Mandalorian Tech Restricted Ship Hunter-Class Frigate

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HUNTER-CLASS FRIGATE

AFFILIATION
Mandalorians.

MANUFACTURER
MandalMotors.

CLASS
Frigate

ROLE
Escort
Patrol
Picketing.

COMPOSITION
Durasteel and Transparisteel

DIMENSIONS
475 meters long

CREW
50-500.

PASSENGER CAPACITY
300.

CARGO CAPACITY
2 kilotons.

HANGAR CAPACITY
10x starfighter sized small craft.

CONSUMABLES
2 years.

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The Hunter-class escort frigate has a top speed of 65 MGLT and has average maneuvering characteristics.

ARMAMENT

• 24x dual light turbolaser turrets. 16x dorsal, 8x ventral
• 12x dual heavy laser turrets. 6x dorsal, 6x ventral
• 16x dual heavy ion turrets. 8x dorsal, 8x ventral
• 8x dual-medium ion turrets. 4x dorsal, 4x ventral
• 2x quad heavy missile turrets (8 missiles per tube, ).
• 2x tractor beam projectors.

EQUIPMENT

• 1x hyperdrive, 1x class 2 primary, 1x class 12 backup.
• 1x navicomputer.
• 2x heavy deflector screen generators.
• 1x long-range sensor suite.
• 1x long-range communication suite.
• 5x docking ring with integrated docking tube and hull-cutting tools.
• Many x compartmentalized life support system.
• Many x escape pod.

DESCRIPTION​

With information regarding what is known of historical star destroyers, the heads and helmets knew what it would take to be able to 'catch' and tackle a larger target. Thinking much like how pack hunters can take on larger prey, this frigate was designed with that same tenacity in mind. The interior is similar to that of most classic imperial ships with appropriately sized hallways for a ship of its size. The interior is nothing special in terms of a military ship as Mandalorians keep things mostly spartan with the influences of the Sith Empire.

A small hangar located on the underside of the ship is capable of holding no more than eight starfighters and two similarly sized shuttles. External fighter escorts can dock with one of the five docking rings if necessary but the frigate is not a carrier ship. Even most light freighters would have trouble fitting into the hangar bay comfortably. But the frigate possesses two tractor beams, one on its nose and one on the keel just aft of the hangar bay. Both can be used to stop fleeing small craft and guide friendlies in safely.

The frigate possesses enough firepower to make most star destroyers bleed and with a few of them together they can challenge ships of larger classes with the right tactics. Eight dual light turbolaser turrets are in place on either side of the central command neck and can rapidly track most ships large enough to warrant targeting. Only an additional eight turrets of similar caliber are on the underside of the frigate, totaling twenty-four turbolasers.

On the top, there are also six dual heavy laser turrets for additional punches both on the dorsal hull and the keel. A dozen heavy laser turrets along with the triangular 'slice' design mean any target the frigate is directly pointed at can feel the full weight of its bristling armaments if its captain so chooses.

Towards the front of the ship are the main features most smaller ships get to contend with. Larger vessels that the Mandalorians may want to capture and board also get the business end of the numerous dual heavy and medium ion cannons. These mirror one another like the previous turrets on the top of the ship as they do below.

On the port and starboard side of the nose, the Frigate boasts two quad heavy missile turrets. Each turret has four missiles capable of individually locking onto a separate target or triggering its salvo to fire one or all of its presently loaded compliment towards one target. Mostly these are for dealing with small craft as the frigate primarily focuses on targeting larger vessels and relying on either small craft escorts, or for the strategic placing of medium ion turrets to deal with more extensive harassers. The frigate is still very capable of dealing with small numbers of fighter craft but it was not designed to deal with wings of fast attack craft. In total that means the frigate is limited to only thirty-two warheads.

LEGALITY​

Restricted. These ships are classified as capital ships under Galactic law and possess heavy weapons. As such, civilian owners will require extra licensing to operate one legally and will receive increased scrutiny by authorities.

INTENT​

To expand on the Mandalorian's arsenal of tech with their own proprietary ships as the Mandalorians are utilizing shipyards, adding to the Mandalorian's fleet.

RESTRICTIONS​

Yes. This ship is a large capital ship, therefore these cannot be owned or operated by individual characters. A faction would be required to obtain and crew a ship of this size. As well, Mandalorians are notoriously difficult about sharing their technology, making this class of ship much harder to actually acquire



A huge thank you to @Darasuum for this well-written and awesome write-up!
Thank you to @Bread for the Mando paint job!

 

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