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AAM Cascade Destroyer

Ardentrall Aerospace Manufacturing Cascade-Class Destroyer Mk. III

Specifications
Manufacturer: Ardentrall Aerospace Manufacturing
Mass: 2,443,879 kg
Powerplant: 125 MW [25 Small Reactors]
Gyroscopes: 11
Time to max velocity: 24.5 sec
Acceleration: 4.3 m/sec^2
Armament: 10 Gatling Turrets, 6 Missile Turrets, 3 Rocket Launchers [all conveyor-serviced, w/dedicated magazines]
Cargo Capacity: 7 Large Containers, 3 Small Containers [19 Small Containers used by armament]
Refinery Facilities: None
Assembler Facilities: Yes [2]
Medical Facilities: Yes [1]
Artificial Gravity: Yes
Small Craft Complement: None
Length: 120 meters
Width: 37.5 meters [including turrets]
Height: 25 meters [35 meters w/antenna]

The Cascade-class destroyer is the watchdog of any fleet it's attached to. The craft functions as an outrider, intercepting enemies before they can flank the less-maneuverable vessels in the center of whatever formation it has been assigned to, whether that's a carrier group or a freighter convoy. The Cascade is also capable of independent operations; its large cargo capacity has caused some to call it "a warship that thinks its a freighter," while its dual assemblers allow it to maintain itself in the field as long as it has refined materials or salvage available.
The Cascade's turreted weapons are quite sufficient to allow it to hunt down any smaller craft that might threaten its charges, but its real teeth lie in the trio of rocket launchers in the nose of the vessel. With full ammunition, these can put down a withering volley of fire, and make the Cascade a real threat even against larger vessels.

The Mk. III features a few improvements upon the Mk. II. The docking ports have been updated once again to fit the revised system used by the Joint Provincial Fleet. A pair of gyroscopes have been added to improve its turn rate. A number of components have been relocated to simplify the interior and make crew movement less arduous. All of these modifications have come at a price, however: the vessel is over a hundred-thousand kilograms more massive, and its time to maximum velocity is more than a second greater than that of the Mk. II.