Daring (WESU Upgrade) class frigate
The United Worlds Commonwealth
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A relatively large number of Daring class vessels undewent the standard WESU upgrade, and the majority of these still remain in service. Not a match for modern designs the Darings are primarily assigned, like most TL9/10 UWC vessels, to perceived lower threat missions and patrol areas.


General Data
Displacement: 1,800 tons Hull Armour: 50
Length: 104.4 meters Volume: 25,200 cubic meters
Price: MCr2,961.905873 Target Size: M
Configuration: Needle SL Tech Level: 9/10
Upgrade Cost: (Initial/Discount) MCr331.098/MCr297.9882
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 26,093.7744/21,735.5344 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 480Mw Fusion Power Plant (48Mw/hit), 1 year duration (49.05 Mw surplus)
Faster than Light: TL9/10 Hyperspatial Translation Drive (1,764Mj TL10 Capacitor, 0.98Mw required)
G-Rating: 3G (Fusion rocket, produces 360Mw per G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
G Turns: 100, 45 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 1,071
 
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 18xBridge Workstations, plus 7xOther Workstations
 
Armament
Offensive: TL9/10 1,400Mj Spinal N-PAW (Loc: Spinal; Arcs:1; 388.8889Mw; 6 Crew), 4x130Mj Laser Barbettes (Loc: 2x4, 2x5; Arcs: 1,2,3,4; 18.0555Mw each; 1 Crew each), 1x100-ton Missile Bay (Loc: 6/7/10; 6 launchers and 120 missiles or recce drones; 0.3Mw; 2 Crew),

Short Medium Long Extreme
1,400Mj Spinal N-PAW 6:187 12:94 24:47 48:23
130Mj Laser Barbette 3:1/9-29 6:1/5-15 12:1/2-7 24:1-4
-1 Difficulty Level

Defensive: 4xTL10 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 4x11; Arcs: All; 1D10x5 per hit; 20 Cannisters each; 1Mw each; 1 Crew each)
Master Fire Directors: 2xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 10 hexes; 13.37Mw each; 1 Crew each), 1xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 6 hexes; 9.64Mw; 1 Crew), 2xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 3 hexes; 8.074Mw each; 1 Crew each)
 
Accommodations
Life Support: Extended (5.04Mw), Hamster Cage (15.4m radius producing 0.17G equivalant, containing 1 Sick Bay, 12 Airlocks, 40 Small Staterooms and 4 Low Berths)
Crew: 63 (7xEngineering, 3xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 21xGunnery, 14xMaintenance, 6xFlight Crew, 8xCommand, 1xSteward, 1xMedical)
Crew Accommodations: 40xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 6xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)
Passenger Accomodations: None
Cargo: 2,878.6 cubic meters, equivalant of eight 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: 18
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 (12Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 1,500 cubic meters in 6 hours (18 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop capacity is 5,040 cubic meters per hour (0.89 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) .


DAMAGE TABLES
Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems
1 1-2:PA,3-20:Hold MD-60H,HTD-33H,
2-3 1-12:Ant 1-2:PA,3-7:Elec,8-20:Hold Hanger-28H,PA-27H,
4-5 1-2:PA,3-5:LB,6-20:Hold FPP-18H,LS-18H,
6-7 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-4:MBy,5-20:Hold MBy-16H,PP-10H,
8-9 1-10:LP 1-2:PA,3-20:Hold ELS-9H,LB-2H,
10 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-20:MBy AEMS-1H,Jammer-1H,
11 1-12:CH 1-2:PA,3-5:Sand,6-20:Hold MFD-1H,Sand-1H,
12-15 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-10:Qtrs,11-20:Eng ElectronicsShop-1H,
16-20 1-2:PA,3-20:Eng MachineShop-1H,
SickBay-1H,
AG-(2h),SSR-(2h),
All others-(1h)
Daring (WESU Upgrade) class frigate