Fredasa Flight II
One of the success stories of the NWP, the Fredassa corvette was a small but fast, and heavily armed vessel and would go on to be built in large numbers by the Clans, allowing them to mothball older, more maintenance and crew intensive SLDF vessels like the Vincent and the other surviving corvettes still in service.
But the class did have some issues that were looked at by the Scientists of Clan Ice Hellion in the early 3000's. Whilst they appreciated the ships punch and speed, its percived lack of range troubled the Hellions who preferred to engage at the longest ranges possible before moving in to finish off an opponent. The standard Fredasa featured a massive ultra-heavy naval autocannon and this could crack almost any WarShip's armour or obliterate a DropShip with a hit but it was short ranged and rather inaccurate. The other autocannons were also rather short ranged so instead of simply choosing to remove the big cannons, a new Fredasa emerged, one that more suited the Hellions mindset and tactical choices.
Almost all the autocannons were removed, and a pair of NAC-10's were fitted to cover the aft, this freed up considerable weight and space and was then put to good use. The front 45cm battery was enlarged to a sextuple mount whilst the forward quarters each recived a dual 45cm laser mounting. The aft quarters though were largely unarmed save for some defensive anti-fighter mounts. The broadsides weapons were now a pair of medium naval PPCs for range and striking power. A large array of gauss rifles, ER lasers and LRMs was fitted for anti-fighter and DropShip work whilst a layered AMS battery was also fitted to cover all quadrants. Finally, a large NCSS was also installed, meaning that the Fredasa Flight II made a superb tracking and patrol ship thanks to her greatly augmented sensor radius.
Unfortunately something had to go and in this case it was the fighter compliment which was reduced to a single Star (10) and a single small craft. Cargo space was also reduced by a little over 400 tons but the major lack of capital ballistic weapons meant that the ship could carry more consumables without having to devote more space to ammunition storage.
Although more akin to the extinct Dauntless class Escort Destroyer, the Hellions called the Fredasa Flight II an attack ship, one that could use her speed and manouverability to slash at a target at long range. And this did actually work, in 3044 a pair of Hellion Fredasa Attackers challenged the CSV Steel Python a much larger Aegis class vessel. The two Hellion ships used their speed to out manouver the Steel Python and made repeated strikes on her aft quarters and sterns with their forward lasers before turning to bring their particle cannons to bare as they turned away. Unable to successfully engage the smaller Hellion ships and with his fighters deadlocked in combat against the Hellion's, the Steel Python's captain requested Higara and withdrew, surrendering the JumpShip she was escorting and her cargo of metals and HarJel to the Hellions.
Class/Model/Name: Fredasa Flight II/Fredasa Attacker
Tech: Clan
Ship Cost: $10,040,132,560.00
Magazine Cost: $2,395,000.00
BV2: 33,214
Mass: 180,000
K-F Drive System: Compact with L-F Battery
Power Plant: Maneuvering Drive
Safe Thrust: 5
Maximum Thrust: 8
Armor Type: Lamellor Ferro-Carbide
Armament:
10 Naval Laser 45
20 Laser Large ER (C)
6 LRM 15+Art4 (C)
16 AMS (C)
16 Gauss Rifle (C)
4 Naval PPC Medium
2 Naval AC 10
Class/Model/Name: Fredasa Flight II
Mass: 180,000
Equipment: Mass
Drive: 54,000.00
Thrust
Safe: 5
Maximum: 8
Controls: 450.00
K-F Hyperdrive: Compact with L-F Battery (6 Integrity) 83,250.00
Jump Sail: (3 Integrity) 39.00
Structural Integrity: 40 7,200.00
Total Heat Sinks: 1573(3146) Double 1,200.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 30000 points 6,120.00
Fire Control Computers: 0.00
Armor: 195 pts Lamellor Ferro-Carbide 150.00
Fore: 40
Fore-Left/Right: 30/30
Aft-Left/Right: 30/30
Aft: 35
Dropship Capacity: 1 1,000.00
Grav Decks:
Small: 1 50.00
Medium: 0.00
Large: 0.00
Escape Pods: 12 84.00
Life Boats: 12 84.00
Fighters: 10
Small craft: 1
Cargo: 2976
Crew And Passengers:
20 Officers in Steerage Quarters 100.00
61 Crew in Steerage Quarters 305.00
35 Gunners and Others in Steerage Quarters 175.00
25 Bay Personnel 0.00
# Weapons Loc Heat Damage Range Mass
6 Naval Laser 45 Nose 420 270 (27-C) Extreme-C 5,400.00
8 Laser Large ER (C) Nose 96 80 (8-C) 32.00
2 LRM 15+Art4 (C) Nose 10 24 (2.4-C) 9.00
2 AMS (C) Nose 2 6 (0.6-C) 1.00
2 Naval Laser 45 FL 140 90 (9-C) 1,800.00
6 Gauss Rifle (C) FL 6 90 (9-C) 72.00
2 AMS (C) FL 2 6 (0.6-C) 1.00
2 Naval Laser 45 FR 140 90 (9-C) 1,800.00
6 Gauss Rifle (C) FR 6 90 (9-C) 72.00
2 AMS (C) FR 2 6 (0.6-C) 1.00
2 Naval PPC Medium LBS 270 180 (18-C) 3,600.00
4 Laser Large ER (C) LBS 48 40 (4-C) 16.00
2 AMS (C) LBS 2 6 (0.6-C) 1.00
2 Naval PPC Medium RBS 270 180 (18-C) 3,600.00
4 Laser Large ER (C) RBS 48 40 (4-C) 16.00
2 AMS (C) RBS 2 6 (0.6-C) 1.00
2 LRM 15+Art4 (C) AL 10 24 (2.4-C) 9.00
2 AMS (C) AL 2 6 (0.6-C) 1.00
2 LRM 15+Art4 (C) AR 10 24 (2.4-C) 9.00
2 AMS (C) AR 2 6 (0.6-C) 1.00
2 Naval AC 10 Aft 60 200 (20-C) 4,000.00
4 Gauss Rifle (C) Aft 4 60 (6-C) 48.00
4 Laser Large ER (C) Aft 48 40 (4-C) 16.00
2 AMS (C) Aft 2 6 (0.6-C) 1.00
Ammo Rounds Mass
LRM 15+Art4 (C) Ammo 192 24.00
AMS (C) Ammo 768 32.00
Gauss Rifle (C) Ammo 128 16.00
Naval AC 10 Ammo 352 44.00
