Zechetinu

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Zechetinu
Production information
Manufacturer Illium Shipyards
Use Corvette
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Cost  ???
Introduced 3057
Technical specifications
Mass 180,000
Length 440
Top Thrust 8
LF Battery Yes
Armament 16 x ER Large Lasers
4 x LRM-20s + Artemis IV FCS
32 x Small Lasers
4 x SRM-6 + Artemis IV FCS
8 x LB 10-X ACs
3 x NAC/20s
6 x NL35s
2 x NL45
2 x NL55
Armor Lamellor Ferro-Carbide
DropShip Capacity 1
Crew 72
Grav Decks 1 x 88-meter diameter
Escape Pods/Life Boats 8
Heat Sinks 1873 Double Heat Sinks
BV (1.0)  ???
BV (2.0)  ???



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[edit] Description

Among the smallest and lightest WarShips in active service, Free Worlds League's Zechetinu (Serbian for "hare") class corvette is designed to operate as either an independent convoy-raider, picket ship or as an escort vessel.

The "Zec" as her crews have dubbed the vessel is capable of accelerating up to 2.5 Gs for sustained periods and up to 4 Gs in short bursts, making it among the fastest and most maneuverable WarShips in its weight class. This speed comes price, with relatively light ninety tons of Lamellor Ferro-Carbide armor in comparison to its weapons array and exceedingly cramped crew quarters made even tighter with the inclusion of a Lithium-Fusion Battery System. With one tiny and constantly in demand Grav Deck the only dedicated recreation facility aboard, eachZechetinu rarely spend more than a month away from port to avoid negative effects on the crew.

The first ship of the class exceeded all expectations during mock battle exercises and quickly led the Free Worlds League Military to authorize construction of a further ten. Analysis of these exercises also led to the bulk to be constructed as the newer Zechetinu II standard with a slightly modified weapon array.

[edit] Armament

The Bloc I Zechetinu features a significant capital-grade weapons array supported by large volume of anti-fighter systems. The fore and aft weapon bays both carry twin ER Large Lasers, four Small Lasers, an LB 10-X AC and Artemis IV FCS enhanced LRM-20 and SRM-6 launchers in support of a NAC/20 and twin NL35s. The forward facing angle features twin ER Large Lasers, four Small Lasers, and a LB 10-X AC for anti-fighter duties while an NL35 and NL35 provide capital grade firepower. Save for excluding the naval lasers, each broadsides mounts the same weaponry as the fore and aft bays. One-thousand and seventy-three Double Heat Sinks give the class reasonable endurance.

[edit] Cargo

Beyond its ability to carry a single DropShip and six AeroSpace Fighters, the Zechetinu features thirteen-thousand, eight-hundred and seventy-six tons of cargo capacity divided between two separate bays.

[edit] Variants

  • Zechetinu II - Starting with the FWLS Scorpion, all future Zechetinus are constructioned to the Bloc II standard and feature captial-grade missile systems in place of the naval-laser batteries of the Bloc I ships, with two White Shark tubes forward and aft, with a single Barracuda missile tube on each fore and aft angle. Carrying fifty missile reloads for each launcher type reduces the Zechetinu IIs cargo capacity down to twelve-thousand, three-hundred and seventy-six tons.

[edit] Named Vessels

  • FWLS Tirana - Prototype of the class, the Tirana was launched 3057. During exercises in 3058 the Tirana defeated the much larger Agamemmon-class FWLS Aineas.
  • FWLS Karelia - Entered service April 3058
  • FWLS Attica - Completed trials April 3058, primarily stationed to defed the Illium Shipyards.
  • FWLS Sparta - Last Bloc I Zechetinu constructed, completed trials April 3059.
  • FWLS Scorpion - First Zechetinu II constructed.
  • FWLS Araneida
  • FWLS Acari
  • FWLS Ixodida
  • FWLS Opilione
  • FWLS Kustarachnae
  • FWLS Haptopoda

[edit] References

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