AtB-100 "Hagraven"

The AtB-100 "Hagraven" is a re-entry capable superheavy atmospheric gunship built by Sialumh Heavy Industries designed to intercept and destroy armoured trains and large vessels. While originally commissioned by the Nova Compact in support of planned militarised reclamation efforts in 2430, the political backlash against the plan meant that very few were actually purchased by the Nova Compact Star Fleet. However, Sialumh was able to sell a significant fraction of the original order to Unified Planetary Defenses, many of whom were able to repurpose the ship as an atmospheric transport and electronic warfare platform. The design later caught the attention of the Itarana Confederation, who bought the type's original configuration in large numbers before its collapse. Buoyed by these early successes the company continued production; later variants proved extremely popular amongst both planetary defense forces contending with pirate activity, and the pirates themselves.