ADM. Reshmar
Directorate Officer Fleet Admiral SJC 3rd Fleet
Image Source: My Photobucket
Affiliation: Mon Calamari Shipyard Customers
Manufacturer: Mon Calamari Shipyards
Model: MCE30 Nautilus-class
Modularity: None
Production: Limited - Mon Calamari Shipyards, The Directorate, Mon Calamari Shipyards customers with Contract Thread
Classification: Anti-fighter Frigate
Material:
* Starship Components
Ferrocarbon Condensed-matter Composite Starship Frame
Neualuquad Ablative Armor Plating
MC1010 Delpus4-class Shielding
MC1003 Tetra-class Targeting/Tracking Arrays
MC1004 OPAL-class Communication Laser Projectors
MC1005 Dolfin-class Communications Arrays
MC1002 Oracle-class Sensor Suite
Borealis Reactor Cores
Glasteel View Ports
Length: 250 meters
Width: 120 meters
Height: 50 meters
Armament Rating: 6
Armaments (16/0/88) (Warheads swapped for tlas and defense weapons)
* 4 Turreted Rapid Fire Turbolaser Cannons (8)
* 4 Heavy Defense Batteries (8/0/32)
* 3 Turreted Countermeasure Defensive Batteries (6)
* 10 Turreted Laser Defense Batteries (50)
Defense: 16
* Ferrocarbon Condensed-matter Composite Starship Frame
* Neualuquad Ablative Armor Plating
* MC1013 Delphus.3 Shielding
* Redundant socketguard Protected Systems
* Redundant Cap Drains
* Redundant De-ionizers
Hangar: None
Special Features:
Ablative Armor Plating
Triple Redundant Systems
Anti-slicing Systems
Anti-Ion Defensive Systems
Maneuverability Rating: 11
Speed Rating: 9
Hyperdrive: Class 1
Strengths:
Heavy Shielding - The vessel has multiple layers of overlapping redundant shield protection
Ablative Layered Armor - The vessel has Neualuquad ablative armor
Anti-scanning armor - The Neualuquad armor has a layer of Nutorium to prevent scanning the hull
Heavy Defensive Weapons Loadout - the vessel has a higher than average defensive weapons complement
Redundnt Systems - The vessel has multiple layers of system redundancy
Anti-slicing - All networks and systems are protected from slicer attacks by Socketguards
Anti-Ionic Defense - Multiple systems are installed to protect The vessel from ionic based damage.
Weaknesses:
Poor Maneuvering - The mass of the vessel makes it less maneuverable than other vessels of its class and size
Cost - the massive redundancy and construction technics make the class very expensive.
Repair - the massive redundancy and construction technics make the class difficult to repair. The Vessel must be repaired at a certified MCS drydock.
No Attack Craft - The vessel has no hanger as all internal area has been dedicated for reactors and ordinance storage.
No Warhead Launchers - The vessels warhead launchers have been replaced with more defensive weapons
Description: Unlike the previous class vessels which were made for long range engagement then MCE30 is made for medium to close range engagements centered around defending larger vessels and convoys. Designed for defense against most common vessel types used by pirates and privateers, the MCE30 is the MCS to escort and defensive detail operations. A secondary role for the vessel is anti-piracy interdictor. The class can work in groups of 3 as anti-piracy patrols.
The Class design replaces any warhead weaponry for a heavier turbolasers and defensive weapons load out making it suited for its desired escort role. The MCE30 is the first vessel class to utilize the neualuquad armor plating developed but MCS.
The Neualuquad Ablative Armor is a layered armor with multiple layers sandwiched together. The top layer of Nutorium provides defense against scanning the hull of the vessel making targeting things such as weapons pods and shield projectors far more difficult. Below the Nutorium layer is a layer of ultra dispersive Neutronium which helps to disperse heat and energy across a wide area of the hull plating rather then in one spacific area making it far better against energy based attacks. Below the neutronium layer is a triple sandwhich of alusteel mesh sandwiched between layers of ablative quadranium steel plating. These three sandwich layers give the hull far more strength against both energy and kinetic weapons. On the bottom of the plat is a second layer of Dispersive Neutronium to further disapate any energy which makes it though the upper layers.
Development Thread: Industrial Sabotage
Intent: To Create an anti-fighter anti-projectile escort frigate
Who Can Use This: MCS customers with Contract
Primary Source:
