Class/Model/Name: Raven class Frigate
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type: WarShip
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set: AeroTech2
Mass: 640,000 tons
K-F Drive System: (Unknown)
Power Plant: Standard
Safe Thrust: 4
Maximum Thrust: 6
Armor Type: Standard
Armament:
16 NL45
6 NAC/20
12 White Shark
32 Autocannon/10
48 Large Laser
8 Medium NPPC
4 NAC/35
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==Overview:==
One of the newer classes of warships employed by the Rim Worlds Republic, the
Raven class Frigate was originally designed as an escort for the Phalanx class
battleships that were the flagships of the Rim Worlds Republic. However, its
combination of speed, armour and firepower in addition to their carrying
capacity also made them good long range patrol craft which resulted in the few
Ravens produced often finding themselves assigned to long patrols along the
periphery border of the Republic, or showing the flag in nearby systems.
==Capabilities:==
Weighing in at 640,000 tons, the Raven class was often misidentified as a
destroyer class vessel by Inner Sphere powers and also by Periphery Pirates
who encountered the class more often. However, those who underestimated the
class often found themselves in serious problems after the Raven moved into
close combat and opened up with its heavy autocannons which were easily
capable of wreaking heavy damage on cruisers, which wasn't that uncommon due
to the large engines on the Raven which allowed the Frigate a top acceleration
of three gravities, easily enough to outmanoeuvre the slow cruisers employed by
the SLDF such as the Soyuz and Aegis classes.
Aside from the afore mentioned heavy autocannons, class 35s to be exact, the
Raven also carried half a dozen longer ranged class 20s which were much more
common in the Republic than the heavy calibre 35s. Eight medium naval particle
cannons and fourteen type 45 naval lasers provided the opening barrage of the
Raven and also provided a fearsome backup to the autocannons, while a full
dozen White Shark missile tubes were capable of exploiting the holes opened by
the other weaponry carried by the Raven.
Anti-Fighter wise, the Raven carried a mixed battery of large lasers and class
10 standard autocannons which could project an effective counter to the
aerospace fighters of other nations that got through the Raven's own aerospace
fighters. Fitted as an escort to the Phalanx in a navy that emphasised
Aerospace Fighters because of their low cost and ease of maintenance, the
Raven carries two full wings of fighters and eight small craft which were
easily capable of killing other warships on their own. Two dropships allowed
the Raven to stay away from dock for extended periods of time, while also
allowing the Raven the ability to carry additional Fighter Carriers and
Assault Dropships which only made the class even more fearsome on the
battlefield.
Armour wise, the Raven carried almost nine-hundred tons of standard armour
composites, although more advanced armours such as ferro-aluminium were
considered during the design phase the standard composites were decided upon
to ease the logistics of the vessels because almost all of the warships in the
Republic also used the less advanced composites. Thus the Raven could draw
spare armour from other warships in the fleet if it were damaged, which
allowed several Ravens to continue on where other classes were forced to
withdraw to major shipyards for armour replacement.
==Deployment==
The Raven class frigate served dual roles in the Rim Worlds Republic, it was
the primary escort of the massive Phalanx class Battleships and was also the
preferred class for patrolling the Republic's extremely long Periphery border
where its dropship capacity and aerospace fighters made it a strong deterent
for parties looking to attack the Republic. Although it didn't really deter
the SLDF from attacking a weakened Republic when Amaris bought war to
Humanity, and it was during this period that most of the 52 Ravens constructed
were lost, with twenty-seven destroyed or captured in the Terran Hegemony. Of
the 25 left with the three fleets guarding the Republic only one would be
captured. Of the 25 that were in the Republic, three would be captured at
Kowloon. The 4 Raven class vessels were put to use as transport ships during
the Exodus and mothballed soon after the arrival at the Pentagon worlds. 2
would be activated by rebels and destroyed during the long bloody Civil War.
The other two would languish in a cache fleet depot until claimed by the
Wolverines. 1 was destroyed while Clan Wolf forces captured the other.
The ship was unmanned and just floating in space, thinking it a trap the Wolf
marines boarded her and found her to be safe. Taking the prize to a Clan Wolf
Naval depot, that Raven, the Blackbird, still remains there to this day, with
the Wolves unwilling to activate a vessel that possesses such a strong taint.
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Class/Model/Name: Raven class Frigate
Mass: 640,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 153,600.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 4
Maximum Thrust: 6
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive: Compact (Integrity = 14) 289,600.00
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 4) 62.00
Structural Integrity: 70 44,800.00
Total Heat Sinks: 3,700 Single 3,101.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 7,650.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 1,600.00
Fire Control Computers: .00
Food & Water: (365 days supply) 834.25
Armor Type: Standard (400 total armor pts) 894.00
Capital Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 77
Fore-Left/Right: 66/66
Aft-Left/Right: 66/66
Aft: 59
Cargo:
Bay 1: Fighters (18) with 3 doors 2,700.00
Bay 2: Fighters (18) with 3 doors 2,700.00
Bay 3: Small Craft (8) with 2 doors 1,600.00
Bay 4: Cargo (1) 47,683.75
DropShip Capacity: 2 Docking Hardpoints 2,000.00
Grav Decks #1 - 2: (90-meter diameter) 100.00
Life Boats: 30 (7 tons each) 210.00
Escape Pods: 30 (7 tons each) 210.00
Crew and Passengers:
40 Officers (40 minimum) 400.00
133 Crew (133 minimum) 931.00
60 Gunners (60 minimum) 420.00
112 Marines 560.00
112 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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2 NL45 Nose 9 9 9 9 140 1,800.00
2 NAC/20(100 rounds) Nose 40 40 40 -- 120 5,040.00
4 White Shark(80 msls) Nose 12 12 12 12 60 3,680.00
4 Autocannon/10(200 rounds)Nose 4(40) 4(40) -- -- 12 68.00
6 Large Laser Nose 5(48) 5(48) -- -- 48 30.00
2 NL45 FL/R 9 9 9 9 280 3,600.00
1 NAC/20(50 rounds) FL/R 20 20 20 -- 120 5,040.00
2 Medium NPPC FL/R 18 18 18 18 540 7,200.00
2 NAC/35(100 rounds) FL/R 70 70 -- -- 480 16,200.00
2 White Shark(40 msls) FL/R 6 6 6 6 60 3,680.00
4 Autocannon/10(200 rounds)FL/R 4(40) 4(40) -- -- 24 136.00
6 Large Laser FL/R 5(48) 5(48) -- -- 96 60.00
2 NL45 L/RBS 9 9 9 9 280 3,600.00
4 Autocannon/10(200 rounds)L/RBS 4(40) 4(40) -- -- 24 136.00
6 Large Laser L/RBS 5(48) 5(48) -- -- 96 60.00
2 NL45 AL/R 9 9 9 9 280 3,600.00
1 NAC/20(50 rounds) AL/R 20 20 20 -- 120 5,040.00
2 Medium NPPC AL/R 18 18 18 18 540 7,200.00
2 White Shark(40 msls) AL/R 6 6 6 6 60 3,680.00
4 Autocannon/10(200 rounds)AL/R 4(40) 4(40) -- -- 24 136.00
6 Large Laser AL/R 5(48) 5(48) -- -- 96 60.00
2 NL45 Aft 9 9 9 9 140 1,800.00
4 Autocannon/10(200 rounds)Aft 4(40) 4(40) -- -- 12 68.00
6 Large Laser Aft 5(48) 5(48) -- -- 48 30.00
1 Lot Spare Parts (1.00%) 6,400.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 3,700 640,000.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 3,762,818,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 126,703
Cost per BV: 29,697.94
Weapon Value: 46,885 (Ratio = .37)
Damage Factors: SRV = 4,679; MRV = 4,542; LRV = 3,178; ERV = 854
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 411,677
(56,591 Structure, 205,410 Life Support, 149,676 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 516,825 (126% of MPV)
BattleForce2: Not applicable
