Assyrian (WESU Upgrade) class frigate
The United Worlds Commonwealth
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A number of Assyrian class frigates underwent the standard WESU upgrade and these remain in service with UWC forces. These vessels are primarily assigned to secondary escort and patrol work.


General Data
Displacement: 1,400 tons Hull Armour: 40
Length: 97.2 meters Volume: 19,600 cubic meters
Price: MCr2,347.954875 Target Size: M
Configuration: Needle SL Tech Level: 9/10
Upgrade Cost: (Initial/Discount) MCr564.204632/MCr507.784169
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 18,967.1029/16,442.1349 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 416Mw Fusion Power Plant (46.2Mw/hit), 1 year duration (1.62Mw surplus)
Faster than light: TL9/10 Hyperspatial Translation Drive (1,372Mj TL10 Capacitor, 0.7622Mw required)
G-Rating: 3G (Fusion rocket, produces 280 Mw power per G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
G Turns: 100, 35 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 772
 
Electronics
Computer: 3xTL10 Fb (0.6Mw each)
Commo: 300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw), 2x1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw each)
Avionics: TL10 Avionics
Sensors: 120,000km Passive EMS Fixed Array (4 hexes; 0.25Mw), 180,000km Active EMS (DF Capable; 6 hexes; 95Mw), 120,000km Ladar (4 hexes; 2.4Mw), 5xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
ECM/ECCM: 60,000km EMS Jammer (2 hexes; 130Mw)
Controls: Bridge with 22xBridge Workstations, plus 6xOther Workstations
 
Armament
Offensive: TL9/10 1,250Mj Spinal N-PAW (Loc: Spinal; Arcs:1; 34.7223Mw; 4 Crew), 1x50-ton 450Mj Laser Bay (Loc: 10; Arcs: All; 12.5Mw; 1 Crew), 4xMissile Barbettes (Loc: 2x4, 2x5; 5 Ready missiles or recce drones each; 0.15Mw each; 1 Crew each)

Short Medium Long Extreme
1,250Mj Spinal N-PAW 4:177 8:88 16:44 32:22
450Mj 50 ton Bay Laser 4:1/17-53 8:1/17-53 16:1/9-28 32:1/4-14

Defensive: 4xTL10 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 4x11; Arcs: All; 1D10x5 per hit; 20 Cannisters each; 1Mw each; 1 Crew each)
Master Fire Directors: 7xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 10 hexes; 13.37Mw each; 1 Crew each), 2xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 4 hexes; 8.1Mw each; 1 Crew each)
 
Accommodations
Life Support: Extended (3.92Mw), Hamster Cage (13.14m radius producing 0.15G equivalant, containing 1 Sick Bay, 8 Airlocks, 34 Small Staterooms and 4 Low Berths)
Crew: 60 (6xEngineering, 3xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 22xGunnery, 11xMaintenance, 6xFlight Crew, 8xCommand, 1xSteward, 1xMedical)
Crew Accommodations: 34xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 4xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)
Passenger Accomodations: None
Cargo: 1,816.0 cubic meters, equivalant of six large cargo hatches
Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 2 40-ton Pelican class pinnaces with internal hanger (minimal) and one launch port each. Hanger has a capacity for an additional 20-ton craft in a minimal hanger, and launch port doors have a 50-ton capacity.
Air Locks: 14
Additional Fittings: 8-ton Sick Bay (0.8 Mw), 10-ton Machine Shop (1 Mw), 6-ton Electronics Shop (0.6Mw)
 
Notes

Fuel purification equipment (3.5Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 437.5 cubic meters in 6 hours (48 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop capacity is 3,920 cubic meters per hour (0.89 hours to scoop entire load exclusive of power plant fuel).


DAMAGE TABLES
Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems
1 1-2:PA,3-20:Hold MD-47H,Hanger-28H,
2-3 1-15:Ant 1-2:PA,3-10:Elec,11-20:Hold PA-21H,LS-18H,
4-5 1-2:PA,3-5:MB,6-20:Hold HTD-25H,ELS-9H,
6-7 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-20:Hold PP-9H,LBy-6H,
8-9 1-11:LP 1-2:PA,3-20:Hold FPP-5H,AEMS-1H,
10 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-16:LBy,17-20:Hold Jammer-1H,MB-1H,
11 1-11:CH 1-2:PA,3-5:Sand,6-20:Hold MFD-1H,Sand-1H,
12-15 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-10:Qtrs,11-17:Eng,18-20:Hold ElectronicsShop-1H,
16-20 1-2:PA,3-20:Eng MachineShop-1H,
SickBay-1H,
SSR-(2h),
All others-(1h)
Assyrian (WESU Upgrade) class frigate