I promised a Frigate and here she is...
Ladies and Gentleman, the
GlaiveThe
Glaive class Frigate
Name:
Glaive class Star Frigate
Role: Light Fleet Roles/Light Carrier, Others
Manufacturer: Kuat Drive Yards
Length: 350 Meters
Maximum Acceleration: 50 MGLT
Engines: 4 KDY MaxThrust Ion Engines
Hyperdrive: 1X/8X
Hyper Drive: KDY Mk.VII hyperdrive
Shields: KDY Class III generator (Moderate)
Armor: Moderate
Sensors: KDY Mastersuite Class IV
Comm: Full Suite
Weapons:
20 Class 7 Turbolasers
10 Class 7 Ion Cannons
12 Class 6 Quad Lasers
4 Class 8 Warhead Tubes
2 Tractor Beams
Fighter Complement: 3 Squadrons, shuttles
Crew: 750
Passengers: 100 (Troops)
Cargo Capacity: 5,000 Metric Tons
Consumables: 2 years
The Galactic Alliance, almost a decade ago, faced a conundrum. Their current Star Frigate was fast becoming a thing of obsolescence, and they could either modernize all of them, or craft a new vessel to fulfill the need. The Senate Military Committee seemed deadlocked on the issue until Kuat Drive Yards proposed a new design. They took their cues from the old
Nebulon B, a work horse of the Rebellion and New Republic. Their new ship was comparatively cheap, and fulfilled all the roles that were needed of it.
They christened the new ship the
Glaive, and she is an excellent choice for the roles she was designed for. Created to fulfill the Light Fleet role, and thus she is fast, well shielded and armored for a vessel of her size, and carries enough weapons to match vessels in her weight range and challenge some Heavy Star Frigates while dominating smaller vessels. A fifth of a hundred Turbolasers dot the frame, while 10 Ion Cannons are in place for disabling enemy vessels. She also has a dozen Quad Laser turrets designed to deal with enemy fighters and warheads. The centerpoint of her anti-capital ship armament is, however, the quartet of heavy warhead tubes located in a cluster on the nose of the vessel.
She also can carry up to three squadrons of fighters, an improvement on the
Nebulon B’s original two. This makes her, when paired with some transports, an excellent convoy raider.
She does have some drawbacks, however. For instance, when faced with anything heavier than a Heavy Star Frigate on the lighter end of the spectrum, most
Glaive skippers do the smart thing and run. Also, with all the Warhead Tubes in one location it makes them easy to take out, which, in the middle of a fight, can definitely hamstring the Frigate. She also only has one fighter bay, located in the rear of the vessel , and knocking that out can mess with her to no end.
The
Glaive however, made a good showing of herself during the war, outnumbering both
Wombats and
Gladiuses, and on many occasions beating them soundly. The Empire, however, would often times simply role over the Glaive with heavier vessels. The Frigate is still fairly prolific throughout the Galaxy, as the design has been manufactured by several other design interests. Some have varying configurations, but the most common is still the original Alliance config. She is almost a decade old now, but is still keeping up with the more modern vessels afield. She is a common sight in Sector Defense Fleets and Rebel Groups.
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