3788 Scale Andromedan Gun Sleds (3) SRZ

Andromedans are an aggressive empire from the M31 Andromedan Galaxy. Their technology is different from that of ships in our galaxy. They use tractor-repulsor beams to rip enemy ships apart, displacement devices to teleport their own ships or enemy ones, and weapons that are similar to a phaser-2. They do not use shields, but instead use power absorbers which capture the energy of enemy weapons and cycle it back into their own systems and weapons. Larger Andromedan ships (motherships) carry small frigate/destroyer sized ships internally and launch them as needed in combat.

The Andromedans needed resources (metals, key minerals, and who knows what else) and operated far-flung mining operations to get them. Their usual method of operation was to pick an asteroid field (or small moon) in an out-of-the-way system and leave a number of mining and cargo sleds there. A mothership would return either to pick up the cargo sleds and leave more to be filled or to evacuate the entire operation. In some cases the Andromedans would mine a belt, leave it, and then return. As their operations spread, the far-flung fleets would sometimes stumble across an operation. Sometimes they would be tipped off by a freighter captain, sometimes by an Orion looking for leverage. Since the sleds by themselves were not very effective at fighting, if a mothership were not nearby, things would go badly. The Gun Sled, similar to a gunboat, was an Andromedan solution to the problem. Any large operation might have a few Gun Sleds included. These would suffice to destroy a freighter that nosed into the area, or to at least hold off a small warship until a mothership could arrive to save the situation. It is curious that the Andromedans did not simply leave standard satellite ships to provide security, and that they did not do so may have been an indication of a limit on their numbers. This sprue includes three Andromedan Gun Sleds.

This sprue of ships is available in a variety of materials. Ships are unpainted, use standard flight stands available from many sources, and, while designed for gaming, make fine display pieces.