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Last Updated June 24, 2007

CHOAM Shielded Monitor

Owner	CHOAM
Class	Capital Ship
Availability	Common/Rare Variant
In Service	9340
Out of Service	na
Source	Dune
Author	Christian Meador
Last Updated	March 22, 2005

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Description:

The original Monitor design, it has come into some disfavor after Mentat risk analysis showed the danger of utilizing a Holtzman shield generator on such a large vessel. This point was further proven during a skirmish at Moreno III, when a House Ordos Monitor was extensively damaged by several smuggler vessels due to the Lasgun-Shield reaction. Still, the design has spread to many house navies, and the CHOAM inspector fleet can call on several for blockade purposes during times of trade war.

The Shielded Monitor has several design differences to the later armored Monitor. Whereas the Armored Monitor carried a large suite of Heavy Lasguns, the Shielded Monitor bypasses any potential reaction by adding a long range Missile battery and three Medium Railguns for moderate range encounters. While less heavily armored, the shield generators make the Monitor all but impervious to fighter attacks, and the suite of Vulcan railguns that later Monitors possess for defensive purposes retain the heavier Gauss cannons that the original models used against larger ships.

The Shielded Monitor is quite a dangerous vessel. Against an opponent without Lasgun support, its ability to shrug off damage and respond in kind makes it the center point of any CHOAM or House conflict. But against a foe bringing Lasguns to the fore, it is an extremely risky choice , and in most cases once a Lasgun has been sighted on the battlefield the Shielded Monitor is forced to turn off its Holtzman generators. This transforms it from the dominant force on the battleground to an adequate but not overly effective weapons platform.

Ship Control Sheet(s):

	CHOAM Shielded Monitor - SCS
	Common/Rare Variant

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Design Notes:

CHOAM treats this is a Common variant, the Bene Gesserit consider it an Uncommon variant, and all others treat it as rare.

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