warheads. Scattered sparsely on the ship's surface are Heavy Cannons, which fire anti capital ship shells. These are high-penetration, high explosive rounds designed to penetrate the ship and damage it from the inside. Rounding off the ship's armament are the CIWS (close-in weapons systems). These consist of Flak Guns and Heavy Machine Gun turrets, designed for intercepting incoming starfighters and projectiles such as missiles etc. These weapons have neither the range nor the firepower for engaging armoured, shielded or anything further than short-range targets, so are reserved for fighters and missiles only.