Intent: This ship is designed as a front line vessel meant to serve as a picket ship. The Fast Attack Ship class of Echani vessels will serve as mainline and advance recon ships.
Name: Interceptor-class Fast Attack Ship (IFAS)
Type: Picket
Production Line: Fast Attack Ship
Manufacturer: Eshan Drive Yards
Affiliation: Echani Compact
Production: Fleet Production amounts for the Compact Only
Material: Titanium and crystasteel reinforced durasteel hull
Height: 40 meters
Width: 60 meters
Length: 110 meters
Personnel Optimal: 10 enlisted, 10 droids
Personnel Minimum: 5 enlisted, 10 droids
Passengers: 5
Cargo Capacity: 15 metric tons
Consumables: 3 months
Power Generator: Fusion Reactor
Hyperdrive: 1x
Sublight Speed/Maneuverability: Class 4
Weapons:
- 04 Taim & Bak Retractable Light Duty Turbolaser Turrets – (1 Starboard-Forward Emplacement | 1 Port-Forward Emplacement | 1 Aft-Port Emplacements | 1 Aft-Starboard Emplacements)
- 04 Bryn & Gweith CGL 55ci Retractable Concussion Missile Launchers ( 1 Fore-Port Emplacement| 1 Fore-Starboard Emplacement | 1 Aft-Port Emplacement | 1 Aft-Starboard Emplacement)
Other Equipment: Standard Sensors Package, Navigation Computer, Long-range Communications, Standard Deflector Shield, Standard Particle Shield
Eshan ZY-100 Engine:
Eshan ZY-100 engines pack a punch for their size. There are two of them installed on the IFAS while the “Xyto” cruisers use a different type of engine. Although the engines are different, they still use the crystal start mechanism. This will save lives in the long run. The ZY-100 has been designed by Eshan Technologies mechanics to be the newest in stealth engines. It is designed specifically for stealth purposes. The power generators, which supply power to the engines have been covered with special durasteel plating to reduce the radiation emissions. Noise from the engines has been greatly reduced due to newer and smaller parts for the engines. Additionally, they run on TibannaX gas, making emissions hard to track.
C3 Computer:
Built by CoMar for use in the Tri-Tracker, the Countermeasures Compensation Computer attempts to account for the jamming and evasion devices used by its targets. The C3 extrapolates the target's continued trajectory and feeds that into the targeting device.
Retractable Weapons Systems:
To combat the targeting of surface mounted weapons, all weapons systems on the IFAS are retractable. The retractable cannons go through three phases in order to fire. One, the cannon comes out of the hatch in the side of the hull. Two, the cannon fires. Three, the cannon retracts into the hull, recharges, and is ready to fire again. The rails on which the cannon moves have been coated with lubricant to counteract the slow moving cannon. This assures that the cannon can move into firing position and retract quickly.
Description: The IFAS was designed as part of a newly ordained program for the advancement of the Compacts military forces and resources. This particular ship is more lightly armored in order to give it the speed necessary to serve as a fast attack and recon vessel. This slightly reduced armor provides for a lighter, but more durable chassis, giving the vessel the ability to "slice" through space efficiently and quickly.
Deigned as a "Get in and Get out" ship, the vessel is minimally armed with only 8 total weapons mounts. This further provides for speed. The vessels shields are on par with other vessels of its size. Additionally, the long range communications package allows the vessel to be used as a recon/scout ship, serving as a border patrol unit which can quickly alert Echani forces to potential incursions if one is discovered.
The IFAS was designed for speed, minimal detection presence, and maneuverability. Its greatest foil is its lower hull armor and lack of ability to support starfighters as it has no hangars or external rack capabilities.
