The Pacifier is the premier close air support platform of the Triumvirate Army. It can be found patrolling vulnerable trade routes, both in atmosphere and in vacuum.
The Pacifier is primarily designed for air defense. It is armed with two ion beam turrets, used for shooting down aircraft and strafing infantry. It also carries a medium proton bolt cannon for dealing with light vehicles, and a heavy ion lance cannon used to destroy heavy tanks.
With a maximum acceleration of 153 G’s, the Pacifier has little hope of keeping up with fightercraft. It generally is used to provide short range point defense to slow ground forces, keeping close to intercept incoming strike craft. They are heavily armored and shielded, as they must be able to survive significant amounts of both ground fire and and aerial attack.
The Pacifier is a useful tool for safeguarding ground forces from air attack, and for helping them clear out resistance on the ground. They are one of the more powerful machines in the Triumvirate military, even outstripping most gunships in use by other nations.