The new class of frigates slowly replacing light cruisers and older frigates in imperial service

This fast, reactionless-drive starship is intended for fleet escort, commerce raiding, long-range patrol, and fleet or convoy escort. It is built on a 3,000-ton (SM +9) winged hull, with beam weapons optimized for ship-to-ship combat rather than planetary bombardment. It can lift off directly from planetary surfaces.

Front Hull System

• [1-2] Hardened Diamondoid Armor (total dDR 120).
• [3] Habitat (1 luxury cabin,4 cabins,7 bunkrooms, four-bed automed sickbay, minifac fabricator,gym, shooting range).
• [4!] Spinal Battery (fixed mount 3 GJ antiparticle beam).
• [5] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 11).
• [6] Hangar bay (100 ton capacity)
• [core] Control Room (C9 computer, comm/sensor 9, six control stations).

Central Hull System

• [1] Hardened Diamondoid Armor (dDR 60).
• [2!] Secondary battery: 3 turrets with 300 mj improved UV laser each.
• [3!] Spinal Battery
• [4!] Secondary Battery:
  • 6 turrets with very rapid fire 1 MJ improved UV lasers each
  • 10 20cm missile launcehers: 1*7 drones, 9*7 missiles
  • 10 very rapid fire 3cm Grav guns 2000 shots each
• [5-6!] Stardrive Engines (FTL-1.5 each).
• [Core!] Heavy Force Screen (dDR 100 or dDR 200).

Rear Hull System

• [1] Hardened Diamondoid Armor (dDR 60).
• [2] Engine Room (two workspaces).
• [3] Super Reactionless Engines (10G acceleration).
• [4!]Spinal Battery
• [5-6] Super Fusion Reactors (four Power Points each).

The frigate has artificial gravity and gravitic compensators, and also has a stealth hull and dynamic chameleon surface.

The usual crew complement consists of six bridge crew (captain, navigator, sensor operator, pilot, comm officer, engineering officer), four turret gunners, a ship’s doctor, and two technician. A squad or two of marines is usually carried.