Baleares Pocket Carrier

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The Baleares pocket carrier is a class of cutter fielded by Resistance navies. Little more than a series of launch bays with a giant engine bank strapped to the back, the Baleares is a perfect example of a pre-war pocket carrier, and carries notable advantages over conventional launch-capable ships. While most fleet carriers must remain safe within a fleet, or make strikes from out of line of sight, the Baleares's exceptional speed lets it break out of a battleline to make voidcraft strikes against vulnerable rearguard enemy vessels. These supportive ships typically have low point defence, as they are usually safe from voidcraft - a fatal assumption against the Baleares.

Assumedly, the Baleares is another class of cutter that survived the coming of the Scourge and made its way into Resistance hands. Given the massive power requirements of its engines, launch bays make sense for offense, as they require manpower more than energy to function. Still, some variants of the Baleares are equipped with extra firepower in the form of N-31 hybrid gun turrets or light vent cannons to help chip away at targets with high point defence.

In-Game
The Baleares is the cheapest carrier available to the Resistance at 40pts per ship baseline, making it a useful way to access the Resistance's potent fighters without needing to shell out for a cruiser. That said, the unreliability of Resistance bombers makes their offense fairly limited.