Farr-Class Escort Frigate

[Krasnaya Xue]

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Affiliation: The Rebel Alliance
Manufacturer: Krasnie Drives
Model: Farr-Class Escort Frigate
Modularity: [None]
Production: Mass-produced
Material: Durasteel, Fiberplast, Transparisteel, Carbonite, and other shipbuilding materials
Classification: Escort

Length: 300 meters
Width: 145 meters
Height: 122 meters

Armament:

• 2 SCION 6m mounted cannons (dorsal)
• 4 SCION 6m mounted cannons (ventral)
• 2 SCION 6m mounted cannons (starboard)
• 2 SCION 6m mounted cannons (portside)
• 15 flak cannons (dorsal)
• 15 flak cannons (ventral)
• 8 rapid-fire turbolasers (dorsal)
• 6 rapid-fire turbolasers (ventral)
• 2 rapid-fire turbolasers (starboard)
• 2 rapid-fire turbolasers (portside)
• 6 point defense emplacements (bow)
• 7 point defense emplacements (stern)
• 4 point defense emplacements (starboard)
• 4 point defense emplacements (portside)

Hangar: [None]

Special Features:

• Advanced sensory system
• Standard targeting systems
• Analogue targeting systems
• Standard navigational systems
• Analogue life support systems
• Heavy, redundant deflector shields
• Holonet transceiver
• Radiowave transceiver
• Shortwave transceiver
• Encryption network
• Infrared beam triangulation communications transceivers
• Escape pods
• Analogue propulsion systems
• Backup hyperdrive

Maneuverability: 9
Speed Rating: 10
Hyperdrive Class: 2

Strengths:

• Heavy, redundant shields and plating
• Powerful EMP weaponry
• High maneuverability

Weaknesses:

• Limited 'brawler' effectiveness
• No hangar

Description: With the successful development of the versatile Alliance frigate template used for the Rieekan-class frigate, the Farr-class holds similar promise in reliability of a familiar chassis but diversity in armaments and battlezone tactics.

As characteristic of Admiral Xue's widely-implemented roundabout and quick-striking tactics rather than head-on brawl engagement intents, the Farr-class was created with maneuverability and immediate effectiveness as central to its purpose. The first ship to feature SCION cannons, this escort frigate makes a great companion to clear a path for larger and slower targets to break through a fleet line and take care of business, though it is practically worthless in destructive capability if matched against a typically-armed frigate or heavier vessels. Still, it inherits some of the fighter and missile defense spirit of the Rieekan-class to keep flitting opposition at bay.

As has become a habit with Rebel Alliance vessels, a carbonite coating has been applied to hide from sensors at longer ranges, making the frigate difficult to detect by standard scopes. This helps it skirt sensor detection but does not mean it is entirely stealth, as it will almost certainly be spotted at moderate range by standard military-grade sensors.

The Farr-class frigate operates best with a crew of approximately 150. Its provisions capacity for this amount of operators lasts for a duration of approximately 6 months.

Development Thread: [N/A]
Intent: To create a specialty-role frigate for the Rebel Alliance.

 

[Hailyn]

Under Review.

 

[Hailyn]

Advanced sensory system

Heavy, redundant deflector shields

Heavy particle shields

Are the heavy particle shields included in the Heavy, Redundant, Deflector shields? (A deflector shield is a term for both ray and particle shields, which is why I ask)
If not, you will need to choose one of these advanced systems to remove unless a 10 post development thread is included.

 

[Krasnaya Xue]

[member="Lily Kirsche Kuhn"]

I've edited that out. I had always [mistakenly] assumed deflector shields were synonymous with ray shields.

 

[Hailyn]

1 SCION 20m mounted cannon (ventral)

As this weapon was denied and archived, I will need to see it removed from this submission. You can compensate with applicable amounts of the 6m cannons if you would like.

 

[Krasnaya Xue]

[member="Lily Kirsche Kuhn"]

Edited

 

[Gir Quee]

[member="Krasnaya Xue"], I'll be taking over this submission. Currently, I'm trying to get a feel for the ship's current offensive power before I make any further comments.

• 8 rapid-fire turbolasers (dorsal)
• 6 rapid-fire turbolasers (ventral)
• 2 rapid-fire turbolasers (starboard)
• 2 rapid-fire turbolasers (portside)

For clarification, what exactly is a rapid-fire turbolaser? It is something like the turbolaser-equivalent of a repeating laser cannon? Or some variety of a light turbolaser better suited for use against starfighters?

• 6 point defense emplacements (bow)
• 7 point defense emplacements (stern)
• 4 point defense emplacements (starboard)
• 4 point defense emplacements (portside)

Perhaps a little nitpicky of me, but what is the nature of these emplacements? Are they energy weapons (like a point defense laser cannon) or more like physical weapon (like a antimissile octet)?

 

[Krasnaya Xue]

For clarification, what exactly is a rapid-fire turbolaser? It is something like the turbolaser-equivalent of a repeating laser cannon?

Exactly that.

Perhaps a little nitpicky of me, but what is the nature of these emplacements? Are they energy weapons (like a point defense laser cannon) or more like physical weapon (like a antimissile octet)?

Honestly, I'm just going by the generic 'point defense' unit that was listed on the old guide a year or two ago. I guess I've assumed they were more accurate/coordinated anti-projectile light laser cannons.

 

[Gir Quee]

Honestly, I'm just going by the generic 'point defense' unit that was listed on the old guide a year or two ago. I guess I've assumed they were more accurate/coordinated anti-projectile light laser cannons.

I've somehow missed that despite having looked at the guide so often in the past. Precedent seems well established.


Weapons look good by at least the old 2.0 guidelines of an assault frigate, with the notion that warhead launchers were traded for more defensive guns.

No warheads

I'd consider this to be a design choice, rather than a weakness, given that by the old gun math, it's basically traded warheads for either more capital or defensive guns.

a carbonite coating has been applied to hide from sensors at longer ranges, making the frigate difficult to detect by standard scopes.

I'd like to either see this removed, have a 10 post development thread (if it's to be treated as actual stealth tech in an engagement), or be regarded as fluff with no actual effect in engagements.


Otherwise, this looks good to me.

 

[Allyson Locke]

[member="Krasnaya Xue"] [member="Gir Quee"] Status?

 

[Krasnaya Xue]

Pending dev thread.

 

[Allyson Locke]

[member="Krasnaya Xue"] Archiving till dev thread is finished. PM me when you're ready for it to be finalized with reviews.

 

[Allyson Locke]

Closed for Archival.