The Ship List, Frigates

NOTE: We are changing the Mon-cal Faction to the New Republic Faction.






Frigates
Frigates are small warships used mostly for escort and screening duties. In rare cases, they may also be flagships of smaller task forces.


Name: Lancer-class frigate
Faction: Imperial only
Length: 250 m
Building time: 6 months
Cost: 3 points
Armament: 20xquad laser cannon
Fighter complement: None
Consumables: 1 week.
Crew: 890
Role: Screening unit, anit-starfighter ship, convoy duty
An Imperial design that has only one role - to kill starfighters. The lancer has weak shielding for its size and is a bit slow, but this is more than made up by the ship bristling with laser cannon and sensors, allowing it to track and attack several squadrons of starfighters at once. It is best used protecting valuable fleet assets from enemy torpedo or starfighter attack.



Name: Nebulon B frigate
Faction: All factions
Length: 300 m
Building time: 6 months
Cost: 3 points
Armament: 12 MTL, 12 Laser cannons
Fighter complement: 24 fighters
Consumables: 2 years
Crew: 920 + 50 troops
Role: screening unit, convoy escort, reconnaissance, anti-starfighter
The most popular frigate in the Galaxy. The Nebulon B is a good compromise between speed, firepower and carrier capability. These well-built ships have one vulnerability - the midsection. During the Galactic civil war, these ships served well in all roles from convoy escort to command ship.

Name: Nebulon B frigate (medical variant)
Faction: All factions
Length: 300 m
Building time: 8 months
Cost: 3 points
Armament: 6 MTL, 8 Laser cannons
Fighter complement: none
Consumables: 2 years
Crew: 1000
Role: hospital ship, disaster relief ship
This variant of the Nebulon B frigate trades weaponry and fighter carrier space for 15 bacta tanks, 745 beds and several hospital suites. As such, it is ideal for a fleet that has suffered casualties or is about to.



Name: Nebulon B2 frigate
Faction: All factions
Length: 250 m
Building time: 6 months
Cost: 3 points
Armament: 3 dual heavy MTL turrets, 7 MTL, 1 concussion missile launcher
Fighter complement: 24 fighters
Consumables: 2 years
Crew: 1120 + 150 troops
Role: screening unit, convoy escort, capital ship
The heavily modified version of the Nebulon B frigate is 17% more faster and stronger shielded than its predecessor. Though the MTLs can still engage enemy starfighter, they are more designed for anti-corvette fighting. It is therefore not uncommon to see a Nebulon B2 as the command ship in convoys. It is strong enough to give a cruiser a run for its money and keep it occupied while the convoy escapes. The designers have also eliminated the connecting spar weakness.



Name: Corona class frigate
Faction: Republic only
Length: 275 m
Building time: 6 months
Cost: 3 points
Armament: 10 MTL, 4 ion cannons, 10 laser cannons
Fighter complement: 36 fighters
Consumables: 1 year
Crew: 838 + 80 troops
Role: screening unit, reconnaissance, anti-starfighter unit
The newest frigate from the Nebulon B design heritage, the Corona class frigate has better shields, a faster hyperdrive and carries more fighters. It is best used with large fleet formations.


Name: Interceptor-class frigate
Faction: All factions
Length: 150 m
Building time: 4 months
Cost: 3 points
Armament: 6 MTL, 3 proton torpedo launchers
Fighter complement: None
Consumables: 3 months
Crew: 500
Role: screening unit, reconnaissance, rapid strike craft
A favorite among pirates, the Interceptor frigate is the smallest of all frigates. It is comparatively shielded to the Nebulon B frigate, but carries less fighters. It does however have excellent speed and decent firepower, though it is hard pressed against the larger corvette designs like the marauder corvette.



Name: MC30 frigate
Faction: Mon-Cal only
Length: 200 m
Building time: 6 months
Cost: 3 points
Armament: 2 proton torpedo launchers, 4 LTL, 1 cluster bomb array
Fighter complement: None
Consumables: 3 months
Crew: 500
Role: Anti-starfighter unit
The MC30 is best known for its cluster bomb array, which allows it to pepper an area of space with the aforementioned bombs. The shrapnel dispersed by them is particularly deadly to unshielded starfighters.