League of Non-Alligned Worlds Kor-Lyan Axan Minesweeper Class History The Kor-Lyan D-Rack is a multi-mission weapon. It carries Antimissile missiles and Chaff missiles for interception, Antifighter missiles to shoot fighters and Antimine missiles for minesweeping. During ground assaults, the Kor-Lyans found that their missile systems were being overwhelmed when trying to clear mines under fire. This was especially bad when they would lose Axor Assault Frigates to the concentrated fire from hastly laid Ballistic Mines, fighters and enemy missiles. While the loss of a unit of Lyans was not a strategic problem, it would usually be a tactical setback to the ground assault in question. A solution was found in the modification of an Axor Assault Frigate into a dedicated minesweeper, freeing other ships to concentrate on interception and antifighter duties. The Axan Minesweeper replaces the grappling claws with two more D-class missile racks for increased minesweeping ability. The breaching pods and troop barracks were replaced with a flight of minesweeping shuttles. Not many of these specialized ships were made as they were mostly used on only the largest assaults. (Uncommon availibility and ISD 2224). (Note: This class was originally thought up by Steve "Kizarvexis" Austin.) Axan Class SCS