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!Armed Merchant (AMI) The correct term for class of specialised armed merchant [Starship] designed to protect merchant shipping routes from piracy. Not to be confused with the more temporarily armed merchants of the C*A classes, which whilst armed, are not specifically built for combat. A typical AMI has firepower somewhere between that of a destroyer and a light cruiser, and still has cargo space to conduct worthwhile trade. **Weapon systems** 4 [HELL] 2 [Heavy Cannon] 6 [Multi Cannon] 6 [Chaff] / [Flares] launchers 30 Armed combat crew for self defence 1 [Sensor Pack] - making its sensors better than the standard civilian starship but inferior to military specification vessels. **Approx tonnage** 50,000 tonnes **Maximum acceleration** 1 G **Logs Requirement** 3 **Logs Capacity** 10 **Operational Crew**: 30 (plus the 30 combat crew)