Approved Starship Metellos-class Carrier Frigate

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Intent: To create a Carrier Frigate to better equip an outdated Republic navy.
Development Thread:
Manufacturer: Tenloss, Corellian Engineering
Model: Metellos-class Carrier Frigate
Affiliation: Republic, Open Market
Modularity: Yes, it can be updated later if needed.
Production: Mass
Material: Durasteel, Alusteel, Glassteel, and other starship construction materials.
Description:

As more ships rolled off the assembly lines, a need for escorts arose.

The answer was the Metellos-class. Designed as a carrier frigate, the ship carries a modest gun compliment and average shielding and armor for a ship of its size and class. The main high points of the ship is the large fighter capacity and the amount of point defense it is capable of producing. Overall, the Metellos' speed, point defense, and supporting ships are what helps it survive while the fighters it carries give it the edge it needs in combat.

The only real flaws it has is the lack of armor and the inability to carry anything larger than a gunship. Drop ships can land in an emergency, but cannot be rearmed, refueled, or repaired.

Classification: Support Frigate
Role: Escort Carrier, Picket carrier, Scout Carrier, light fleet support.
Height: 130m
Width: 100m
Length: 350m
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Solar Ionization
Hyperdrive Rating: 1.0
Minimum Crew: 120
Optimal Crew: 340 + 80 pilots and technicians
Armaments:

• 4x Dual Ion Cannons (2 port, 2 starboard)
• 1x Heavy Turbolaser (Dorsal)
• 5x Quad Laser Batteries (2 Dorsal, 2 Ventral, 1 Bow)
• 5x Point Defense Batteries (2 Dorsal, 2 Ventral, 1 Bow)

Hangar:

• 64 Fighters/Bombers/Interceptors
• 4 Gunships

Non-Combative Attachments:

• Communications Array
• Encryption Network
• Escape Pods
• Holonet Transceiver
• Standard Deflector Shield Generator
• Standard Detention Cells
• Standard Life Support Systems
• Standard Navigational Systems
• Standard Sensor Array
• Standard Targeting Systems
• Tractor Beams
• Dedicated Energy Receptors

Passenger Capacity: 150
Cargo Capacity: 7,500 Tonnes
Consumables: 12 months
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: 4

 

[Thurion Heavenshield]

Nothing out of the ordinary - everything checks out.

Approved.