Planetoid Monitors

Functions: Systemic Defensive Station/Platform

Length: Varies

Armament: Varies, but should contain at least one heavy MAC, four or more banks of turbolasers, missile launch tubes, and many quad laser or gattling turbolaser emplacements.

Defenses: Normal Shields, stealth systems for larger gun emplacements, FTLi, sensor scrambler.

Location: Known in Home System, unverified existence in Outworlds Territories.

Personell:
50-500, usually .1 being Marines, occasional Paladin detachments, the rest various crewmen and technicians.

Description:
The planetoid monitors are immensely cheap, automated or manned defense platforms. Some have minor sublight drives attached, while others do not. Their only purpose is one thing: a tough defense of the home system. Most were built with at least the general Arizonan public's knowledge, but there are quite a few that were built in secret.