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The Il'Fannor class cruiser (designated as Merchant class by the [[Imperium]]) was the next major ship designed by the [[Tau]] after the Gal'Leath class battleship. It was originally designed to become the new workhouse of the fledgling Tau Empire, its warp drives being able to reach a third of normal warp speed. As the Gal'Leath proved ineffective as a military vessel against the [[Orks]], the Merchant was heavily redesigned into a cheap and effective (if rather slow) warship that remained the Tau's mainline military ship until the advent of the [[Lar'shi]] class. As a cruiser, it lacks the hard-hitting firepower, speed and durability of those of the other major races, but makes up for it by being very cheap and easy to produce.
== Configurations ==
There exist two current configurations of the Il'fannor cruiser, the Ke'lshan and Dal'yth.
=== Ke'lshan Conguration ===
The more popular design incorporates mid-range port, prow and starboard Railgun batteries that are able to fire in multiple arcs. They also utilise two [[Gravitic Hooks]] that can transport smaller vessels that do not have their own warp drives.
=== Dal'yth Configuration ===
This subtle redesign replaces the Gravitic Hooks with short range Ion Cannons and is thus able to be better utilised in up close engagements independently.
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[[Category:Fleet (Tau)]]
[[Category:Battleships]]
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[[Image: Tau_Mercant_Class.jpg |thumb|right|Il'Fannor Class.]]
[[Category:Fleet (Tau)]][[Category:Naval Vessels]]
