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The Overlord class Dreadnought is the precursor of the Nephilim class Juggernaut as the "Lead" - shipclass of the TDF.
Even if the Overlords (turreted) armaments range is inferior to every shipclass of the current Generation (Lancer refits, Aegis, Blizzard/Vindicator, Guardian/Daggerboard, Nephilim) however any hostile ship that enters the range of turret mounted graviton guns can be considered a total loss, the range of the 2 spinal graviton guns outclasses even the smallest PACs and PLACs, so only the Aegis and Nephilim could attack the Overlord in a "Nose to Nose engagement".
These Ships are therefore the most devastating weapons in the TDFs arsenal, no matter if a planet or a spaceborne object is the target.
So now the questions turns up why only 4 have been completed and the other two were mothballed before they were finished?
The Overlord was comissioned in 2255, still in the Threach war and till 2295 only 3 other ships of this class made it into service, while 2 others were short before completition. One problem was the main armament, the graviton projectors, it is relatively easy to built an artificial gravitation system with an emitter and receiver or to built a graviton warhead for a missile which is simply an overpowered variant of the artificial gravitation system, but the gun/ projector only consists of an emitter, the most time of the construction process was consumpted by adjusting this weapons to not blow up themselves and the ship. These problems had been solved by 2293, but an event in 2294 devastated the TDFs plans of introducing 30 Overlords.
In February 2294 the TSS Enforcer was tasked to force the HIVE collective on Caliburn Prime to surrender and end the civil war going on since 2292, the HIVE refused, forcing then Commodore Marcus Benson (TSS Enforcer) following the only option he saw remaining, the resulting battle devastating Caliburn Prime, destroying every life on the planet and leave the planets crust shattered to dust- the biggest loss of human life (even if nanites- improved Human- collectIVE members) one a single planet ever and wiping out the biggest planetary economy in the TDF.
The following years almost led to the end of the TDF and forced them to abort the Overlord program, leaving the TDF effectivily bar of their main weapon. Following this the Lancer Battlecruiser (most used in the late Threach War and the Kormaan War, and by the HIVE) program was resurrected to fill the ranks of the bigger ships and the Overlords were ordered back to guard Terra itself. The real succesor, the Nephilim class is not as devastating os the Overlord, but faster, far more agile and outclasses the overlords anti ship firepower and range impressiveley. The Overlords TSS Overlord, TSS Enforcer, TSS Etemenanki and TSS Terran Sovereign remain in active service as of 2315.

Here compared to the Nephilim Mk1 A refit and Leviathan Mk2

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