Assault
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The Aeon use the Galactic Colossus as the sci-fi equivalent of a battering ram and the Seraphim Ythotha is a relatively inexpensive multipurpose superheavy assault unit.
Source: Humongous Mecha -
In The Hot Gate, however, several partially completed cruisers are hastily converted to overglorified battering rams, which are used along with a whole mess of missiles for both taking shots intended for the rammers and to batter down Rangoran defenses in preparation for ramming Assault Vectors.
Source: Ramming Always Works -
Hydromancy, for example, is used during an assault to freeze locks to make them brittle so they can be quietly cut, or to weaken a metal door so that it can be smashed down quickly without needing a battering ram.
Source: Literature / Shadow Ops
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