Grand Admiral, First Order Central Command
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To create a nice new frigate for the First Order.
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer: First Order Naval Engineering
Affiliation: The First Order
Model: Project 28581 Type Frigate, 'Nebulon II'
Production: Minor
Material: Alusteel Hull with Turadium Internal Reinforcement, Glassteel and Transparisteel where appropriate.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Frigate, Patrol and Escort
Length: 350m
Width: 91m
Height: 182m
Power Core/Reactor Plant: IV-3 (V) Hypermatter Annihilation Reactor
Complement: 50 Officers, 350 Enlisted including 30 Security Personnel.
Passenger Capacity: Up to 50 passengers can be comfortably accommodated.
Armament: Average
- 1 x Triple 500gt Annihilator Turbolaser Turret
- 8 x 240gt Turbolasers
- 8 x 50gt Fast Mount LTL Turrets
- 12 x Point Defense Laser Cannons
- 3 x Mk 26 'HARM' GMWS
- 2 x Tractor/Pressor Beams
- Standard Hull Construction
- Carbon-Nanofilament Armor Plating
- Secondary AR-03 Damage Reduction Component
- Combat-Rated Ray Shielding
- Combat-Rated Particle Shielding
- Combat-Rated Ionic Shielding Package
- Combat-Rated Electronic Warfare Suite (Attack/Defense/Support Capable)
Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: 1 Squadron
- Support Craft: 0 Squadrons
Speed Rating: High
Hyperdrive: Yes
Hyperdrive Class: 2.0 (10.0 Backup)
STANDARD FEATURES
- Standard Astrogation System
- Precision Microjump Computer
- Military-Grade Fire Control System
- Passive Countermeasure Package
- Subspace Communications and C4I System with Military Encryption
- Hyperwave Transceiver
- Internal Defenses
- Defensive Autoblasters
- Labyrinth Interior w/ natural chokepoints
- Advanced Full Spectrum Sensor Suite
- IFC-DCN (Integrated Fleet Command Data Exchange Network)
- Well Armed for its size
- Fast and Maneuverable
- Vulnerable Spar Section
- Poor Fleet Vessel
The un-creatively named Nebulon II Frigate is a nod towards the reborn First Order's diminished role in the galaxy. Whereas previously ships developed by First Order Naval Engineering were almost as a rule carefully crafted to fit into a specific niche and fill a clearly defined role in a fleet formation, the Nebulon II is something of a jack-of-all-trades. Designed primarily as a convoy escort and patrol vessel, it is built to operate independently for long periods of time with minimal support. It is also significantly faster than most of the fairly lumbering First Order frigates of yore, designed to chase and confront pirates, rebels, Ssi-Ruuvi raiders, and so on in defense of the scattered First Order remnant colonies and holdings.
But it is not without its heritage, as seen most notably in the lightweight-but-ultratough Carbon-Nanofilament Armor, the menacing triple barreled Annihilator Turbolaser turret mounted beneath the prow, and the HARM GMWS mounts. It is also, as one might expect from any First Order vessel, a well built ship with no-frills systems, state of the art automation, robust damage control systems, and of course a best-in-class Combat Systems suite, including the versatile IFC-DCN standard on all First Order major combatants. In a nod to its role as an escort and patrol vessel, it also sports an advanced sensor package, featuring all the usual suspects but with higher fidelity and resolution imagery and processing.
As a development of the classic Nebulon design, the ship still features a spar, and it remains vulnerable to concentrated fire, though not as extreme as the venerable Nebulon-B. Most notably is the fact that the ship is clearly designed as an independent operator and is not really designed to participate in fleet operations. It has limited point defense, a mediocre hyperdrive, and little other utility. It is nevertheless becoming a common sight in the territory patrolled by the nascent First Order, a symbol of stability reborn.
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