Cerberus-class

The Cerberus-class is a class of medium-sized assault vessels developed and formerly fielded by Trident Foundries. It was part of Trident's Generation 3 Initiative.
== Description ==
Heavily resembling the smaller, similarly styled Avenger-class Frigate, also developed by Trident Foundries, the Cerberus is smaller than most other ships in the destroyer classification (equal in size to the much older and less powerful Vanguard-class Heavy Frigate), but is able to outgun the far larger (in mass) Eris- and Enforcer-classes.
Like the smaller Avenger, it is a co-operative work between all of Trident's shipyards and subsidiaries, and is remarkably smooth compared to the jaggedness of such older Trident ships as the PlazWorks-produced Eris-class.
The Cerberus is darker and 'edgier' than most other Trident ships. Along with the dark exterior, extensive automation systems have negated the need for a large crew, allowing many more combat systems in spaces where there would otherwise need to be crew rooms and mess halls, allowing for a far more powerful yet smaller ship, equalling or surpassing the Eris- and Enforcer-classes in almost all aspects.
The Cerberus is a ship designed for the sole purpose of ship-to-ship combat, and as such it comes equipped with powerful third-generation plasma cannons.
== History ==
=== 2317 ===
As the Aesthetican Crisis threatened to boil over into armed conflict in early April, Plaz rallied the design teams of every major Trident shipyard and subsidiary together to help design a new, more powerful fleet to replace the ageing Generation 2 ships that were widely used at the time. PlazWorks and Pegakitty Shipyards initially worked together on a somewhat less smooth frigate-sized hull that closely resembled a Generation 2 ship, but when Angel Works and Infinite FleetWorks took a more active interest in the project, they changed the hull to be a lot smoother, and darkened many aspects of the hull. This hull later became the Avenger-class Light Frigate, and the blueprint on which every Generation 3 ship after it would be based on.
The combined design team then turned their attention to creating a destroyer-sized vessel to use the new, militaristic style and to replace the Eris/Enforcer combination of destroyers then in use. Plaz' team went through two attempts at a larger hull before finally settling on a third version.
In late September, two Cerberus-class vessels were constructed in the LvD Galaxies; the class prototype, and TRV Jutlandia. Jutlandia suffered numerous problems associated with it's primary computer core, and was mothballed while work to rectify these errors was carried out.
The entire class, as well as all other classes of Generation 3 ships, have been decommissioned as they have been deemed wholly unsuitable for Trident's current objectives.
== Usage ==
The Cerberus-class has, in addition to it's primary role as destroyer, been used in the following roles:
* Blockade runner
* VIP transport
* Command ship
Category:Ships
Category:Destroyers
Category:Trident Industries
Category:Inactive Ships