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U.C.
Frigate
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- CLASS: Humanx Peacekeeping Forces Frigate
COST: 45,068,450 $
CLASSIFICATION: LT9 military starship
STATS: 8000 ton ; 15000 cubic yards ;
approx. (175 feet / 59 meters length.)
proper size 116 m. or 171 m.CREW: 50 + 4 passengers
1 + 4 lt. commander + officers 3 pilots 2 1 medical officer + 1 tech-med 27 engeneering/manteinnance crew 3 vital support specialist 9 gunners 1 service specialist 4 room for mission specialists,guests,prisoners etc. SPEED: 75 parsecs / day
CARGO CAPACITY: 3000 cubic yards
ARMAMENT: 2 heavy missile tubes ( 20 missiles); 1 medium missile tube ( 10 missiles);
3 medium laser cannons; 2 medium particle beams.COMPONENTS: no Landing Gear .
PAYLOAD BAY: 1 medium shuttle;1 small shuttle; 2 lifeboats( 22 seats each );
2 lifecapsules ( 5 seats each ).TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: Every KK-starship looks like a balloon stuck on the end of a plumber's helper. The "suction cup" of the "plumber's helper" is the generating fan for the drive field.
The 'handle' contains the power plants, the shield generators,the thrusters. the 'balloon' holds the rest (sensors,weapons,living quarters, cargo etc.).NOTE: U.C. frigates perform a variety of duties including border patrol, escort, sentry, and scout.
the speed and firepower of this class make the frigate a tough opponent against all but the largest enemy vessels.
An AAnn frigate mounts 1 light disruption beam, 1 medium paralysis beam, 4 heavy particle beams, 2 heavy lasers. It's otherwise similar to the Church frigate ( but less common ).DETAILS:
1 tractor beam LT9 infirmary bridge auxiliary bridge Hangar deck (3066 cubic yards) KK stardrive ( posigravity Kurita-Kinoshita warp drive) main engine ( fusion power plant ) auxiliary fusion power plant (emergency only) LT9-minicomputer LT9-auxiliary minicomp LT9-dedicated personal computer (navcomp) sensors arrays artificial gravity (80% of hull) 7 single airlocks (hangar,cargo,external,lifecapsules,lifeboats) life support system (56) energy defensive shield ( DF 1) 4 single passengers staterooms (standard) 2 suspended animation capsules 50 crew staterooms ( steerage ) living quarters 1 auto-cook LT9-reactionless drive (thrusters) software:astrogation,damage control,piloting,gunner,electronic repair,targeting. databases: ship manual(1giga),starmaps(30 giga),generic(30 giga)
last update may 2000
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