Escorts

The escort is the lightest configuration designed for military use. They are not generally used in battle, rather they are deployed on small targeted missions to be completed by a small platoon or patrol and would be typified by having the possibility of a confrontation, without necessarily expecting one. As the same suggests, they may be escorting another interstellar ship. Other common examples include: investigating some nefarious activity, rooting out a cell of brigands, or to simply act as a security detail for a colony.

Escorts are the largest strikers to have an airframe, enabling fast flight in an atmosphere, and can also be fully submerged in water. The classic design is roughly the proportions of a 747-400 wide-body passenger jet, without the wings.

Armour Escort

The armour is a light escort, designed to be a armoured personnel carrier for a patrol sized military force (roughly 20 individuals). The armour escort focuses more attention to sensors, stealth and speed, over its strength of arms. This makes tham an excellent support for other military vessels, providing tactical information and forward intelligence. They will generally back out of a direct confrontation with another military vessel.