Manky Cruiser

The Manky Cruiser is one of the two types of warships fielded by the Manky Collective. A large battlecruiser devoted solely to exoatmospheric fleet combat and ground assault operations, the Manky Cruiser sparks fear in all who hear it's menacing engine roar and see the shadow of it's luminous frame.

A symbol of the sheer devastation the Manky Collective can unleash on innocent worlds, Cruisers are a staple of the Collective's military power and the combined strength of their many fleets.

The design of the warship was heavily based on that of the Shaman Battleship, and was formulated soon after the Collective got it's hands on ancient Memesmith blueprints for the Battleship.

Armament
Essentially carrying a scaled-down version of the same equipment used on the Manky Mothership, the Manky Cruiser is coated in 1-meter thick layers of nanomeme plating, which in and of itself is coated in a thin layer of hardened Cactus Manky poison, which serves as an excellent conductor for the Cruiser's plasmeme shielding systems. Over 669 Cactus Mankies must be harvested in order to complete the conductive coating of a single Manky Cruiser, and upwards of 69,343,420 Cactus Mankies are harvested yearly in order to maintain said coatings on the many Cruisers that are fielded by the Collective.

Manky Cruisers themselves are armed with 4 class-3 plasmeme projectors, as well as a class-6 plasmeme beam conductor mounted on their underbellies. Cruisers possess large hangar bays, capable of holding several dropships, vehicles, and troops to be deployed for various operations.

Operational History
The Manky Cruiser did not come to fruition until the Manky Collective had been properly established; blueprints in the Memesmith facilities the Mankies used as their bases of operation were discovered for what were the Shaman Dreadnought and the Shaman Battleship; the Manky Warlords quickly decided to repurpose these designs, and from them the Manky Mothership and the Manky Cruiser were developed.

The Cruiser quickly became a staple of the Manky Collective's unbridled might, and fleets of Cruisers became a common sight among Manky-controlled space. Cruisers are guaranteed to serve some kind of role in every military incursion the Collective makes against any who stand in their path, and are as recognizable as the rabid snarling of a Manky footsoldier.