Hercules class

The Hercules class super freighter was a massive transport-oriented starship in use by the Allied Systems Federation and the Terran Unitary State. The Hercules was a refit of the Excalibur class warship. The Hercules was introduced by Aurora Drive Yards after the end of the Vrox Rampage as the next step in heavy cargo transport. Thanks to the refit, the Hercules was capable of landing on planets, which was usefull when large amounts of cargo needed to be loaded or unloaded.

History
During the Vrox Rampage, the Allied Systems Federation produced the Excalibur around the clock in order to combat the ever-pressing Vrox armada's. This was a hugely expensive undertaking for the Federation. During the war, the need for logistical support was also enormous. These logistics needed to be mobile, and couldn't depend on the crumbling infrastructure in the galaxy. To supplement the huge Bastion carriers and Ursear warships, various damaged Excaliburs were refitted to house cargo and small craft. The back engines were refitted as well and were placed on the side hardpoints where weapon banks used to be placed. another 2 huge ventral engines were added on wings near the bow of the ship. These ships became the basis for the Hercules class.

After the Vrox Rampage ended in 2324 and the Federation subsequently fragmented, there was absolutely no budget for the remaining Excalibur's in service of the Federation Navy. Many of these Excaliburs were disarmed and sold to large companies, colonists, privateers, or neighbouring states such as the Bor Empire.

While mostly intended as a cargo or transport vessel, some parties used the ship a sort of space station or as a mobile city. Others re-armed the vessel to introduce a fiersome battleship. These heavily-armed and armored pirates were a big problem for the stellar states during the Galactic Dawn era of the galaxy.