C-9980-class assault frigate

[Jessica Med-Beq]

A C-9980 in flight

Image Source: Star Wars Combine
Affiliation: Techno Empire
Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards
Model: C-9980-class assault frigate
Modularity: No
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Alusteel hull
Classification: Heavy Frigate
Length: 210m
Height: 150m
Width: 370m
Armament:
Rating 14
2 Nekogal heavy turbolasers (24 turbolaser equivalents)
56 turbolasers
4 heavy warhead launchers (20 warhead launcher equivalents)
10 Quad lasers (4 wingtip-mounted, 6 turreted)
Defenses:12
Hangar: 0 Squadrons
Special Features:

• Castameer tactical display
• 4 Sabrina waste heat recovery devices
• Inertial compensator
• Tensor field generator
• Repulsorlift generator
• Watchtower collision avoidance system

Manoeuvrability Rating: 10
Speed Rating: 10
Hyperdrive Class: 1
Strengths:

• Strong hull
• Turbolaser firepower across all arcs
• Can land on planets

Weaknesses:

• Weak point-defense
• Missile firepower confined to its broadsides
• Tensor field generator failures must be repaired in orbit

Description: The C-9980-class frigate was redesigned to be able to fit more weapons so that it can be used as a decoy and escort for its C-9979 brothers, much like the Hardcell-Xs were able to act as anti-starfighter escort for Hardcells. As a result, it suffers from reduced transportation ability. Its wingtips each contain one heavy proton torpedo launcher, worth 5 regular proton torpedo launchers, outfitted by default with Morcus heavy proton torpedoes but can otherwise fire other heavy proton torpedoes. However the drawback of wingtip-mounted heavy proton torpedo launchers is that the power is confined to its broadsides due to them facing port or starboard. Nevertheless, it can provide some capacity to land troops, albeit at a greatly reduced rate: only about 15% of the original transportation capacity of the C-9979 has been retained, with the remaining 85% of the capacity being taken up mostly by tactical systems and crew quarters.

Consumables: 3 months
Crew: 500
Passenger count: 200
Vehicle count: 2 MTTs and 12 main battle tanks (such as AATs)
Cargo capacity: 800 tons
Development Thread: No
Intent: To provide an assault frigate for the Techno Empire
Who Can Use This: Techno Empire PCs/NPCs
Primary Source: C-9979 landing craft on Wookiepedia

 

[ADM. Reshmar]

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[ADM. Reshmar]

[member="Charzon Loulan"]

Hey so your frigate is only 74% the max size so the armament and defense need to come down just a bit. As it is just an alusteel hull I would recomend making the Defense rating 12 and make the armament rating 14 to match the size.

or make the vessel larger to accomidate the armament and defense.

Also standard speed and maneuvering for a heavy cruiser are 15. the smaller size would allow you to have them 14 if you like unless you decide to make it larger which then it needs to be 15.

 

[Jessica Med-Beq]

[member="Reshmar"] While I readily accept 14/12 for armament/defense, you mixed up standard speed/maneuvering for heavy cruisers vs. heavy frigates: a heavy frigate with 14/14 would be very slow and ponderous and yet you said it so yourself that it was 74% of the maximum size of a heavy frigate. A 370m assault frigate would probably be 10/10.

 

[ADM. Reshmar]

[member="Charzon Loulan"] ah yes sorry about that I did indeed. sometimes the mind plays tricks, getting old and all.

 

[ADM. Reshmar]

Awesome. Pending Admin Approval. Thanks! [member="Spencer Varanin"]

 

[Ellie Mors]

Approved.