Vixen class frigate
The United Worlds Commonwealth The Grand Duchy of Grenadine
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The Vixen class of frigates were the last class built by the UWC at tech level 9. The class still make up a sizable proportion of the UWC frigate force. A number of this class are also found in service with other states.


General Data
Displacement: 2,800 tons Hull Armour: 50
Length: 122.4 meters Volume: 39,200 cubic meters
Price: MCr4,944.080282 Target Size: M
Configuration: Needle SL Tech Level: 9
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 40,024.3459/34,768.5475 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 776Mw Fusion Power Plant (48.5Mw/hit), 1 year duration (19.52Mw surplus)
Faster than light: TL9 Hyperspatial Translation Drive (2,744Mj Capacitor, 1.5244Mw required)
G-Rating: 3G (Fusion rocket, produces 560Mw power per G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
G Turns: 100, 70 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 2,115
 
Electronics
Computer: 3xTL9 Fb (0.5Mw each)
Commo: 300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw), 2x1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw each)
Avionics: TL8 Avionics
Sensors: 120,000km Passive HRT Fixed Array (4 hexes; 0.3Mw), 60,000km Radar (DF Capable; 2 hexes; 6Mw), 120,000km Ladar (4 hexes; 2.4Mw), 5xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
ECM/ECCM: 60,000km Radar Jammer (2 hexes; 12Mw)
Controls: Bridge with 23xBridge Workstations, plus 13xOther Workstations
 
Armament
Offensive: TL9 2,000Mj Spinal N-PAW (Loc: Spinal; Arcs:1; 555.556Mw; 12 Crew), 2xTL9 236Mj Laser 200-ton Bays (Loc: 2/6,3/7; Arcs: All; 65.556Mw each; 1 Crew each), 4xMissile Barbettes (Loc: 2x4, 2x5; 5 Ready missiles or recce drones each; 0.15Mw each; 1 Crew each)

Short Medium Long Extreme
2,000Mj Spinal N-PAW 10:224 20:126 40:63 80:31
2,000Mj Spinal N-PAW (MFD) 4:224 8:224 16:156 32:78
-2 Difficulty Levels
Due to TL9 MFD limitations N-PAW performance alters when under MFD control
235Mj Laser 200-ton Bay 2:1/10-30 4:1/5-15 8:1/2-8 16:1-4
-2 Difficulty Levels

Defensive: 2xTL9 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 6,7; Arcs: All; 1D6x5 per hit; 18 Cannisters each; 1Mw each; 1 Crew each)
Master Fire Directors: 2xTL9 (2 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 10 hexes (missile), 4 hexes (beam); 2.67Mw each; 1 Crew each), 1xTL9 (2 Diff Mod; Beam; 4 hexes; 2.52Mw; 1 Crew), 2xTL9 (2 Diff Mod; Beam; 2 hexes; 0.16Mw each; 1 Crew each)
 
Accommodations
Life Support: Extended (7.84Mw), Hamster Cage (19.8m radius producing 0.22G equivalant, containing 1 Sick Bay, 16 Airlocks, 56 Small Staterooms and 10 Low Berths)
Crew: 84 (12xEngineering, 3xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 25xGunnery, 23xMaintenance, 6xFlight Crew, 11xCommand, 2xSteward, 1xMedical)
Crew Accommodations: 56xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 10xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)
Passenger Accomodations: None
Cargo: 3,823.8 cubic meters, equivalant of eleven large cargo hatches
Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 1 50-ton Ariel class shuttle with internal hanger (minimal) and one launch port, and 1 50-ton Icarus class shuttle with internal hanger (minimal) and one launch port
Air Locks: 28
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 (10.5Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 1,166.7 cubic meters in 6 hours (36 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop capacity is 7,840 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:Ant 1-2:PA,3-20:Hold MD-94H,HTD-52H,
2-3 Ant 1-2:PA,3-5:Elec,6-15:Lby,16-20:Hold PA-45H,LS-36H,
4-5 1-2:PA,3-4:MB,5-20:Hold LBy-29H,Hanger-28H,
6-7 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-20:LBy ELS-18H,PP-16H,
8-9 1-7:LP 1-2:PA,3-20:Hold FPP-14H,Radar-1H,
10 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-20:Hold HRTArray-1H,MB-1H,
11 1-12:CH 1-2:PA,3:Sand,4-20:Hold RadarJammer-1H,
12-15 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-9:Qtrs,10-17:Eng,18-20:Hold Sand-1H,
16-20 1-2:PA,3-20:Eng Electronics shop-1H,
Machine Shop-1H,
SickBay-1H,
AG-(4h), MFD-(4h),
60000MFD-(2h),
SSR-(2h),All others-(1h)
Vixen class frigate