Pollux Escort Frigate

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The Pollux is a class of escort frigate constructed by the Post-Human Republic. Despite being built with the same superstructure as the Castor monitor, the Pollux is nonetheless classified as an escort frigate due to its mission profile. These warships serve as close escorts for slower, bulkier targets that value the additional protection that the Pollux can provide. Typically this is a battleship, as the Pollux is able to keep pace easily with such large vessels, but can also include heavy cruisers.

Primarily, the Pollux's escort value comes from its extensive point-defence arrays, which make it extremely difficult for enemy bombers or close action weapons to actually damage it or its larger companions. Unlike the subcutaneous point-defence weaponry mounted by most PHR vessels, the Pollux's are visible, indicating their increased potency. However, the larger-than-average power draw as a result of these enlarged arrays means that the Pollux lacks firepower on its own.