The Scirocco-class assault cruiser[1] is a prolific class of Martian Congressional Republic Navy (MCRN) assault cruiser.

Design

With a sleek, and angular hull, ships of these class are driven by four powerful RT8-F series Epstein drives, ensuring great maneuverability, acceleration and deceleration of the vessels' mass efficiently.

Their ventral bays can hold up to three Chariot-type dropships ready for rapid deployment of +36 Martian Marines at once. As such these ships often contain teams of the venerated Force Recon Marines equipped with Goliath Powered Armor onboard. Scirocco-class spaceships are also equipped for boarding assaults with 12 Mosquito-type breaching pods.

Although primarily an assault ship, the Scirocco-class is suitably equipped as a frontline warship. Equipped with a dorsal-starboard mounted light railgun turret, five larger missile launchers, and five smaller (allowing for great versatility of torpedo warhead yields) and 12 to 14 point defense cannons (PDCs). The PDCs are distributed evenly among the ship's frame. There is two on the dorsal bow, two on the starboard bow, two on the portside bow, two on the ventral hull, one behind the starboard and port protruding hulls, and one on each of its four Epstein drives. The Scirocco only has 12 point defense cannons, due to that specific ship not having the two on the dorsal bow.

Their electronics are no less impressive than her gunnery, featuring only the best targeting suites, ensuring maximum PDC efficiency, railgun accuracy, and torpedo impact probability. Scirocco-class spaceships are also equipped with electronic countermeasures, further bolstering her anti-torpedo defenses, and advanced communication and tactical arrays. It's also noted that the missile systems of the Scirocco-class have a greater range than most United Nations Navy (UNN) warships, including the UNN's largest warship class, the Truman-class dreadnought.

Fast, adaptable, powerful, and equipped for any role, anyone should see the Scirocco as a viable threat to watch out for. While still formidable, still of limited offensive capabilities.

Utilities

• Mainstay Cruiser

• High-speed troop carrier

• Assault Landing Dock

• Equipped Warship in case of direct war

• Capable of being coated in stealth composites

Known ships:

1. MCRN Scirocco: The class leader of the Scirocco-class and first to be constructed and deployed. Operates primarily in the Saturn and Jupiter Fleets.

2. MCRN Valkyire: Assigned to Jupiter Fleet

3. MCRN Hammurabi: Assigned to Home Fleet

4. MCRN Xuesen: Assigned to Saturn Fleet

5. MCRN Aryabhata: Assigned to Ceres-Vesta Patrol

6. MCRN Atacama: Assigned to Home Fleet

Raptor-class Fast Assault Cruiser

The Raptor-class fast attack cruiser is a class of cruiser in service with the Martian Congressional Republic Navy (MCRN). Like all MCRN ships, the Raptor-class carries the most up-to-date and cutting-edge technology and systems available. Although they are created in fewer quantities than their United Nations Navy (UNN) counterparts, the Raptor-class assault cruisers can take on staggering odds with high efficiency. It is around 282 meters long, with three massive Epstein Drives, and is operated by a crew of 1080, with a bare minimum of 96.

The title fast-attack cruiser portrays an accurate and succinct image of the Raptor-class vessel as top-of-the-line Martian military hardware. The MCRN spared no expense in creating a ship with the best scanning capabilities and weapons in the fleet. The Raptor-class has bow-and stern-firing, keel-mounted railguns (2 in total) and six torpedo bays on the bow of the ship, as well as two on each side and two in the stern hidden above the Epstein drives, making this a dangerous monster of a ship. It also has Grappler Canons for boarding assaults. As a cruiser, the Raptor-class also carries up to three Troika-class dropships, each outfitted with a mix of Martian Marines and Force Recon units with Goliath powered armor. Between the advanced Epstein drives and its sleek, pin-like shape, the Raptor-class is highly maneuverable and cuts through space with purpose. This makes the fast-attack cruiser more evasive, also allowing it to strategically position itself to inflict catastrophic amounts of damage. The downside to the amazing hardware that the MCRN invested in these ships is that they require constant care, which means having substantially more crew than similarly-sized vessels.