Approved Starship DDSI Horizon Class Frigate

[Derron Daks]

DDSI Horizon Class Frigate
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a custom frigate built to order for DDSI by the Mecetti Nationalized Industries.
• Image Source: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZGg0ZG
• Canon Link: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Research_vessel
  • https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Agricultural_research_vessel
• Permissions: NA
• Primary Source: NA

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: House Mecetti Nationalized Industries
• Affiliation: DDSI
• Market Status: Closed Market
• Model: DDSI Horizon Class Frigate
• Production: Limited
• Material:
  • Duranium
  • Transparisteel
  • Duralloy
  • Starship Components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Frigate
• Length: 350 meters
• Width: 200 meters
• Height: 120 meters (25 habitable decks)
• Armament: Average
  • Three dual heavy turbolaser cannon turrets
    • One port dorsal
    • One starboard dorsal
    • One forward dorsal
  • Five dual heavy laser cannon turrets
    • Three Dorsal
    • Two Ventral
  • Two Assault Concussion Missile Launchers (fwd)
    • Can also fire probe droid hyperspace pods
• Defenses: Very High
  • Reinforced Duralloy hull
  • Particle Shields
  • Ray Shields
  • Rad Dampening Shield
  • Ion Shield
  • Containment Shields
  • Internal Droid Defense Turrets
  • Repair droids and small factories for replacing damaged or destroyed components or units.
• Hangar Space: Average (2)
  • [Hangar front door dimensions - 36m wide, 21m tall]
  • [Hangar internal dimensions - 36m wide, 36m tall, 150m deep]
  • Drop Doors can deploy craft through the bottom of hangar.
• Hangar Allocations:
  • Support 2 Squadrons
    • Typical Loadout is 4 Crab Carry-Alls and 4 Lambda Shuttles, with 4 TREV-1 Exploration vehicles in the vehicle garage
• Single Craft Hangar: Yes
• Maneuverability Rating: Average
• Speed Rating: Average
• Hyperdrive: Class 1 Primary, Class 4 Backup

STANDARD FEATURES

• Bridge
• Containment Shield
• Medbay
  • With autodoc
  • Medical Drod included to assist with medical care
• Mess Hall
  • With 4 kitchen droids for food prep and dishwashing
  • With 2 culinary droids for actual meal preparation
  • Two years of consumables in pantry
• 4 Science Labs
  • Sample Stasis Pods for secure sample storage
  • 4 Science Droids to assist in scientific research
• Rec Room
• Gymnasium
• Twenty Refreshers
• Cargo Bay capable of holding 200 metric tons of cargo
• Crew Quarters for 200 personnel
• Quarters for 100 Scientists and Researchers
• Quarters for 150 Corporate Security Officers
• Passenger Quarters for 50 persons
• 100 cells for living animals with dual force field access points
  • 4 Servitor Droids included for animal care
• Laundry Room
  • With 4 Laundry Droids
• Multiple Security Droid Turrets within internal corridors with facial recognition cams

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Neuromachine Interface (allows Cyborgs with proper encryption codes to control ship functions by jacking in.)
• Autopilot Droid Brain
• Navigation Computer
• General Computer with Heuristic Processor
• Six Tractor Beam Emitters
• Sensor Array
  • Hyperwave Scanner
  • Long-range scanner/decoder
  • Low-Feedback Scanner
  • Mass Sensor
  • Microwave Emitter/Sensor
  • Vidsensor
  • Weather Sensor
  • Ultraviolet Sensor
  • Proximity Sensor
  • Ore Sensor
  • Gravity Sensor
  • Heat Detector
  • Life Sensor
  • Energy Scanner
• Ten included LE series repair droids
• Deployable Containment Shields on all viewports and corridor segments.
• Small Starship Component Factory
  • Included Factory Droid
• Small Droid Factory
  • Included Factory Droid
• Small Vehicle Factory
  • Included Factory Droid
• Vehicle Garage that feeds into hangar deck
• Drop doors for spacecraft deployment

STRENGTHS

• Decently armed
• Solid defenses
• Excellent Amenities
• Hangar Space
• Hangar can double as Vehicle Garage
• On board factories enable manufacture of replacement parts and units in the field
  • Factories are designed for limited production as needed to replace lost units or damaged equipment
• Science Labs
• Droid assistance
• Cybernetic Interface
• High quality backup hyperdrive
• Can Land on Planets

WEAKNESSES

• Neuromachine Interface is potentially susceptible to slicing (hacking) attacks, which could enable a talented hacker to gain control of the ship.

DESCRIPTION
The Mecetti Nationalized Industries offer bespoke custom ship builds for those clients who can afford it, via their Obulette and Grand Architect shipyards. DDSI took advantage of this offering when requesting a research frigate built to their requirements. Using the Vigil class as a base, the hullform was scaled up by 37% to accommodate the necessary support craft capacity. Standard Turbolasers and Laser Cannons were swapped for Heavy models. Antenna and sensors were enlarged to better serve exploratory needs, and the interior decks were completely reconfigured according to the new volume. Finally, larger type II engines and reactors provided needed power and propulsion for the increased mass.

The ship was designed to be tough enough to survive the unknown, well-armed enough to fend off rimward threats, and advanced enough to act as a complete research facility in the field. Moreover, DDSI wanted it to be uniquely equipped to interface with its CEO and other cybernetic crew members. The result was the custom 'Horizon' class, headed by the DDSI Horizon, the CEO's corporate flagship. Although the Horizon was specifically designed for DDSI, the hull can be manufactured in similar configurations on demand for other clients.

Despite its many advantages, the Horizon does have an important weakness (other than its price.) Its neuromachine interface could leave it vulnerable to skilled slicing (hacking) attacks.

 

[Krass Wyms]

Approved