Rim Worlds Historical Warship: Raven class Frigate
Raven class Frigate
Introduced: 2689
Mass: 630,000
Length: 602 meters
Sail Diameter: 983 meters
Fuel: 7500 tons
Tons/Burn Day: 39.50
Safe Thrust: 4
Maximum Thrust: 6
Sail Integrity: 6
KF Drive Integrity: 13
Heat Sinks: 1645 (3290)
Structural Integrity: 70
Armor:
Fore: 147
Fore-Sides: 147
Aft-Sides: 147
Aft: 147
Armament:
14 NL-45
3 NAC/40
12 AR-10 Missile Launchers
8 Medium Naval PPC
6 NAC/20
4 NAC/35
10 AC/10
Weapons:
Forward:
2 NL 45s
2 NAC/20
2 AR-10 Missile Launchers
Fore Left / Fore Right
2 Medium Naval PPC
2 AR-10 Missile Launchers
2 NL 45s
1 NAC/20
2 NAC/35
2 AC/10
AR/AL
2 Medium Naval PPC
2 AR-10 Missile Launchers
2 NL 45s
1 NAC/20
2 AC/10
Aft
2 NL 45s
2 AC/10
600 tons Killer Whale missiles
240 tons Barracuda missiles
100 tons NAC/20 ammo
200 tons NAC/35 ammo
64 tons AC/10 ammo
Cargo: 19050 tons
Bay 1: Fighters (40) 6 Doors
Bay 2: Small Craft (4) 2 Doors
Bay 3: Cargo 1 Door
DropShip Capacity: 4
Grav Deck: 2 (75-meter diameter)
Escape Pods: 0
Life Boats: 40
Overview :
Finding a need for an escort for its Phalanx Battleship the Republic Admiralty put forth design criteria for a vessel that could go toe to toe with Star League Frigates, corvettes and stand a fighting chance against a destroyer. With the budget that was being stretched thin with the Phalanx project many of the expensive high tech weaponry and armor was not considered for the Raven project.
Using standard armor and standard weapons that were easily manufactured the cost of the vessel was keep to a minimal level.
Capabilities :
The Raven Frigate class was designed as an escort for the Phalanx class Battleship. Designed to go toe to toe with the Congress and other ships of same or lighter weight. In the designing of this as with all Republic warships the class was given ample aerofighters to help defend merchant flotillas or attack enemy warships.
Deployment :
The deployment of the Ravens was to be 7 per fleet or 1 per Phalanx Battleship. The Amaris Crisis would prove to be devastating to the class. Of the 25 left with the three fleets guarding the Republic only one would be captured. Of the 25 that would be in the Hegemony three would be captured at New St Andrews. The 4 Raven ships were put to use as transport ships during the Exodus adn 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 lanquish in a cahe fleet depot until claimed by the Not Named Clan. 1 was destroyed while the other was captured by Clan Wolf forces. 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 she was left for 200+ yrs until Clan Wolf decided to activate her after the Great Refusual War.
=Notable Vessels=
Blackbird
AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
VALIDATED
Class/Model/Name: Raven class Frigate
Tech: Inner Sphere / 2689
Vessel Type: WarShip
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set: AeroTech2
Mass: 630,000 tons
K-F Drive System: (Unknown)
Length: 688 meters
Sail Diameter: 1,072 meters
Power Plant: Standard
Safe Thrust: 4
Maximum Thrust: 6
Armor Type: Improved Ferro-aluminum
Armament:
10 Medium NPPC
22 Barracuda
80 Large Laser
14 NL45
8 NAC/30
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==Overview:==
By 2685, the Barracuda class corvette was really beginning to show its
limitations as the Rim Worlds standard picket and pirate hunter. Its small
size, low cargo capacity and weak armament limited its ability to perform in
its chosen roles, thus the Rim Worlds suffered heavily from bandits and
warship equipped pirates in the years after the introduction of the
Barracuda.
However the leadership of the Rim Worlds was not blind to the problems with
the class, and in the years leading up to 2670 the construction of a new
Frigate class vessel capable of serving as both an escort and as a picket ship
was ordered by Selanta Amaris. The result, launched on the 8th of July 2679
was the Raven class Frigate.
Easily meeting the requirements put forward by Selanta Amaris, these vessels
combined speed with heavy firepower as well as the state of the art
RB24A/TC11C Sensor suite, an exceptionally powerful targeting and tracking
system that was introduced way ahead of its time and served very successfully.
Capabilities:
The Raven Frigate class was designed as both an escort for the Phalanx class
Battleship and a replacement for the Barracuda class corvette, as such it is
powered by four Starhunter Drives (Practically a copied version of the drive
units from several frigates used by the Great Houses) which gives the Raven
the ability to accelerate up to 3Gs for periods. In addition to its ability to
dodge damage with its powerful engines and agility, the Raven also carried 920
tons of Ferro Aluminium armour allowing it to take several hits from the
heaviest weaponry before it was disabled.
For weaponry the Raven clearly outmatches many ships with her batteries of
Medium Naval PPCs and NAC/30's providing horrendous firepower in her
broadsides without trading range for hitting power. Fourteen Barracuda missile
tubes are mounted along the front of the Raven, as well as the Rim Worlds
standard Large Laser Anti Fighter batteries, which are scattered around the
ship in dual turrets. Lastly sixteen NL 45s are spread around the Raven giving
coverage from dropships and smaller warships.
The Raven class also carries four Docking collars and 12 Aerofighters,
allowing them to function somewhat as Transports if in dire need as well as
giving them access to the endurance the Cargo Hauler dropships can bring.
==Capabilities:==
All in all sixteen Ravens were deployed by the Rim Worlds Republic, generally
one was assigned to each of the Rim Worlds Phalanx and Snow Kite class vessels
with the remaining eight assigned to patrols of the Rim Worlds borders to ward
off pirate attacks.
Despite being highly successful in stopping pirate attacks the Ravens proved
somewhat undergunned and were mostly destroyed during Kerensky's long march to
Terra. However two fled with the 3rd Fleet when it went AWOL during the last
year of the War of Liberation, and another four were captured by Kerensky
during various battles in the Hegemony and in the Republic.
All four of these Ravens would travel with Kerensky on the Exodus, where two
would be activated by Rebel forces and were eventually destroyed by massed
assaults by the Snow Ravens and Cloud Cobras. The other two were activated as
part of the Not Named Clans cache fleet, and used to delay the Wolves long
enough for several ships to escape. Of these one was destroyed by the Wolves
warships, the other was captured after it was stripped of parts when its KF
drive failed a mere jump from the Kerensky cluster.
It was destroyed by the Wolves as target practice.
==Notable Vessels & Crews:==
=Notable Vessels=
Blackbird (missing)
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Class/Model/Name: Raven class Frigate
Mass: 630,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 151,200.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 4
Maximum Thrust: 6
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive: Compact (Integrity = 13) 285,075.00
Jump Sail (Detachable): (Integrity = 4) 62.00
Structural Integrity: 75 47,250.00
Total Heat Sinks: 1,645 Double 1,051.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 7,650.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 1,575.00
Fire Control Computers: .00
Food & Water: (365 days supply) 1,013.00
Armor Type: Improved Ferro-aluminum (615 total armor pts) 944.00
Capital Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 115
Fore-Left/Right: 102/102
Aft-Left/Right: 102/102
Aft: 92
Cargo:
Bay 1: Cargo (1) with 1 door 42,084.00
Bay 2: Fighters (12) with 6 doors 1,800.00
Bay 3: Small Craft (6) with 2 doors 1,200.00
DropShip Capacity: 4 Docking Hardpoints 4,000.00
Grav Deck #1: (75-meter diameter) 50.00
Grav Deck #2: (75-meter diameter) 50.00
Life Boats: 27 (7 tons each) 189.00
Escape Pods: 27 (7 tons each) 189.00
Crew and Passengers:
57 Officers (54 minimum) 570.00
200 Crew (114 minimum) 1,400.00
70 Gunners (68 minimum) 490.00
150 Marines 750.00
24 Bay Personnel 120.00
54 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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2 Medium NPPC Nose 18 18 18 18 270 3,600.00
6 Barracuda(120 msls) Nose 12 12 12 12 60 4,140.00
10 Large Laser Nose 8(80) 8(80) -- -- 80 50.00
1 Medium NPPC FL/R 9 9 9 9 270 3,600.00
4 Barracuda(80 msls) FL/R 8 8 8 8 80 5,520.00
2 NL45 FL/R 9 9 9 9 280 3,600.00
1 NAC/30(100 rounds) FL/R 30 30 30 -- 200 7,160.00
10 Large Laser FL/R 8(80) 8(80) -- -- 160 100.00
2 Medium NPPC L/RBS 18 18 18 18 540 7,200.00
2 NAC/30(100 rounds) L/RBS 60 60 60 -- 400 14,160.00
2 NL45 L/RBS 9 9 9 9 280 3,600.00
10 Large Laser L/RBS 8(80) 8(80) -- -- 160 100.00
1 Medium NPPC AL/R 9 9 9 9 270 3,600.00
4 Barracuda(80 msls) AL/R 8 8 8 8 80 5,520.00
2 NL45 AL/R 9 9 9 9 280 3,600.00
1 NAC/30(100 rounds) AL/R 30 30 30 -- 200 7,160.00
10 Large Laser AL/R 8(80) 8(80) -- -- 160 100.00
2 NL45 Aft 9 9 9 9 140 1,800.00
10 Large Laser Aft 8(80) 8(80) -- -- 80 50.00
1 Lot Spare Parts (1.00%) 6,300.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 3,990 629,672.00
Tons Left: 328.00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 5,472,100,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 122,921
Cost per BV: 44,517.21
Weapon Value: 57,311 (Ratio = .47)
Damage Factors: SRV = 3,817; MRV = 3,714; LRV = 2,673; ERV = 1,115
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 391,858
(55,210 Structure, 207,458 Life Support, 129,190 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 379,485 (97% of MPV)
BattleForce2: Not applicable
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