Electra Class Monitor

A new Earth Alliance monitor, developed in the late 2260's as the final replacement for the ancient Orestes, and the younger, but more limited, Ardent. She is heavily armed with ten medium laser/pulse arrays, two railguns, along with defensive weapons and long range missile racks, and carries a complement of fighters. It has a Warlock style gravitic drive and artificial gravity, but lacks a jump engine since it is intended to operate in support of colonies with jump gates. The lack of a jump engine also provides a considerable savings in construction costs. With artificial gravity, it can stay on station for extended periods without a loss in crew efficiency, a major advantage over the Orestes. It can also run circles around the Orestes, though even an Explorer could do that! Still, it is a very capable defensive unit. The first examples are being sent to border worlds, primarily those along the Centauri frontier.

*sidenote* Top and side view belong to the late CanisD, as well as the description. All I did was clean up some pixilation issues and make a chart in his honor.