Approved Starship Equitem-Class Picket Ship

[Cyrus Drakon]

Equitem-Class Picket Ship​

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: A picket ship for the Azure Imperium
• Image Source: MAHQ
• Primary Source: Agave-Class picket ship

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Azure Imperium Holdings
• Affiliation: Azure Imperium
• Model: Equitem-class Picket Ship
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  Production: Minor
  
• Material: Vardium Steel (frame) Trimantium (hull) Turadium (blast doors) Crystasteel (Viewports)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Classification: Picket Corvette
Length: 130 meters
Width: 76 meters
Height: 58 meters
Armament: Low

• 3 quad laser cannons
• 6 external torpedo tubes
• 4 external missile pods

Defenses: Average

• Standard Energy Shields
• Reinforced Trimantium armor
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  Deionizer
  
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  Socket guard
  
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  Warhead countermeasures
  
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  Internal wall and ceiling mounted auto turrets (disabled until activated)
  

Hangar: None
Maneuverability Rating: Moderate
Speed Rating: High
Hyperdrive Class: 1.0 (standard) 10 (backup)

STANDARD FEATURES

• All standard features

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Padlocke
• Freyja Communications System
• Dancer Missiles
• A-1 Buster Missiles
• EAM-9 "Glutton" Baradium Missiles
• CBM-20 Baradium Cruise Missiles
• Energy Torpedoes
• Plasma Torpedoes

Strengths:

• Fast and Furious: The Equitem is considerably faster than ordinary Cerulean Navy ships. Combined with its heavy armor, the ship is a surprisingly durable patrol and scout vessel.

Weaknesses:

• All Bark, No Bite: The Equitem-class lacks any significant weaponry, and as such is going to be hard pressed to deal with anything larger than a light freighter.
• Exposed Engines: Unlike its contemporaries, the Equitem's armor is so light that the engines are effectively unarmored, enabling the ship to be immobilized by a few well-placed shots.

Description: The smallest capital ship in the Cerulean fleet, the Equitem-class corvette is yet another venerable holdout design. By sacrificing armament, the ship is drastically faster than its peers while generally retaining the same degree of armor.

 

[Gir Quee]

Manufacturer: Azure Imperium Holdings

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In terms of balancing, this is about 3 ratings over what's typically considered to be balanced, but ultimately it's up to you if you want to edit that.

 

[Gir Quee]

Approved.