Domino
Warden of the Ice
Intent: To create a viable and versatile pocket carrier on the request of The Lords of the Fringe for public sale. And to continue Koensayr's slow expansion into larger ships.
Development Thread: None
Manufacturer: Koensayr/Black Sun M&F (under license)/Various (Under license)
Model: Karakter Pocket Carrier
Affiliation: Military/Corporate
Modularity: External racks can easily be altered for various fighter shapes.
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Durlium/Lanthanid Alloy
Description: Internally cramped with little space, most of the interior is turned over to defensive infrastructure or fighter support, even the shape of itself lends to the protection of the docked fighters nestled in its split-hull. With light armament best suited only to defend itself from enemy fighters and maybe a gunship or two, a Karakter's captain must choose carefully whenever he sends his fighters away as they are his best line of defense when not covered by a friendly fleet. And while the numerous tractor beams certainly help create slow targets for the Karakter's guns, they are mainly for retrieving friendly ships and helping them maneuver back to their clamps.
In an attempt to offset this, great attention was placed in the armoring and shielding of the frigate. Each bow section contains its own shield projector aft of the fighter storage and great care was taken in layering top-line armor on 'exterior' surfaces and especially around the engines and power generator. Over-all speed was kept high through maintaining a rather skeletal look, keeping the ship's mass low by cutting out wasted space and building crew accommodations around the ship's systems.
Classification: Support Corvette
Role: Light Carrier
Height: 60m
Width: 65m
Length: 220m
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Hypermatter
Hyperdrive Rating: 1, Back up 16
Minimum Crew: 10
Optimal Crew: 80
Armaments:
- Point Defense lasers (10)
- Quad Laser Cannons (10)
- Medium Dual Turbolasers (2)
- Tractor Beam Projectors (6)
- 24 fighters on exterior racks (12 to a side)
- 2 gunships on exterior racks (1 to a side)
- Sensors
- Heavy Ray and Particle Shields
Cargo Capacity: 500 Tons
Consumables: 6 months
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: 4 (Support)