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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.
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General Data
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Displacement:
2,800 tons
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Hull Armour:
50
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Length:
122.4 meters
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Volume:
39,200 cubic meters
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Price:
MCr4,944.080282
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Target Size:
M
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Configuration:
Needle SL
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Tech Level:
9
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Mass:
(Loaded/Empty) 40,024.3459/34,768.5475 tons
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Engineering Data
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Power Plant:
776Mw Fusion Power Plant (48.5Mw/hit), 1 year duration (19.52Mw surplus)
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Faster than light:
TL9 Hyperspatial Translation Drive (2,744Mj Capacitor, 1.5244Mw required)
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G-Rating:
3G (Fusion rocket, produces 560Mw power per G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
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G Turns:
100, 70 cubic meters each
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Maintenance:
2,115
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Electronics
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Computer:
3xTL9 Fb (0.5Mw each)
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Commo:
300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw), 2x1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw each)
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Avionics:
TL8 Avionics
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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.)
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ECM/ECCM:
60,000km Radar Jammer (2 hexes; 12Mw)
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Controls:
Bridge with 23xBridge Workstations, plus 13xOther Workstations
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Armament
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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)
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Defensive:
2xTL9 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 6,7; Arcs: All; 1D6x5 per hit; 18 Cannisters
each; 1Mw each;
1 Crew each)
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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)
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Accommodations
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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)
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Crew:
84 (12xEngineering, 3xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 25xGunnery, 23xMaintenance,
6xFlight Crew, 11xCommand, 2xSteward, 1xMedical)
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Crew Accommodations:
56xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 10xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)
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Passenger Accomodations:
None
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Cargo:
3,823.8 cubic meters, equivalant of eleven large cargo hatches
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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
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Air Locks:
28
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Additional Fittings:
8-ton Sick Bay (0.8 Mw), 10-ton Machine Shop (1 Mw), 6-ton Electronics Shop
(0.6Mw)
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Notes
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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).
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