Blade class Heavy Frigate

VNS 12E Blade Class
Type: FG Frigate
Size	2,100 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–14
Engineering
Computer
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	G
Armaments
Hardpoints
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	37
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	6 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr 2,565.769 Qty: MCr 2,052.615
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design

The fleet command chose to update the Blade Class design and use it as the basis for local system defense squadrons. Popular with crews for its maneuver speed and agility, this nimble escort had thick armor as its sole defense. The main changes for the 12E model upgrades, were increasing the power plant size and output, and upgrading the computer which had been appallingly bad for a military design. This meant that some armor plating had to be shed to make room and the cargo capacity shrunk as well. The nuclear weapons pod, and a particle accelerator bay were the main offensive punch for this design. A pair of beam lasers provided feeble point defense versus missiles. Within the autonomous region the short jump 2 range was not seen as a liability for a defensive design, within range of so many excellent, friendly harbors.

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy