Glaurung-class

The Glaurung is a heavily updated version of the Challenger.  While Challengers lacked the size to continue to be considered a "Cruiser" by the year 2316, its shell was repurposed to into the Glaurung-class frigate which was used for a short time as a training ship for new recruits, and the Glaurung-class drone, which was specifically rebalanced for AI control.  In their outward appearance, both ships appeared almost identical, but the drone version had a significantly different loadout.  Most of its turrets were removed to prevent excessive fleet lag and its other systems rebalanced based on the things that AIs are and are not able to do as well as piloted ships.
Merc Dragon has begun development on a number of drone classes designed to replace this model, but none have been approved yet as the new standard.
Category:Ships
Category:Frigates