Destroyers tend to fill the role of fleet fillers along side cruisers, normally providing the lighter weapons armament compared to the cruisers primarily anti-warship weaponry. Destroyers are faster and more maneuverable than cruisers, but have a lighter armament. Destroyers are easily the most common type of warship in space. Most races operate a variety of destroyers for multiple purposes.
The Iota class destroyer is one of the main fleet warships of the Terran Alliance stellar navy. The main battery of 4 high energy plasma stream cannons is more than capable of dealing with equal enemies, and is more than likely to be able to take on a larger vessel of cruiser sizes. The 9 light laser cannons provide ample, if not high anti fighter firepower, making the Iota a dangerous combatant in the face of fighters and bombers, a trait that is common to destroyers. The high firepower of this class does have its sacrifice, in that it is slower than most destroyers, only capable of 3700 km/s compared to an average of 4500 km/s. She is also far less maneuverable than most, due to her comparative lack of power to maneuvering thrusters. This Destroyer is more common in major fleet actions or bombardment duties as she is not as capable as a patrol destroyer, mainly due to the lack of speed.
Iota's are a strange design in that it is long and thin. Most alliance ships have a larger section under-hanging the top cylindrical hull. She is widely respected as one of the most sleek vessels under the Alliance's command, and is most definitely a menacing vessel to look upon.
