A massive and intimidating sight, the Vigilance Battlestation is designed for orbital defense, used to protect ISP planets from invasion. Unbenkownst to the ISP, these formidable stations are one of the main reasons the Commonwealth of Earth has not yet tried to reclaim its former citizens. Each individually taking on a fleet of ships, networks of these stations make for a practically impregnable defense.
35 kilometers across and 10 kilometers thick, the Vigilance is one of the most heavily armed space assets in any navy. For general anti-ship combat, each station is armed with 500 quad railguns firing 550 mm shells. Its primary weapon is far more formidable: an enormous 3,000 mm railgun, mounted on a dorsal turret. Capable of effectively engaging maneuvering targets at over 1,000,000 kilometers, this powerful weapon can destroy smaller vessels in a single shot.
The Vigilance’s powerful defenses require massive amounts of firepower to overwhelm. Armed with 1,000 anti-aircraft cannons firing WASP shells and 2,000 25 mm rotary cannons, nothing short of thousands of missiles and fighters can overwhelm its point defense. Any fire that does slip through the station’s PD envelope must contend with 5 meters of titanium composite hull plating and an ultraheavy polarity shield.
The ultimate defensive platform, the Vigilance-class makes assault on ISP worlds impossible for all but the largest armadas.