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The strike cruisers were the very last addition to the Dilgar war machine, stemming from the need for a faster ship, able to capture vital space lanes or potential territory ahead of assault by the main fleet. Traditionally, the Dilgar had fought slow but savagely bloody wars, advancing their borders like a meat grinder as assault ships, supported by fighters and light cruisers overwhelmed worlds in their path, one by one. Omelos’ imminent destruction allowed the Dilgar no time for such gradual expansion and instead they were forced to race outwards in all directions, grabbing quite literally any territory. The faster strike cruisers allowed this, though the vessels still packed a considerable punch. The first such strike cruiser deployed was the Targrath, followed shortly thereafter by the heavier Tikrit.
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