Ranger-class Patrol Ship

The Ranger-class Patrol Ship was built with the Antarian Rangers in mind. It had a profile which allowed it to be used for the purpose of scouting and monitoring systems of trouble, carrying insertion teams into a warzone, patrolling space lanes or acting as pickets and skirmish units in major battles. Kuat Drive Yards subcontracted for parts in Anari as part of a deal with the local government. The vessel contained state of the art shields, engines, and sensors. For weapons the vessel was given a dual turbolaser turret on the top to cover all the angles and two heavy turbolasers normally reserved for much larger ships mounted in a front arc down the sides of the vessel. In addition it possessed two multipurpose missile tubes capable of carrying a variety of payloads. The vessel focused on speed and maneuverability in order to bring its main guns to bear on an enemy vessel. In small packs the ships were able to take on vessels much larger then themselves. To better suit its role the ship was designed for a small crew, being able to be flown by a single pilot. Because of the advanced systems the vessel ran up total cost that made it expensive for a ship of its size, nonetheless it found itself in service in the Anari Commonwealth, Antarian Rangers, Kuati Defense Force, and in a number of smaller more affluent planetary and sector governments.