XM205 Aarpot Class Carrier

Xygritt Matriarchy

      The Aarpot Carrier is a cruiser carrier, built to supplement the force dreadnoughts and carry a complement of more advanced AstroFighters.
      The Aarpot is a somewhat recent innovation for the Matriarchy – a small carrier. While force dreadnoughts and floating fortresses have traditionally been the choice for the base for small craft, as their usefulness waned and they became more vulnerable, necessity dictated that a smaller base ship was required.
      The Aarpot is a pure carrier. It can carry two squadrons of either Passalla or Uraali AstroFighters. While in theory, they could carry Haoph AstroFighters instead, doctrine prevents it.  Notable, the pilot quarters the elite female pilots have at their disposal are dramatically better than those used by the low-ranking males who fly the Haophs.
      The Aarpot’s split thermal vanes are a compromise between the traditional dorsal vane and the angled vanes of the Gosillix and Makoria, the idea being that slightly smaller vanes would be needed. Whether in practise, this makes a substantial difference is still up for debate.
      The Aarpot has six particle beam turrets, though they lack rear coverage. Its point defence system is rated at 180 on the Xygritt’s scale.
      The price of a carrier of the Aarpot’s size and technology is that it is very vulnerable. It is slow and poorly protected. However, as both the Passalla and Uraali have GV drives, the Aarpot can ideally remain out of any direct conflict zone.