Frigate
A military transport ship built to move troops and war material between worlds.
Frigates ride within a Heighliner's holds for the interstellar stretch of any deployment. Once a military force reaches its target system, they handle the actual work of moving troops, war material, and equipment. Capacity and armor matter more to their design than speed or independent range ever could. The Guild's Heighliners already cover the long haul between stars. Frigates loaded with Sardaukar legions, dressed as ordinary Harkonnen reinforcements, carried out one of the more consequential deceptions in recent Imperial history. Their true cargo stayed hidden until the attack on House Atreides was already underway. Sharp-eyed observers learned to watch for one telltale sign of coming trouble: an unusually large frigate booking through the Spacing Guild. It was often the only early hint that a major strike was being staged somewhere in the Imperium.
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