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!Heavy Cruiser CAI The smallest class of [Capital Ships]. A military [Starship]. Anything it can't out gun, it can out run. **Weapon systems** 2 [PAD] 6 [HELL] 8 [Heavy Cannon] 4 [Multi Cannon] 4 Missile Launchers firing [Heavy Missile] 4 [Chaff] / [Flares] launchers 2 One shot [Pacifier] 2 14 Pax Marine Assault Shuttle 1 x 14 Pax ship's boat (shuttle) 2 x 8 pax oribital transfer shuttles 105 [Starship Marines] **Approx tonnage** 50,000 tonnes **Maximum acceleration** 1.5 G **Navy Crew**: 170 (not including [Starship Marines] !!Doctrine and Operations The Heavy Cruiser is one of the key patrol ships and is an important flexible fleet workhorse. Not only is it regarded as a capital ship and is capable of joining the line of battle, but it is the supreme pirate chaser and unit of political-military force projection in the colonial quadrants. It's good acceleration, powerful main PAD batteries and large complement of marines means that once it finds a pirate base or pirate ships they are easily dealt with. See technical information on a [Typical Heavy Cruiser] See also [Missile Heavy Cruiser] [Light Cruiser]