ARC Dreadnought

Overview
The ARC Dreadnought is a powerhouse of a ship, even large UNMC ships will take pause and are wary of running into these behemoths. The biggest ships currently built by the ARC military, they are constructed and armed specifically to engage large UNMC ships in direct combat, which they are actually quite effective at. Although they were seen in limited numbers during the Factions War, the UNMC took all opportunities they could to study and gather intel on the ships.

Operational History
The ARC Dreadnought was first seen by the UNC in the Skirmish of the Capella System in 2336, only a few months after the start of the Factions War. An ARC fleet was poised to attack the local UNC colony of Triumph, which provided the UNMC with starship re-fueling and repair stations. By chance, a medium sized UNNF fleet was stationed in orbit undergoing repairs from a recent battle, and almost immediately attacked the ARC fleet. However, the ARC fleet had 3 Dreadnoughts, and they managed to surprise the UNNF fleet as they had never been seen before. The ships proved capable of critically damaging even a UNMC Battleship with a few well placed shots from its enormous main guns, proving problematic for the UN fleet which was made up of mostly small ships. Although the ARC fleet eventually retreated, all of the Dreadnoughts survived. From then on, the ARC Navy used Dreadnoughts at every important colony or location they had, making UNMC ship commanders think twice before charging into combat. Over 80 UNMC ships were decimated by Dreadnoughts over the course of the Factions War, an impressive kill count. The UNMC encountered approximately 36 Dreadnoughts during the war, and at least 25 more were rumored to be apart of the ARC home fleet guarding Prestige. After the war, the ARC was adamant of replacing these massive ships, and as they caught word of the Exohuman threat, they apparently increased all ship production of every type, especially Dreadnoughts.

Effectiveness
Dreadnoughts were the ARC's answer to UNMC Battleships and Battlecruisers, both heavily armed and armored ships. Their 4 mainguns are railguns of unmatched power, even the UNMC doesn't have cannons of their strength. Each one is capable of piercing through the hull of any UNMC ship, no matter the size, and can usually disable or utterly destroy a UN ship in 2-4 hits. With their 10 second recharge time, this is a dangerous threat to any UNMC fleet. No ship has ever survived more than 4 shots from a Dreadnought, and the few that did take 4 could hardly have been said to be in any kind of shape before taking the fourth hit. The ARC has begun stockpiling Dreadnoughts in fear of an Exohuman attack, which they see as inevitable.