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Shortly after their exile from their homeworld the Alerian shipwrights had a massive challange on their hands, to build up an empire as quickly as possible. Massive orbital shipyards were constructed around Berylia II and the planet's two moons to provide a production base for their new fleets. Since contact was re-established with the Galactic Dragonian Empire the Alerian shipwrights have been working at an amazing pace to keep up with the ever advancing GDE fleets.

Alerian ships utilise a variable-phased reactor to power their ships and hyperdrives and phased-shield technology. This radical technology focuses on phased particles that exsist outside of normal space but can still interact with it. With it, the Alerians are able to keep up with Dragonian plasma-induction based power technology.

Newer Alerian ship designs were built with fighters in mind. Unlike the more specialized Dragonian ships Alerian capital ships incorporate more support functions. Most notable is the incorporation of fighter bays into all capital ship designs, actually doing away with carriers.

The Alerian Battlecruiser was first ushered into service in 1665 NC, 5 years before Dragonian Battleships entered service.

Measuring just over 1900 meters long it is only slightly smaller then it's opponent, the Dragonian Battleship.

Incorporating a larger volume, however, the Alerian Battlecruiser is armed with close to 80 point defense laser turrets, 40 phased energy cannons, 20 heavy rail cannons and a massive heavy phase cannon slung underneath the battlecruiser's hull. In addition to the weapons the side section contains a fighter bay that maintains 40 fighters.

The massive phase cannon works similar to an enormous rail gun by launching massive projectiles at its target. The difference is that these projectiles are partially phased into hyperspace when they are launched allowing them to occasionally pass straight through most low energy shield systems.

With only 40 Battlecruisers in service Alerian task forces are dispatched with them. Such task forces usually include 2-3 additional destroyers and 6-10 gunships. Most of these task forces patrol the borders of Alerian space as well as probing the frontiers between them and the Dragonian Empire.

Cruiser

Similar in design to the Battlecruiser, the smaller cruiser class is a fraction of the size.

The standard Alerian Cruiser measures just under 1000 meters and carries an wide array of weapons.

Carrying an array of 50 point defense laser turrets, 25 phased energy cannons, 10 heavy rail cannons and 20 fighters, these ships are the main work horse of the Alerian Navy.

Released only 2 years before the larger Battlecruiser the cruiser has seen all manner of engagements.

Numbering close to 200, smaller task forces headed by cruisers make up the bulk of mobile forces throughout the AGI.

While about a third of all cruisers are grouped with battlecruiser task forces the rest make up nearly 50 cruiser task forces consisting of 1-2 cruisers and 4-6 gunboats.

These smaller groups make up the vast bulk of patrols that keep watch over the Alerian borders and the great frontier between them and the GDE.

Gunboat

While only 400 meters in length the Alerian Gunboat packs a powerful punch. Armed with the usual array of 20 point defense laser turrets and 10 phased energy cannons this small ship also carries two of the massive heavy rail cannon turrets, one on top and one underneath the vessel.

In addition to it's standard weapons compliment the Gunboats also carry two squadrons of fighters resulting in a small, versitle ship. Gunboats act as the Alerian picket ships, providing escort protection from smaller strike craft, for the larger warships or convoys. With such a wide usage production of gunboats has been higher then almost any other ship, accounting for more then 650 gunboats in active service throughout their Imperial Space.

The Alerian fighter was designed as a specialized interceptor. The ship is fast and has several directional thrusters placed around the hull making this ship one of the more manuvourable fighters in the galaxy. Filling the role of interceptor the fighter's main weapon is a single gatling laser cannon allowing the fighter to pour vast amounts of weapons fire at an opponent in a short burst.

While designed to take on enemy fighters and heavy fighters, the Alerian strike craft is not without its own heavy hitter. On each side of the undebelly of the craft lies a single missile tube with three missiles. While lacking in the staying power, several squadrons can still do decent support damage to larger capital ships.