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[[Image: Tau_Mercant_Class.jpg |thumb|right|Il'Fannor Class.]]
 
[[Image: Tau_Mercant_Class.jpg |thumb|right|Il'Fannor Class.]]
 
[[Category:Fleet (Tau)]][[Category:Naval Vessels]]
 
[[Category:Fleet (Tau)]][[Category:Naval Vessels]]
 
The Il'Fannor class cruiser (designated as Merchant class by the [[Imperium]]) was the next major ship designed by the [[Tau]] after the Gal'Leath class battleship.  It was originally designed to become the new workhouse of the fledgling Tau Empire, its warp drives being able to reach a third of normal warp speed.  As the Gal'Leath proved ineffective as a military vessel against the [[Orks]], the Merchant was heavily redesigned into a cheap and effective (if rather slow) warship that remained the Tau's mainline military ship until the advent of the [[Lar'shi]] class.  As a cruiser, it lacks the hard-hitting firepower, speed and durability of those of the other major races, but makes up for it by being very cheap and easy to produce.
 
 
== Configurations ==
 
There exist two current configurations of the Il'fannor cruiser, the Ke'lshan and Dal'yth.
 
 
=== Ke'lshan Conguration ===
 
The more popular design incorporates mid-range port, prow and starboard Railgun batteries that are able to fire in multiple arcs.  They also utilise two [[Gravitic Hooks]] that can transport smaller vessels that do not have their own warp drives.
 
 
=== Dal'yth Configuration ===
 
This subtle redesign replaces the Gravitic Hooks with short range Ion Cannons and is thus able to be better utilised in up close engagements independently.
 
 
{{Tau Navy}}
 
 
[[Category:Fleet (Tau)]]
 
[[Category:Battleships]]
 

Revision as of 09:22, 11 January 2010

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