Interceptor Type

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The Interceptor Type is one of the several types of the unofficial "type convention", a paradigm used for grouping various models of Lorica into different classes based on their primary battlefield roles. In that sense, the interceptor is best described by comparison to the Assault Type. While an Assault type makes for a fairly general-purpose fighting vehicle, the Interceptor Type is best thought of as having the following characteristics:

• Design and usage focus on the destruction of other Lorica vehicles, possibly to the detriment of the ability to engage other targets, and/or;
• A design focused on preventing attacks on allied units by other Lorica vehicles.

This latter "interception" behaviour is what gave the class its name. The archetypical unit of the class was Lorica Prima X-04 Defender, which prototyped many of the concepts used in the Lorica class. In general, interceptors had a better output-to-weight ratio than most other classes (second only to the Battery Class) and either high speed or were highly armoured, sometimes both.

Much like its close-cousin Assault Type, the interceptor class can further be subdivided into two types:

• The Calvalry Type, utilizing high speeds to get into and out of combat quickly (a good example of this archetype is the Shoshin Heavy Industries Lupus, which was often deployed on the flanks of other Lorica units and used sweeping attacks against the enemy in order to protect them), or;
• The Bulwark Type, such as the Arsenal Magnifique Frisson, which could be configured to this role. Bulwark Type tactics were usually to deploy among more vulnerable Lorica units and provide shield defense as well as counterfire against attacking units.

Some famous aces of the Interceptor Type over the years were:

• Teophania Mors, a pilot in the USWE Army of the Republic. She piloted a Frisson Ace Type throughout the Third World War known for exemplifying the attitudes and tactics of the Bulwark Type style. Teophania was regarded a hero of the Third World War and served in the Arbitration Joint Fleet as a combat instructor for Interceptor Type pilots.
• Kenichi Yokota, a member of the OEPU Combat Experiments Team. He is best known for being the pilot of the Lorica Prima X-04 Defender and having more or less devised the Cavalry Type. He was killed as a mutineer during the Sack of Beijing toward the close of the Third World War.