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AC-12 "Linx" by Mkananoja

AC-12 "Linx"

Mkananoja

drawn March 22, 2009


meh... annother 'spacy ship' xD
but this time its frigate =O

AC-12 codename: "Linx"
Class: Frigate
Size: 80m/55m/15m
Mass:212t
Maneuverability: 30°/1s, 5m/s²
Role: Anti-Capital
Crew: 8 (Captain, Primary-weapon's Gunman, Radar, Damage-control, Secondary weaponry's Gunman, Weapon-engineer, Pilot)
Radar: mid-range mk II pulse-radar, Laser-pointer (primary-weapon targeting)
Weaponry: Ion cannon (model sweep mk I) 2x Small AI plasma turret, 2x Cluster missile battery (Short range Anti-Fighter cluster missile)
Driver(s): 'Frigate-class' Heavy Iondriver
Hyper-drive: Yes
Atmosphere entry: no

The new pride of kharadian republic designed and manufactured to replace the infamous Ion-frigate know as "Koveras". Old frigate model, thought very effective and on skillful hands could easily turn the tides of most desperate moment, had obsolete technology over 115 years old and therefore new ship design where ordered with latest systems and technology available. Basically, this frigate is build around it's huge primary weapon, the fearsome ion-cannon that could cause havoc on everything expect the most sturdiest super-capital ships. Unlike it's infamous precursor, new weapon systems as 2 small plasma turrets and 2 cluster-missile-bays where provided to increase it changes to survive small class ships. Old model had only it's primary weapon and therefore it was very vulnerable to fighters and corvettes. Now the new model "Linx" Is able to hold off small fleets of fighters and corvettes on its own, though use of the escorts is still highly recommended.
Unfortunately, most fleet commanders does not want to use new ion frigates due of the fact that old model is almost legendary, and the knowledge that if fleet had one of these old models, any potential enemies thinks twice before entering the combat.

Ion cannon model sweep mk I, best know simply as the Ion cannon is the most deadliest directional weapon ever build by Kharadian republic and by all means, one of the most powerful weapons among know to factions. Sweeper is both huge and requires enormous amount of energy to recharge and fire and effective heat-sinks cools the weapon off before it is able to shoot again. Simply put; it consumes over 3/4 of the energy reserves of the main reactor during heavy combat. Highly focused ion-stream can pierce through ships hulls like knife trough butter. It has very long range, effective almost 120km away and after that beam spreads out and loses power, thought it can still cause serious damage on extreme range. Ion cannon can fire off 3 seconds lasting constant beam upon target and requires 20 seconds to cool-down and recharge before firing again. the visible part of the cannon is build to focus the beam even futher once it leaves the cannon self, though not essential to weapon to function properly.

"Linx" has 2 small plasma turrets to anti-corvette defense which has 360°/180° coverage and are placed rear of the ship, both up and bellow. additional turrets where suggested but they would have hindered the primary weapon due of increased energy demand. giving the ability to track and deliver constant fire upon target(s). each turret has the ability to track target with inbuild AI targeting systems, but targets are ultimately chosen by gunman. Every turret is also covered with "shell" to give some level of protection from direct hits. Due of the size and mass of the turrets they are unable to effectively target fighters and rely more on cheer luck to hit fast targets. Slower corvette-class ships however pose little threat as turrets are designed against them.
there is however one major flaw in turret designs. If target passes "Linx" directly from above or below, turrets lose their target for almost certain for few seconds until turret has turned around. And due of the tricky placement, they are unable effectively target directly at front of the ship, tough no-one is foolish enough to dare their luck if ion-cannon is ready to shoot again or not. Targets are chosen by the secondary weapon gunman.

As fighters has always been worst adversary for the previous ion frigate, 2 cluster-missile-bays where placed in it's 'wings'. Every battery holds 25 small short-range, high-maneuver cluster-missiles, summing up to 50 missiles for anti-fighter defense.
Cluster-missiles has the range of 50 km and once detonated from impact or triggered, multible secondary explosions is brovided to take out any nearby fighters.

Due of the both massive size and power demands of the ion cannon, powerful engines where out of question and therefore "Lynx" is forced to use old, thought modernized frigate sized heavy ion-drivers. because of this AC-12 does not have such maneuverability as first planned to have, but it is still slightly better than on old ion frigate. naturally, "Linx" is unable to enter the atmosphere successfully and every try would lead almost certain destruction of the ship.

Frigate-class ships houses hyper-drives on their own so there is no need them to dock on ships having hyper-drives. But due of the fact that hyper-drive does require even more energy than the ion-cannon that can be only provided with time, jumping during the figth is out of question and having pre-charged driver isn't exactly the best idea either as if it is damaged during the fight, it may explode and ultimately destroy the whole frigate, including everything else that is close enough.

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