Grik Indiaman

Grik Indiamen are the primary oceangoing ships of the Grik Empire. Copies of a captured East Indiaman, these ships are triple masted. Used as both cargo ships and warships each Grik Indiaman can carry hundreds of Grik warriors into battle. They are distinguished from the template from which they were derived from by their red paint job, or with command ships being painted white. Each Grik Indiaman is commanded by a Hij captain. Hundreds of these ships were used in the Grand Swarm. Initially Grik Indiamen carried a small number of catapults launching firebombs as anti-ship weapons and to bombard shore targets. Latter Grik Indiamen were armed with up to twenty cannons and swivel guns to offer some protection against enemy aircraft.

Grik Indiamen are as a rule fairly well built ships, being built with standardized components on assembly lines. This also means that these ships can be produced quickly and in large quanitites. Despite this even when armed with cannons they can not go toe to toe with dedicated cannon armed frigates of the same size. The fact that Grik cannons and Uul naval gunners manning them are generally inferior to their Lemurian or Human counterparts. They are at an even worse disadvantage against steamships. A fair number of Grik Indiamen were captured by the grand alliance.