User:Juan-a2401/Martillo-class Freighter

Martillo-class mining vessel Crew complement: 20 miners/engineers, and one platoon of troops

Purpose
Originally designed as a troop transport during the Human-Covenant War, it was deemed a failure due to the small size and range limitations, so it was turned into a mining vessel. It performed it's mining duties much better than it's original task. It's now used as a small patrol craft/escort by the Outer Colony Homeworld Defence.

Weapons and guidance systems
Without modification: two type 9 anti-meteor lasers guided by RAPID_OBJECT_DETECTION-Mk II, and one MEL guided by a magnetic anomaly detector Modified as a Shuttle/Escort: usual complement plus a Type 9 Guided Rocket Pods guided by an automatic rangefinder and sensor

Defenses
Without Modification:  A layer of lead/borium to keep out harmful radiation, along with a layer of 20 inches of titanium on top of and below the lead/borium layers to protect the actual hull from small space debris. With Modification: 7 chaff dispensers scattered around the hull, type 7 jamming pods

Outer Colony Homeworld Defence use
It is used as a staple vessel in the defence force. Due to there troops being spread out amongst the colonies, they have modified the chassis to allow for the saab/messerchmidt 300 slipspace engines to fit. The Defence versions are also equipped with two shuttles for landing operations.