Directorate Officer
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To provide a highly modular heavy frigate for the Directorate
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- Canon Link: N/A
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- Primary Source: Loci-class Strike Frigate
- Manufacturer: Lucerne Labs
- Affiliation: Directorate
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Loci II-class Strike Frigate
- Production: Limited
- Material: Argentum-series Matrix Armor, Ossis II-series Starship Frame, Biolux series Organoform Circuitry, Calor Series Bio Computers, typical starship components
- Classification: Modular Heavy Frigate
- Length: 350 meters
- Width: 85 meters
- Height: 50 meters
- Armament: Average ( Very High with offensive modules installed)
- Defenses: Average ( Very High with defensive modules installed)
- Hangar Space: Average: 2
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: 2 squadrons
- Support Craft: 0 squadrons
- Single Craft Hangar: Yes
- Maneuverability Rating: Average (Low during Nimble-5 boost)
- Speed Rating: Average (High during Nimble-5 boost) ; ( Very High - (Extreme during Nimble-5 boost with propulsion modules installed))
- Hyperdrive: x1
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- Electronic Security Systems (Pyrowalls, Rapid Repetition Defense Measure programming, EI-9 network security droids)
- Internal Security Systems (Embedded Mantraps, Internal mounted Stormfire Repeater Emplacements, Blast doors, Internal Force Field Generators)
- Oracle II-series Communications Package
- Ossis II-series Starship Frame
- Vitae-class Life Support System
- Can enter the atmosphere and land on planets
- can carry two line companies and their equipment or equivalent military unit
- Biolux series organoform circuitry
- Calor series Bio-Computers
- Circino-series Nav Computer
- Lacerti-series Starship Automation
- 1 Loci Module (described in detail below: adds +2 to armament rating, defense rating, or speed rating depending on module chosen)
- Metis Sensor Array
- Nimble-5 Ion Engines
- Sawano-series Bridge Architecture (main and back-up bridges)
- Torrential Hyperdrive Booster
- Modular: The Loci II is exceptionally modular, letting it be easily reconfigured to better its offensive, defensive, and propulsion systems based on the need and availability of modules.
- Full Forward Firepower: The Loci II's hull is shaped almost like the classic KDY wedge in terms of firepower arcs, allowing it bring almost all of its weapons to fire forward, giving it excellent firepower in head-on engagements.
- Automation Reliance: The Loci II makes extremely heavy use of automation to both lessen operating costs and to obtain room to carry small craft, having an actual organic crew of less than a hundred. This makes it much more susceptible to boarding attacks than most of its peers.
- Weak Rear Firepower: As with the classic wedge hull design, the Loci II is not able to bring much firepower to bear in the rear, with only a handful of capital guns and defensive point defense emplacements able to fire into this arc.
The Loci II is Directorate-specific version of the Loci, differing primarily in extreme high use of automation in order to free up more room for micro-hangars scattered across the ship and to lower the ship's operating costs. Loci II-class Strike Frigates make up the core of many of the smaller Directorate Task Forces involved in patrolling the lesser populated regions of the galaxy, and even the bulk of some of the smaller corporate fleets of some Directorate companies. As with the original Loci, the Loci II's biggest attraction is its unusual module system:
Loci Modules: Loci's ventral midsection is actually a module very similar in construction to the modules found on the Strike-class Medium Cruiser, being easily fitted into the vessels at small repair yards or even in the depths of deep space with the help of space tugs. Each module has its own power sources and life support systems, making it operationally independent from the Loci it is placed on, though the modules do connect with the ship's computer systems to fully integrate operations. Depending on the type of module, the Loci module improves the ship's firepower, defenses, or speed.
Offensive Module - Energy Weapons: This module adds 20 more Iris II-class Variable Charge Turbolasers to the Loci, giving it additional flexible energy firepower. Because of its logistical simplicity in terms of supplies and crew training, it is probably the most common offensive module used by the Locis.
Offensive Module - Kinetic Weapons: This module adds 20 Rhongomyniad II-class Mass Driver Cannons to the Loci. This is typically used by Locis acting in a ground support role or for special missions because of the cannon's different types of shells.
Offensive Module - Ion Weapons: This module adds 20 Equilizer-class Variable Charge Ion Cannons
to the Loci, making it well-suited to disabling enemy starships.
Offensive Module - Energy Torpedo Launchers: This module adds 10 Maelstrom Energy Torpedo Launcher turrets to the Loci, giving it flexible, long range punch.
Offensive Module - Kinetic Warheads: This module adds 10 Harpoon-class General Purpose Warhead Launchers to the Loci, allowing it to use a wide variety of different warheads. Common warheads include Revirement-class Missiles, Firelance-class Torpedoes, and Tidefall Brilliant Torpedoes.
Offensive Module - Minelayer: This module adds 10 minelayers along with a substantial magazine to carry different mine types or stationary drones, allowing the Loci to act as a minelayer. Common payloads include Cometburst-class Space Mines, Fracture-class Gravity Mines, Starstreak-class Space Mines, Mine Type As, Defender ion mines, E-45 interdictor sentries, Mark Six sensor beacons, R-UR4s, SRG-87 railgun drones, Stoic missile sentries , and other similarly deployable pieces of equipment.
Offensive Module - Interdictor: This module adds two gravity well projectors to the Loci, allowing it to act as an interdictor.
Offensive Module - Escort: This module adds 20 Rainburst-class Flak Cannons and 10 Plumbata-class Defense Batteries typically loaded with Starcore II-class Concussion Missiles, making it more useful for screening against starfighters, warheads, and other small threats.
Defensive Module - Multi-layer shielding: This module adds a pair of Aspis-class Shield Systems and an Aegis II Anti-Concussion Field Generator to the Loci.
Defensive Module - Starlight Scutum: This module adds a Starlight Scutum Shield generator
Defensive Module - Electronic Warfare: This module adds four LLT-12 Erebus Jamming Arrays, dozens of mimic sensor decoy launchers with extended magazines, and a frequency jammer.
Propulsion Module - Nimble-5 Ion Engines: This module adds a number of extra Nimble-5 Ion Engines to increase the vessel's speed and also to allow more sustained bursts.
Propulsion Module - Predator Drive: This module adds Predator interdiction drives to increase the Loci's sublight speed and to slow down enemy small craft.
Propulsion Module - Baffled Drive: This module adds baffled drives, which when used alone can reduce the Loci's sensor signature from distances and helps to prevent tracking the ship's trail during its sublight travel. It does not prevent detection of the ship by other means and does little to hide the ship itself at typical engagement ranges.
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