The Varanus Varius (named for the Lace Monitor) was anticipated before it was actually spotted. The forward modules of both Griseus and Flavescens and the rear module of the Griseus clearly had PD blister mounting points that were unused and thus a variant that mounted something in these positions was predicted. The Varanus Varius appeared a few months later, acting as a heavy escort for the Mosasaurus Super Destroyer. The Varius removes all the anti-capital ship weaponry and instead carries a substantial point-defence array.
Two large missile racks carry 72 point-defence missiles. These are expected to be PDM-252 Starsabre warheads from BSE stores or the K-5498 Okhotnik warheads with a from the Soviet Remnant supplies. The latter’s heavier warhead (155TXq-yield verses 150TXq) comes with slightly less accuracy envelope (298 000km verses 310 000km), but the performance is otherwise close enough between them.
All of the observed hardpoints and a considerable number of others are fitted with blisters for the same LZI-2400 lazer cannons found on the Gerrohonotus Rhombifer, bringing the Varius total number to thirty-eight. These are all. Thirty-three cover and beam arcs, providing a net out of 5335TX, or 5815TXq with the ventral pair LZ-3300s. An additional pair of LZ-3300s is mounted on the back of the missile racks, and the remaining five lazer cannons help cover the rear quarter, though the combined output of the rear blisters is only 4350TXq from the six LZ-3300s and the eighteen LZI-2400s that are able to fire into that arc.
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