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Supremacy class frigate

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Class description
Frigates (FF) are a class of smaller to midsize warships, capable of independent operations but best supported with corvettes and destroyers or part of a larger formation. These warships have a conventional gun based design philosophy and carry little missile armament, and generally no torpedo armament. They specialize in anti-naval and anti-airship operations. This prioritization means AA capabilities are suboptimal compared to destroyers. Anti-sub weapons are usually not present. Carrying a comparably small powerplant, they have fewer defensive measures compared to the average destroyer. This class evolves via the light cruisers into the Dreadnought class of (pocket) battleships.

The ship
The Supremacy II is one of the oldest designs within Eagle Industries. First designed in 2016 as a heavy gun based frigate with a unit price of 60k, she has since then seen numerous reworks and one complete rebuild of her hull. In 2023, the Supremacy II is a medium sized vessel with a unit price of 300k, carrying a primary armament of 6 140mm guns in three turrets. These turrets are a upgraded version of the ones found on the Endeavour light frigate, with a higher rate of fire and higher rail charge. The higher rail charge has allowed the Supremacy to alleviate a few of the shortcomings with the Endeavour, namely its inability to overcome anything more than a small Laser Anti Missile System. The Supremacy uses a different main ammo, firing at much higher speeds allowing its shells to hit the target before LAMS can activate.

Compared to the Endeavour, the ship sports better main armament, better missiles, a slightly upgraded powerplant and better passive survivability thanks to key-point armour protection. It also has a small LAMS to help protect against enemy shells and missiles.

Pushing the guns to a higher rail charge does have a downside to it; the powerplant is stressed to its limits by the guns alone, and full system usage leaves it dangerously low on reserve power. It doesn't have any shielding as a consequence, which means it has to protect itself with active defences or, if that fails, armour. Highly asymmetric battles will not be favourable in most circumstances.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The guns themselves are dual use, and will switch ammo depending on the target, much like the Endeavour does. However, you are able to select the main armament for the guns from the bridge or command room. AP based shells are the preferred ammo against most targets. You can however switch to HESH based shells in the event that the opponent doesn't use LAMS or when the design is very dense (and such, HESH can deal interior damage immediately). Using the toggle will change the lights on the bridge and command room, so that it is immediately clear what main ammo is selected.
NOTE 2: Selecting a main ammo type does not affect the AA ammo, which is fully automated.
NOTE 3. Ammo selection is not effective immediately, but takes one load cycle to switch. This takes approx 30 seconds.

Basic stats:
Cost: 300k
L/W/H: 113m / 17m / 28m
Speed: 29 m/s
Turningcircle: 520m
Firepower: 170
Armament:
APS:
6 180mm guns in three turrets, firing at 120 RPM per turret
Missiles:
8 Radar guided Medium Anti Ship missiles in central VLS
16 medium Anti ship missiles in central VLS
2x8S AA missiles in two wing mounted turrets.
Armour: 2m alloy (nominal).

2 Comments
Adelaar  [author] 3 Mar, 2023 @ 7:49am 
v95 (addition): Cost increased from 260k to 300k. Firepower increased from 125 to 170.
Adelaar  [author] 3 Mar, 2023 @ 7:48am 
v95. Large overhaul of Supremacy.
- Lowered the gauge of the main guns from 180mm to 140mm, and the shell from HESH to APHEAT. Shell speed has increased, ROF has increased and FP has increased slightly. The new guns are less vulnerable to LAMS interception.
- Increased the length by 4m (stern), replaced propellors to increase top speed and improve aesthethics.
- Improved the armour scheme, reworked the AI bay
- Replaced the AA/CIWS gun with a missile bay containing 16 medium RG missiles. This improves combat effectiveness against larger units, while the lowered gauge, higher ROF and higher shell speed of the main guns improve effectiveness against aircraft, lowering the need for a seperate AA gun.