Approved Starship Skor-III-class artillery frigate

[Cathul Thuku]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create an update for the Skor-II.
• Image Source: Star Wars Combine
• Canon Link: Hardcell-class interstellar transport
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: Skor-II-class monitor frigate

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards
• Affiliation: Open Market
• Model: Skor-III-Class Artillery Frigate
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material: Durasteel hull

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Artillery frigate
• Length: 220 meters
• Width: 50 meters
• Height: 50 meters
• Armament: Extreme (225/0/50)
• 9 Kintan adjustable heavy hypervelocity cannons (in 3 triple mounts; 225 turbolaser equivalents)
• 50 Ventooine electromagnetic plasma heavy machineguns (25 turbolaser equivalents)
• Defenses: High
• Hangar Space: Average
• Hangar Allocations:
  • Starfighters: 1 squadron
  • Support Craft: N/A
• Maneuverability Rating: Very low
• Speed Rating: Very low
• Hyperdrive Class: Average | 2.0

STANDARD FEATURES

• Non-combative attachments:
  • Can Enter Atmosphere and Land
  • Inertial compensator
  • 8 Sabrina waste heat recovery devices
  • Ship-wide neural net
  • Roto-Rooter autochefs
  • Tabord molecular toilets
• Navigation:
  • Castameer tactical display
  • Watchtower collision avoidance system
• Defenses:
  • Deflector shields
  • Tensor field generator
  • Anti-concussion field generator
  • Missile deactivation transmitter

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Griet-II self-sealing hypermatter tanks
• Tier-2 Hexheim ERA armor
• Kirishima cap drains

STRENGTHS

• Extreme long-range firepower
• Small bow-on or astern profile

WEAKNESSES

• Slow and ponderous
• Limited ammunition: can be a problem in prolonged firefights
• Easy to capture if a hull breach doesn't kill the ship: the internal space mostly gave way to the reactor, hangar and the main batteries

DESCRIPTION
Although the Skor-I and II have admirably served a variety of light-sided navies since the ill-fated Anoat sector campaign, it was found that the point-defense relying on projectiles was a liability in prolonged engagement, while the space savings made allowed it to free up some space for handling a squadron of attack craft, alongside with a host of new improvements, such as new cap drains, explosive-reactive armor and self-sealing hypermatter tanks. Despite this, the limited space to work with made it so that the crew feels very cramped, but it was a worthwhile sacrifice to make, especially given the main hardpoints' ammunition magazine taking up a significant amount of space. Installing even heavier firepower made the ship even slower and less maneuverable than its predecessors, but was deemed to be an acceptable sacrifice for the ability to fire at more than one ship at once.

The Skor-III features three triple 305mm heavy long-range hypervelocity cannon turrets, designed specifically for allowing smaller ships to mount such heavy consolidation weapons after the old 420mm one was found to be a liability for use on such a small ship, forming the ship's main battery, with a humongous ammunition magazine underneath the turrets. Even with this newfound ability to fire at more than one ship at the same time, it still has the same vulnerabilities as its predecessors: fast corvettes and frigates can close range and outrun the main battery's traverse and, from there, can destroy it, and also it is relatively easy to capture due to the low crew complement and the limited space for crewmembers. Finally, because the main battery is reliant on projectile ammunition, it can be a problem in prolonged firefights.

Consumables: 6 months
Crew: 120
Passengers: 70

 

[Runi Verin]

Approved.