Unreviewed Conyers III-class, Tactical Escort [RECON]

[Ethanael Halscott]

CONYERS III-CLASS
"RECON BOAT"
LIGHT TACTICAL ESCORT - FRIGATE

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To sub a new generation of the Conyers-class ship
• Image Source: Adam Kop, ChatGPT
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: Solarium Glasteel
• Primary Source: Conyers I, Conyers iI

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Primo Victorian Enterprises
• Affiliation: Imperial Commonwealth of Dosuun
• Market Status: Closed Market
• Model: CNC-SFC3-M1 “Conyers”
• Production: Semi-Unique
• Material:
  
  • Durasteel Reinforced Crystalamnium Hull
  • Reinforced Duraplast with Latticed Crystaplast Liner
  • Gravmire Gel x2 Liner Reinforcement
  • Alusteel Reinforced Durasteel Hull [Interior]
  • Tunqstoid Blast Doors, Turadium Blast Shields [Interior]
  • Solarium Glasteel Viewports [Overlay]
  • Glasteel Viewports [Underlay], Turadium Blast Shutters
  • Agrinium, Dallorian Alloy [Key Areas/Critical Components]
  • AR-0B Damage Reduction Plating [Key Areas/Critical
  • Doonium Infused Impervium [Munitions Control]
  • Hekakles-type + Judicant Composite [Composite Hull System +Force Resistance & EMP-Resistance]

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Light Tactical Escort, Frigate
• Length: 400m
• Width: 180m
• Height: 220m
• Armament: Low
  
  • 2x Hawkthorne II-type Ion Cannons [Port and starboard, mounted at the inner forward root of each lateral wing, slightly recessed into the hull]
  • 6x Alecto-type MicroTorpedo Launchers [Two ventral hull, two forward-ventral, two aft ventral]
  • 1x Manogel-type Torpedo Launcher [Dorsal aft, just behind the central superstructure, low-profile, retractable housing]
  • 4x Ovmar II-type Defensive Missile Systems [2 dorsal along the outer wing edges, 2 ventral, mirrored]
  • 2x Hedgehog-type Counter-Ordnance System [Ventral midship, near engineering and power core sections]
• Defenses: High
  
  • Rampart Shield Matrix [Primary All-Angle Shield]
  • Sentinel Defense System [Close-In Interceptor Grid]
  • Hekakles Composite Hull [Core Durability Layer]
  • Boudica Kinetic Deflector [Localized Impact Mitigation]
  • Semira II Defensive System [Secondary Shield Layer]
  • Ariadne ECM Assistant [Electronic Countermeasure Control]
  • Arbalest Capacitor System [Emergency Power Surge Buffer]
  • Russ Shield Suite (Emergency Redundancy Layer)
    
    • Deflector Shield Generators (x2): Particle & Ray Overlay w/ Integrated Shield Boost
    • Regenerative Reinforced Shield Generator: Self-healing layer + Shield Boost
    • Ion Shield Generator: Specialized ion disruption protection
    • Emergency Capacitor Boost System: Temporarily doubles absorption threshold on critical areas
  • Tauros Defensive Suite
    
    • Capacitor Drains, Socket Guards, and De-Ionizer Rigs
    • Anti-Tractor Beam Shroud (Field Disruptor Pattern)
    • Chaff and Flares Dispersal System (Multi-burst Countermeasure Ejectors)
    • Anti-Ordnance EM Probe (Localized detonation field on missile proximity)
    • Missile Deactivation Transmitter (Pulse jammer for active munition)
• Hangar Space: Average - 2
• Hangar Allocations: 1x Firestrike, 1x Scryver
  
  • Starfighters: 1 squadrons
  • Support Craft: 1 squadrons
• Single Craft Hangar: Yes
  
  • Sora-class Research Shuttle
• Maneuverability Rating: High
• Speed Rating: High
• Hyperdrive: 1.0
  
  • Backup: 10.0

STANDARD FEATURES

• Auxiliary Systems
  
  • Auxiliary Power Generator Systems
  • Reserve & Supplemental Power Control System
  • Auxiliary Reactor Control & Coolant Systems
  • Emergency Shield Operations & Power Management Node
  • Emergency Life Support Management Systems
  • Emergency Command Node & Damage Assessment Station
  • Emergency Reactor Disengagement Systems
  • Emergency Failsafe & Containment Manager
  • Escape Pod Control & Routing System
• Communication Systems
  
  • Coordinated Command Integration Encryption Suite
  • Hyperwave Communications & Encryption Network
  • Extended Hyperwave Transceiver
  • Emergency Short-Range Encrypted Communications Network
  • Fleet Control Data Exchange Network
  • Intrafleet Synchronization Systems
• Flight & Navigation Systems
  
  • Flight Control & Sublight Management Suite
  • Hyperlane Navigation & Astrogation Buffer
  • Jump Point Navigation Control System
  • Galactic Hyperspace Holosite Integration
  • Nav-Com Route Bypass System
  • Hyperdrive Power Control Systems
  • Vector Thrust & Propulsion Control Systems
• Engineering Systems
  
  • Primary Power Management Control Suite
  • Reactor Core Control & Coolant Management
  • Capacitor Control Systems
  • Shield Generator Power Management
  • Hazard & Damage Control Management
  • FRIES-IV Thermal Discharge & Venting Systems
  • Weapons Power Distribution Control
• Tactical & Security Systems
  
  • Tactical Analysis & Computer-Aided Targeting System
  • Target Range Finder & Fire Control Suite
  • Automated Target Lead & Lock-On System
  • Weapons Control & Munitions Management Suite
  • Weapons Waste Containment & Hazard Control Node
  • Threat Prioritization Matrix
  • Emergency Lockdown & Internal Security Systems
• Sensor Systems
  
  • Multi-Directional Long-Range Sensor Arrays
  • Navigational & Hyper-Navigation Sensor Suites
  • Long-Range Gravitational Mass Sensors
  • Planetary / Lifesigns Identification Suite
  • Cargo & Starship Signature Identification System
  • Tactical Perception & Sensor Fusion Suite
  • Predictive Space-Domain Monitoring Suite
  • Fleet Tactical Data & Targeting Network
• Medical Systems
  
  • Compact Medical Bay Suite
  • Automated Triage Diagnostics
  • Med Droid Interface
  • Damage Stabilization Support Cradle
  • Isolation / Quarantine Chamber
  • 1–2 Cryogenic Stasis Pods

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Internal Defense Management:
  
  • Retractable Auto Blasters
  • Retractable Turadium Bulkheads
  • Retractable Turadium Ventilation Spikes
  • Retractable Turadium Blast Barriers, Crystalamnium Coated.
  • Automated War Droid Emergency Deployment
  • Automated Anti-Concussion Field Emergency Deployment
  • Advanced Biometric Security Systems
  • Advanced Laser Grid, Emergency Deployment Only
  • Advanced Mass Sensor Plating and Grid System
  • Extensive Security Camera and Motion Detection System
  • Extensive Thermal Energy Sensors and Biometric Detection Systems
  • Emergency Lock-Down Tram & Lift Systems
  • Emergency Pressure Plate and Compact Disposal Systems
• Propulsion & Power:
  
  • Twin, Treadshock-XS Ion Engines [High-thrust vectored ion propulsion, tuned for endurance]
  • Trinity Core Reactor [Reactor + ElectroFrost regulation system]
  • Kestrel Core [Supplemental reactor + advanced sensor/data processing support]
  • Icarus Maneuvering Array [Micro-thrust and counter-gravity agility assist]
  • Crystal-Integrated Harmonic Regulator [Force-resonance and energy destabilization protection]
  • Aether-IX Modular Suite [System integration and modulation overlay]
  • Fries-IV Modular Suite [Thermal regulation and emergency power reroute]
  • SurgePulse Acceleration System [Enables increased acceleration for emergency extraction]
• Command, Datacore & AI Systems
  
  • Helion Data Core Matrix: Serves as the central data handling and analysis nexus. Integrates sensor inputs, targeting data, astrogation, and fleet relay processing. Blackwake interfaces with this directly to prioritize system resilience.
  • ERALAM: FleetNet coordination, navigation, encryption, targeting solutions analysis.
  • NATASI: Strategic systems oversight, interdiction logic, security verification. Encrypted AI Isolation Frameworks: Prevents AI corruption, hijacking, or external signal bleed during ECM-heavy battles.
  • Neuracrys Gel Interface: Semi-organic computational medium designed to enhance data throughput and pattern recognition within advanced datacore systems.
  • Resonance Lattice Chip: Functions as a high-precision signal stabilizer and harmonic mediator, reducing interference between overlapping sensor, power, and computational systems.
  • Oracle Tactical Projection Engine: Predictive combat modeling platform that analyzes sensor telemetry and generates probabilistic engagement maps for FleetNet-linked vessels.
• Signal Intelligence Suite
  
  • Spectra Radar System – Multispectral phased-array radar for stealth detection and real-time telemetry fusion.
  • MIMIR Echojam Suite – Echo-scrambling/jamming system, capable of creating phantom signatures and disrupting enemy fire control.
  • Black Vigil Protocol Stack – Embedded cyberdefense and counter-signal routines to prevent hijacking, spoofing, or malicious intrusion.
  • Zagruas Comm Uplink System – Secure FleetNet-linked communications with passive signal siphoning from enemy battlenets.
• Scientific Operations Package
  
  • Navis-Horizon Reconnaissance & Survey Suite: An integrated system combining advanced sensor analysis, astrogation, and anomaly detection into a unified platform. Designed to provide continuous battlefield awareness, it processes and maps large-scale environments in real time, identifying threats, hazards, and irregular signatures. Fully linked to the Helion Data Core Matrix and Kestrel Core, the suite rapidly fuses and distributes data across FleetNet, enhancing fleet coordination and targeting accuracy. In combat, it functions as a battlefield illumination system, revealing and tracking hostile contacts beyond standard sensor ranges. Outside of combat, it supports hyperspace navigation, environmental scanning, and deep-space exploration. While highly effective, its dependence on data processing and signal integrity makes it vulnerable in heavily contested electronic warfare environments.
• Advanced Sensor Suite
  
  • Bluford Sensor Suite [Trimmed]:
    
    • Passive & Long-range Sensor Arrays
    • Life Form Indicator, Com-scan, Electro Photo Receptor
    • Tri-Tracker & Light Detection + Ranging Suite
    • Dedicated Energy Receptor, Sensor Dampener
    • Tri-Tracker, Wide-range Sensor
    • Optical Transducer Panels
  • Savić Tracking Sensor Suite [Bolt Spec]:
    
    • Imaging System
    • Combat Multi-view Display
    • Target-Aggressor Attack Resolution Software
    • Countermeasures Compensation Computer
    • Ranging Laser System
    • Universal Transceiver Package
  • Countermeasure Package
    
    • Ion Encumbrance System [Drive-disrupting signature cloud]
    • Phantom Short-Range Tactical Jammers (x2)
    • SIG-220 Tactical Jammer [Broadband Disruption Layer]
    • IFF Confuser / Screamer Sensor Jammer / Hail Comm Jammer
  • Targeting Package
    
    • Vanguard-GTS Targeting Suite
    • Active Matrix Targeting, Targeting Computer + Combat Multi-View Display
    • Target-Aggressor Attack Resolution Software
    • Sureshot Targeting Array
    • Short Range Target Acquiring Sensor
      
      • Integrated with Icarus, Trinity, and Ariadne systems for seamless lock acquisition and coordination
• Advanced Communications Suite
  
  • Electronic Interference Mast
  • Dudley Communication Suite
    
    • Hyperwave Beacon Scrambler
    • Hyperwave Signal Interceptor
    • Hyperwave Transceiver, Transmitter
    • Encryption Modules
    • Ion Scrambler
    • Comm-Laser
    • Holotransceiver
    • Holonet Connection
    • Communication Transceiver
    • Subspace Radio, Monitor
    • Subspace Emergency Signal Transceiver
    • Ranger Transceiver

STRENGTHS

• Battlefield Illumination & Reconnaissance: The Conyers is designed to detect, classify, and track hostile vessels long before traditional fleet sensors would acquire them. Its layered sensor architecture, centered around the Helion Data Core Matrix and SPX Aetherveil Sensor Suite, allows it to illuminate large areas of battlespace and relay targeting telemetry to allied vessels through FleetNet. In fleet engagements this allows heavier combat ships to acquire targets earlier and fire more effectively.
• Electronic Warfare & Signal Intelligence: With systems such as the MIMIR Echojam Suite and ECMX Ghostspike Sensor Suite, the Conyers can disrupt enemy targeting solutions, generate phantom signals, and filter out hostile signal distortion attempts. This allows it to degrade enemy situational awareness while preserving its own sensor fidelity.
• Fleet Coordination & Tactical Data Relay: The Zargus Communications Uplink System allows the Conyers to function as a forward FleetNet relay node. In addition to transmitting battlefield telemetry, it can aggregate sensor data from nearby allied vessels and generate a shared tactical picture for the fleet. This significantly improves fleet coordination during complex engagements.
• Scientific Reconnaissance Capability: Unlike most escort frigates, the Conyers retains a dedicated scientific instrumentation package. Its research and survey systems allow it to investigate anomalies, chart hyperspace routes, and conduct environmental or gravitational scans. This dual-use capability allows the ship to function both as a reconnaissance vessel and as a scientific survey platform during peacetime operations.
• High System Redundancy: The Conyers uses a dual-core architecture combining the Trinity Core reactor and Kestrel Core support systems. This design allows critical sensor, communications, and command systems to remain operational even if the primary reactor or combat systems experience disruption. This redundancy is particularly valuable for a ship tasked with maintaining battlefield awareness.

WEAKNESSES

• Limited Heavy Offensive Armament: While the Conyers can coordinate and guide fleet firepower, it is not designed to deliver sustained heavy damage on its own. Its weapon systems are primarily defensive or supportive in nature, meaning it relies heavily on nearby fleet elements to exploit the targeting data it provides.
• High Sensor Signature: Operating the Conyers’ advanced sensor and communication systems generates a significant electromagnetic and subspace signature. When operating in active scanning modes or transmitting FleetNet telemetry, the ship can become highly visible to enemy detection systems, making it easier for hostile forces to identify and target.
• Electronic Warfare Counterplay: Although equipped with advanced signal intelligence tools, the Conyers’ reliance on data processing and networked communications makes it vulnerable to sophisticated enemy electronic warfare attacks. Powerful jamming environments or signal disruption fields can degrade the ship’s ability to relay targeting data or maintain fleet synchronization.
• Moderate Durability Compared to Line Frigates: While equipped with respectable shielding and defensive systems, the Conyers lacks the heavy armor and weapons platforms of dedicated line combatants such as the Seawolf-class torpedo frigate. In prolonged engagements against heavier warships, the Conyers must rely on maneuvering, electronic warfare, and allied support to survive.

DESCRIPTION
The Conyers-class Science Frigate was developed by the Commonwealth Navy to fill a role that had long been underserved within fleet doctrine: a vessel capable of combining deep-space scientific reconnaissance with advanced tactical sensing and fleet coordination. While traditional warships focused primarily on firepower and defensive capability, naval planners recognized the need for a ship that could illuminate the battlespace, gather intelligence, and relay actionable data to the rest of the fleet.

To fulfill this mission, the Conyers was designed around a powerful sensor and data-processing architecture centered on the Helion Data Core Matrix, supported by the Kestrel Core auxiliary processing system. This dual-core configuration allows the ship to analyze enormous volumes of sensor data in real time while maintaining continuous communication with FleetNet-linked vessels. The ship’s SPX Aetherveil Sensor Suite provides long-range detection capabilities across multiple scanning bands, enabling the Conyers to identify hostile forces, gravitational anomalies, and unusual energy signatures well beyond the range of most standard fleet sensors.

In combat operations the Conyers serves as a battlefield illumination platform, identifying and tracking hostile targets for allied warships. Through systems such as the TCSX Strikeveil targeting suite, the ship can relay targeting solutions directly to friendly vessels, allowing them to engage threats with greater accuracy and coordination. This capability is particularly valuable in large fleet engagements where maintaining a coherent tactical picture can determine the outcome of an encounter.

The ship also incorporates a sophisticated electronic warfare and signal intelligence package, including the MIMIR Echojam Suite and ECMX Ghostspike detection system. These tools allow the Conyers to disrupt hostile targeting systems, filter out spoofed signals, and detect stealth or cloaked vessels attempting to evade fleet sensors. Combined with its Zargus Communications Uplink System, the ship can function as a forward FleetNet relay node, extending the fleet’s communication range while gathering intelligence on hostile signal traffic.

Despite its advanced sensor and data-processing capabilities, the Conyers retains its original design philosophy as a science frigate. The vessel is equipped with a range of scientific instrumentation intended for exploration, anomaly investigation, and hyperspace route mapping. In peacetime operations the ship frequently serves alongside survey fleets or research expeditions, charting new regions of space and investigating unusual phenomena encountered along Commonwealth borders.

In wartime, however, the Conyers becomes something quite different: a ship whose greatest weapon is not its guns, but the information it provides to the fleet. By revealing hidden threats, disrupting enemy targeting systems, and maintaining a clear tactical picture for allied commanders, the Conyers ensures that the Commonwealth fleet can fight with clarity and coordination even in the chaos of battle.

DECK LAYOUT

Deck 1 – Primary Bridge

• Command bridge (panoramic + hardened overlay)
• Helm, navigation, and tactical stations
• Direct uplink to Helion Datacore
• Emergency command lockdown systems

Deck 2 – Auxiliary Bridge & Command Redundancy

• Fully functional secondary bridge
• Crisis command center
• Command staff briefing room
• Secure escape corridor routing

Deck 3 – FleetNet Relay & Communications Hub

• Zargus Comm Uplink array control
• Long-range communications systems
• Signal encryption / decryption suites
• Fleet coordination terminals

Deck 4 – Sensor Command Nexus

• SPX Aetherveil control center
• Spectra multispectral monitoring stations
• Real-time telemetry fusion displays
• Early warning and tracking consoles

Deck 5 – Electronic Warfare Control

• MIMIR Echojam control systems
• ECMX Ghostspike management
• Signal disruption coordination
• Counter-spoofing operations

Deck 6 – Helion Datacore (Upper Layer)

• Primary Helion Data Core access nodes
• Real-time analysis clusters
• Tactical data fusion environment
• Restricted access (AI + senior officers only)

Deck 7 – Helion Datacore (Core Processing Layer)

• Neuracrys gel interface chambers (upper interface nodes)
• High-density computation lattice
• Resonance Lattice Chip integration
• AI processing (ERALAM / NATASI active layer)

Deck 8 – Datacore Support & Stabilization

• Cooling systems for datacore
• Signal stabilization systems
• Data redundancy storage
• Black Vigil cybersecurity infrastructure

Deck 9 – Combat Information Center (CIC)

• Central tactical coordination room
• Fleet engagement visualization
• Direct bridge integration

Deck 10 – Tactical Operations Control

• Strikeveil targeting coordination
• Allied fire-control relay systems
• Engagement planning consoles

Deck 11 – Electronic Warfare Operations

• Live ECM control rooms
• Signal warfare monitoring
• Counter-jamming coordination

Deck 12 – Intelligence & Signal Analysis

• Signal interception rooms
• Enemy telemetry breakdown
• Pattern recognition labs

Deck 13 – Tactical Planning & War Rooms

• Strategic planning chambers
• Fleet coordination briefings
• Mission planning suites

Deck 14 – Officer Quarters (Senior Staff)

• Command staff accommodations
• Private briefing lounges
• Secure comm access

Deck 15 – Officer Quarters (Mid-Level)

• Tactical officers
• EW specialists
• Science leads

Deck 16 – Security & Internal Operations

• Ship security command
• Internal surveillance systems
• Damage control coordination hub

Deck 17 – Astrogation & Cartography

• Navis Astral Cartography systems
• Hyperspace route plotting
• Gravitational mapping

Deck 18 – Anomaly Research Labs

• Horizon Array instrumentation
• Exotic energy analysis
• Field sample processing

Deck 19 – Environmental & Stellar Sciences

• Atmospheric and stellar observation labs
• Radiation analysis
• Deep-space survey tools

Deck 20 – Signal Intelligence Labs

• Signal reconstruction
• Enemy comms analysis
• Data decryption support

Deck 21 – Neuracrys Gel Processing Chambers

• Full gel interface systems
• Pattern recognition processing
• High-volume sensor data digestion

Deck 22 – Data Archival & Research Library

• Long-term data storage
• Scientific records
• Mission archives

Deck 23 – Mission Adaptation Labs

• Modular lab spaces
• Reconfigurable science bays
• Expedition equipment prep

Deck 24 – Science Support & Maintenance

• Lab equipment servicing
• Calibration systems
• Technical crew operations

Deck 25 – Crew Quarters (Primary)

• Enlisted crew accommodations
• Shared living areas
• Hygienic facilities
• Lounge 25

Deck 26 – Crew Quarters (Secondary)

• Overflow housing
• Rotational crew
• Commissary

Deck 27 – Mess, Recreation & Wellness

• Mess halls
• Gym and relaxation areas
• Psychological wellness rooms
• Club 27

Deck 28 – Medical & Life Support

• Medical bay
• Surgical suites
• Life support control systems
• Bacta and cryo facilities

Deck 29 – Power Distribution & Routing

• Energy grid control
• Aether-IX system interfaces
• Power balancing systems

Deck 30 – Trinity Core Reactor Chamber

• Primary reactor containment
• ElectroForce regulation systems
• Heavy shielding and restricted access

Deck 31 – Kestrel Core & Auxiliary Systems

• Supplemental reactor systems
• Sensor/data power routing
• Emergency operational control

Deck 32 – Thermal & Engineering Systems

• FRIES-IV thermal management
• Heat dissipation arrays
• Engineering maintenance access
• Emergency reactor venting systems