Hunter-class Light Cruiser

The Hunter-class is a USR light cruiser.

Description
The Hunter-class light cruiser looks something like a Covenant light cruiser of the Human-Covenant War, only the Hunter-class is much larger than the Human-Covenant War-era light cruiser. The Hunter-class is shaped like a giant manta ray, a shape somewhat similar to that of a USR Guardian-class Frigate. The main long range anti-ship armament of the Hunter-class consists of five plasma lances placed in mounts in the front, side, and rear of the ship. The short-range anti-ship armament consists of eight pulse laser turrets mounted in turrets, four on top of the ship and four on bottom. Finally, to defend the ship from incoming figheers and interdictors, the Hunter-class is armed with multiple point defense lasers. The Hunter-class also carries seven Cherub fighters for further anti-spacecraft defense. The Hunter-class is used in a similar manner to a UNSC Horus-class Light Cruiser, as a patrol and rapid response craft.