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The term light raider is a spaceship type that is applied to small and/or limited purpose raider spacecraft.
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Light raiders can sometimes be impulse engined auxiliary craft, lacking warp drive to keep their size down and simplify energy systems. Impulse-only light raiders are generally designed to deploy from capital ships or space stations. Only light raiders that are equipped with warp engines would have sufficient range and speed to operate independently from motherships.