Shipkiller

A Shipkiller is an Earthfleet category of ships, which includes the Sergenious, Samurai, Pegasus, Raven and Wolfpack classes, that is designed entirely with the intention of being a small, light, inexpensive, yet fast, agile and powerful starships capable of going toe to toe with a full size battlecruiser, or ships of similar class and size, some of which can be over 20x's its own size, and winning the fight every single time. In each case, the different classes of shipkillers that were built were each created in their respective times with a different roll to fulfill, which focused primarily around which ships within the galaxy, and most especially among The Nine Ancient Races, they would most likely be used against should the need arise. And, while the Mythos class eventually superseded the need for these ships in the primary defensive roll of protecting Sol Space, they still play a very important roll that the Mythos, and similar larger ships, are unable to fulfill, despite their impressive firepower and capabilities.

Weapons

The various shipkiller classes either support or feature a wide variety of offensive and defensive weaponry, including a respectable selection of torpedoes, plasma cannons, fluidic armor, screamers and other tactical equipment. The ships themselves don't have any specific weaponry or defensive systems, aside from fluidic armor, that are unique to themselves. But rather, for purposes of simplicity and ease of resupply, they share many offensive and defensive systems and technologies that are common to all of Earthfleet. Some systems, such as their multi-layered shields, and Reactive Shielding, while common to the rest of the fleet, are generally more advanced and often unique in their operation and functionality when employed on the shipkillers.