M2 Acquisition-class Dreadnought

The M2 Acquisition-class Dreadnought was a class of M2 Conoid manufactured by Planetas Shipyards and used most famously by the Borean Empire. Often referred to colloquially as a saucer, this ship was of a conical shape, although differentiated from a peredixilum by its lack of exponential concavity.

Description
Despite its imposing presence and heavily armoured defences, the Acquisition-class was rarely used in combat; most often, it was utilized as a command centre or for transporting troops and cargo. However, it was equipped with rudimentary weaponry in case it did somehow enter a conflict zone. Two large 'buboes' at the base of the craft held a large stock of incendiary explosives. In emergency situations, these buboes would be opened as to allow the the explosives, which also acted as electromagnets, to fall out into space and latch themselves onto encroaching enemies.

The Acquisition-class was also fitted with a spherical bridge, which sat atop the vertex of the cone and was able to rotate by 360 degrees on all axes. This allowed surveyors a complete panoramic view without having to rotate the entire vehicle. However, this made the bridge vulnerable to attack; there were two backup bridges located inside the cone itself. Usually, the captain and his close crew would reside in one of the backup bridges, while a team of surveyors would inhabit the main bridge and transmit all visual data down to the main command crew. Due to its vulnerability, the main bridge was equipped with two anti-aircraft guns, which could be swivelled 180 degrees each on all axes.

The Acquisition-class, due to its massive size, rarely bore a livery, instead coloured a light bronzen hue all over, although there were some notable exceptions to this.