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| MASS: 80 NPV: 331 Classification: Patrol Frigate (FP) Crew: 56; 8 Officers, 48 Enlisted, plus up to 25 troops Crew Factor: 4 Hull Integrity: 18 (5/5/4/4) Armor: 5 Main Drive Thrust: 4 (16.0 TW) Drive Auto-Detection Range: 5.335 AU ∆V (Combat): 55.905 km/sec ∆V (Cruise): 1118.096 km/sec Thrust Points: 112 (1043 tons propellant) Propellant Tanks: 4 Thrust Points per Tank: 28 FTL: Yes (Short Jump – 3.3 parsec range) Auxiliary Systems: 6-MASS Hangar Bay; 1-MASS Cargo Bay; 2-MASS Troop Bay; 1x Enhanced Sensors; 0.6 G Spin Habitat for 81 Combat Systems: 2x Fire Control Weapons: 2x Point Defense Battery; 2x Class-1 Battery (All Arcs); 1x Class-2 Battery (All Arcs) |
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| The
David
Baker class patrol
frigate is the first indigenous starship
design of the Sagittarius Arm. Named after an SDC geologist
killed on 22 October 2354 while surveying the second planet in the
SAG-36 0528 System for the Intrepid
(SDCR-5) survey team, the David Baker
class represents a compromise between a dedicated warship like the Oberon class
frigate, and one better suited to peacekeeping and law enforcement for
SDC chartered colonies. The frigate has a limited antiship
armament suitable for driving off pirates and marauders, in exchange
for the ability to carry two squads of troops or if necessary, a full
squadron of fighters in its large hangar bay. A normal patrol
load-out would feature four interface fighters in two two-ship elements
supporting two small landers to carry the troops to the surface of a
world, but in a pinch the David Baker
can carry 60 troops and landers to bring them all to the surface at
once. As a patrol frigate, the ship’s AMPLAR torch drive and an
ample percentage of the ship’s mass dedicated to propellant give it
excellent endurance for long patrols. The David Baker class of frigates is slated for sixteen ships over a period of eight years from 2362 to 2370. This shipbuilding program may be in jeopardy from a lack of trained crews, pilots, and troops, as well as shifting priorities for the A.M.C. The faction represented by Joachim Mercer is more interested in fielding offensive ship classes like the Oberon frigate and the Pegasus light cruiser warships, whereas the faction represented by Gavin Aurimas feel that peacekeeping and patrol ships like the David Baker should take precedence. Ships of the class
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