Gas Raider

Gas clouds attract competition. The Gas Raider was designed for the Crimson Fleet's approach to competition: harvest what you can, shoot anyone who objects, harvest what they leave behind. Dual gas harvesters and dual autocannons share the fitting budget because the Fleet doesn't distinguish between extraction operations and fire superiority — both are part of the job. The armor plating protects collection tanks from weapons fire, and the hull underneath is thick enough that most ambushes end with the attacker reconsidering. The cargo hold is modest because the engineering committee allocated tonnage to ammunition storage instead.