The Independence is a multirole warship in the ISP Navy, capable of handling both patrol and strike duties in the fleet.
At 2.6 kilometers in length, the Independence is quite a small vessel, and notably fragile. Despite this, it is heavily armed, carrying 40 quad railguns for anti ship actions, and 100 rotary cannons and 50 anti-starfighter railguns for defense against missiles and fighters. In addition to this firepower, the Independence-class is quite speedy, capable of hitting up to 4.6 G’s. This makes it a formidable raiding vessel, able to conduct lightning strikes against enemy forces before jumping out to safety.
While they generally lead flotillas of cutters on patrols of ISP space, these cruisers are also used to raid known pirate installations and hideouts in and around their territory.