The Inazuma ("lightning") is designed to make stealth attacks - rapidly approaching unsuspecting enemy DropShips and armed JumpShips, overwhelming them with its superior firepower then rapidly withdrawing. The Inazuma also possesses a high G-Force rating, which enables it to insert 'Mech forces with great speed. To enable it to carry out its planned missions, the design mounts an impressive arsenal but it has relatively thin armor. Its anti-fighter weapons are merely adequate at best.
         In their attempts to squeeze every possible weapon into the ship’s small frame, the Inazuma‘s creators designed the vessel with extreme thriftiness of space and weight in mind. Crew quarters are spartan, forcing crews to "hot-rack" (on-duty personnel share bunks with off-duty personnel). The design boasts virtually no luxuries. In fact, only the ship’s captain and executive officer have full-sized quarters. The Inazuma can operate without support, however, for months if necessary. Crews are expected to gladly suffer under these conditions in service to the Dragon, but the DCA recognizes the strain and has revived the old practice of providing two crews for each vessel. One crew operates the ship for four to six months, then the second crew takes over.
         The Inazuma is now built at Midway, and has become a commonly-sighted WarShip in the Draconis Combine, having fought with great honor for the last four decades. The Inazuma's fate as the primary claw of the Dragon seems sealed.