Vehicle:Helios-class Starship

The Helios-class starship design was a prominent type of ship in the Gjigantrox Imperial Space Fleet. They were large, well-armed vessels, equipped with a variety of weapons for various types of combat situations.

History
The first Helios-class starship commisioned was the GSS Isis, which was launched in the Gjigantrox year 127 ASL, only a few years before the Gjigantrox sent a large amount of their fleet to aid the Delpha Coalition of Planets in it's civil war. The Helios-class vessels performed extremely well during that conflict, and were also highly efficient in patrolling the borders of the Gjigantrox Interstellar Empire.

Equipment
Helios-class vessels were equipped with the standard hyperdrive system used by all Gjigantrox vessels. The ships were also equipped with various destructive weapons for both ship-to-ship and ship-to-ground combat. Also on board were several transporters, used to beam crew members to and from the ship. Ship-to-ship weapons included proton missiles, anti-matter missiles, and various lasers and phasers. The various ship-to-ground weapons included destructive bombs and selective lasers for firing on individual targets. Helios-class ships also often carried a large compliment of Gjigantrox Fighters within their hangars, which they released when entering combat situations. These fighters were equipped to dogfight with other small craft or to serve as bombers against ground targets or enemy capital ships.