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Affiliation: Open Market
Manufacturer: Tenloss Corporation
Model: MkII Azalus-class Flak Frigate
Modularity: Individual customization is applicable, though Tenloss offers no upgrade or customization products for this design.
Production: Mass
Material: Durasteel, Alusteel, and other materials used in ship construction.
Classification: Anti-starfighter Frigate
Length: 300m
Width: 200m
Height: 150m
Armament:
Hangar:
Special Features:
Maneuverability Rating: 9
Speed Rating: 11
Hyperdrive Class: 1
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Description:
With the growing conflicts across the stars, Tenloss realized that in order to survive as a company, it needed to keep up with the times. However, instead of tossing aside the tried and true designs of the past, they instead determined to improve upon the trusted designs the galaxy knew.
The MkII Azalus-class Flak Frigate was the first of these new redesigns. Tenloss R&D took the old Azalus design flaws and opted to try and work around them rather than put the low cost design fully at risk.
Instead of redesigning the hull integrity of the ship and being forced to scrap the original ships and the spare parts for them, the MkII was designed to resist attacks that would cripple or destroy the ship's spine to make full repairs far easier. The spine of the ship saw added structural integrity and armor plating to allow the ship to be repaired from the inside out in the event of total destruction. This allows buyers to rebuild their ships in the event an Azalus is destroyed, using the spare parts sold by Tenloss to piece the ship back together rather than purchase an entirely new ship.
The weapon loadouts were also altered. Instead of a large number of turreted guns that could see difficulty in targeting en masse, these guns were placed in a number of batteries for ease of targeting and design, as well as saving overall space. This allows the Azalus to more easily bring the necessary amount of guns to bear on appropriate targets, from individual starfighters to whole squadrons.
A fifty meter tall sensor spine was also added to the ship's dorsal area. With the guns consolidated into batteries, enough space was created to install the sensor spine array. This array allows the on board targeting computers to engage targets farther out than the orginal Azalus frigate could. Coupled with a simpler targeting algorithyms brought about by the consolidated batteries, the MkII Azalus finds anti-starfighter duties to be much easier and far more effective.
Also added were a small series of retrothrusters along the top, sides, and bottom of the ship. This allows the frigate to maneuver more easily in and among larger fleet formations so as to properly and rapidly support other ships in anti-starfighter actions.
The downsides are fairly simple. The reinforced spine is far heavier than the original Azalus-class, making the MkII variant slower than its parent. The ship is also still fairly fragile to enemy capital ship attacks, forcing this ship to adopt a support role rather than a direct attack role. Though the weapons were consolidated and such consolidation makes targeting simpler and easier, it also means that the enemy can target entire batteries of guns rather than individual turrets, making the batteries more vulnerable. The sensor spine does allow a longer range for the targeting computers, thereby extending the range of the weapons on board the ship, though the array itself is exposed and prone to enemy damage. Once knocked out, the ship relies on its standard sensors and can only engage enemy starfighters at the ranges standard for the original Azalus.
Development Thread: N/A
Intent: To improve upon and bring the original Azalus-class flak frigate into the new guide and modern age.
Manufacturer: Tenloss Corporation
Model: MkII Azalus-class Flak Frigate
Modularity: Individual customization is applicable, though Tenloss offers no upgrade or customization products for this design.
Production: Mass
Material: Durasteel, Alusteel, and other materials used in ship construction.
Classification: Anti-starfighter Frigate
Length: 300m
Width: 200m
Height: 150m
Armament:
- 8x Flak Cannon Batteries
- 8x Point Defense Batteries
- 15x Quad Laser Batteries
Hangar:
- 1-2 shuttles (For crew/cargo transfer purposes)
Special Features:
- Strong AA abilities
- Highly maneuverable
- Compact design
- Ease of repair and production
- Sensor spire
Maneuverability Rating: 9
Speed Rating: 11
Hyperdrive Class: 1
Strengths:
- Cheap and reliable
- Smaller and more compact
- Easier to maneuver around larger ships.
- Targeting computers are fast and accurate.
- Easily maintained and repaired.
- Reinforced spine
- Sensor spire gives the original targeting computers a longer range
Weaknesses:
Ineffective at engaging targets larger than dropships.
Replacement parts or generally at or below standard causing more frequent repairs.
Outside of the ship's spine, the ship is generally more fragile than standard ships
Description:
With the growing conflicts across the stars, Tenloss realized that in order to survive as a company, it needed to keep up with the times. However, instead of tossing aside the tried and true designs of the past, they instead determined to improve upon the trusted designs the galaxy knew.
The MkII Azalus-class Flak Frigate was the first of these new redesigns. Tenloss R&D took the old Azalus design flaws and opted to try and work around them rather than put the low cost design fully at risk.
Instead of redesigning the hull integrity of the ship and being forced to scrap the original ships and the spare parts for them, the MkII was designed to resist attacks that would cripple or destroy the ship's spine to make full repairs far easier. The spine of the ship saw added structural integrity and armor plating to allow the ship to be repaired from the inside out in the event of total destruction. This allows buyers to rebuild their ships in the event an Azalus is destroyed, using the spare parts sold by Tenloss to piece the ship back together rather than purchase an entirely new ship.
The weapon loadouts were also altered. Instead of a large number of turreted guns that could see difficulty in targeting en masse, these guns were placed in a number of batteries for ease of targeting and design, as well as saving overall space. This allows the Azalus to more easily bring the necessary amount of guns to bear on appropriate targets, from individual starfighters to whole squadrons.
A fifty meter tall sensor spine was also added to the ship's dorsal area. With the guns consolidated into batteries, enough space was created to install the sensor spine array. This array allows the on board targeting computers to engage targets farther out than the orginal Azalus frigate could. Coupled with a simpler targeting algorithyms brought about by the consolidated batteries, the MkII Azalus finds anti-starfighter duties to be much easier and far more effective.
Also added were a small series of retrothrusters along the top, sides, and bottom of the ship. This allows the frigate to maneuver more easily in and among larger fleet formations so as to properly and rapidly support other ships in anti-starfighter actions.
The downsides are fairly simple. The reinforced spine is far heavier than the original Azalus-class, making the MkII variant slower than its parent. The ship is also still fairly fragile to enemy capital ship attacks, forcing this ship to adopt a support role rather than a direct attack role. Though the weapons were consolidated and such consolidation makes targeting simpler and easier, it also means that the enemy can target entire batteries of guns rather than individual turrets, making the batteries more vulnerable. The sensor spine does allow a longer range for the targeting computers, thereby extending the range of the weapons on board the ship, though the array itself is exposed and prone to enemy damage. Once knocked out, the ship relies on its standard sensors and can only engage enemy starfighters at the ranges standard for the original Azalus.
Development Thread: N/A
Intent: To improve upon and bring the original Azalus-class flak frigate into the new guide and modern age.
