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Gorgon is a pocket Warden class Battlecarrier, a hybrid of Battleship and Carrier. Originally intended to function as a cheap capital vessel that could support the land battlefleets of the Terran Federation, operating in the line of battle whilst also providing air cover, the Warden series was almost instantly rejected by most admirals. Its attempt to combine the strengths of a Battleship and Carrier on a compact hull led to it having a modicum of abilities from both ship classes and a sleuth of downsides - its hull was tall and flat in order to accommodate the hangars and service bays making it an easy and vulnerable target, its engineering and final drives were exposed on the underside of the hull to free up space within it, its main battery was lackluster, its aircraft complement was tiny, and its secondary armament was only able to engage targets off of its port side. Additionally, no fly off or landing operations could take place whilst the main battery was in operation. Despite this the class would see use on tertiary worlds where its flexible nature was ideal for single vessel patrols.
The Warden class is armed with two twin 403mm guns in its fore and aft turrets, either side of the bridge tower, complemented by eight 205mm secondary guns in casements beneath the bridge. Atop its tower it mounts three 35mm CIWS that provide a 360 arc of coverage between them, whilst its air complement consists of 12 AV36 multi-role aircraft, armed with two lasers, a modular weapons mount, and plenty of underwing ordnance racks.
Gorgon would see use suppressing rebels on the desert world of Thule, and thwarting numerous raids. As of the current date, it is still in service, patrolling the arid worlds deserts and shallow seas.
