The Asteroid Laser Battery represented a clandestine weapons emplacement situated within a diminutive asteroid.
Constructed by Byblos Drive Yards, each Asteroid Laser Battery possessed a unique configuration. Commonly, a power generator supplied power to a pair of turbolaser emplacements and a resilient deflector shield system, boasting a 200 SBD rating. Armor enhancements proved superfluous, given that the asteroid's durable rocky composition furnished protection comparable to 95 RU worth of hull plating.
Initially deployed to protect mining facilities in areas with abundant asteroid fragments, these platforms offered a formidable, covert defense solution wherever they were implemented. Various factions employed these installations, spanning pirates and smugglers to lawful commercial or scientific enterprises, frequently in combination with Byblos' Asteroid Hangar and Asteroid Warhead Launcher.