A frigate is a kind of military vessel designed for escort or picketing duty. Frigates are, under some classifications, a kind of capital ship as they can run independently of a support ship and are capable of initiating hyperspace jumps. However, unlike most capital ships frigates are usually deployed in large groups and have significantly less armor than their larger brethren, relying on speed and maneuverability to get the better of stronger foes. For this reason and others frigates are often classified separately from capital ships.

Sub-classificationsEdit

The main advantage of a frigate is the fact that it has strong firepower, often close to that of a larger capital ship, with more maneuverability and speed. Furthermore, with the exception of Ion Cannon frigates, frigates generally have good coverage for a large ship and are effective anti-strike craft vessels. Frigates are therefore often designated as capital ship escorts, protecting the larger vessels from enemy strike craft. However, on occasion frigates are used in a purely offensive nature, particularly Ion Cannon frigates.

However, because frigates have such weak armor compared to larger capital ships they are often vulnerable targets for bombers and larger capital ships.

Notable frigate typesEdit

• Assault frigates
  • Taiidan Kudaark-class Assault Frigate
  • Kushan Vengeance-class Assault Frigate
  • Vaygr Assault Frigate
• Ion Cannon frigates
  • Taiidan Sajuuk Cor-class Ion Cannon Frigate
  • Kushan Firelance-class Ion Cannon Frigate
  • Hiigaran Ion Cannon Frigate
• Ion Array frigates
  • Turanic Raiders Dagger-class Ion Array Frigate
  • Turanic Raiders Assassin-class Ion Array Frigate
• Multi-Beam frigates
  • Kiith Somtaaw Dervish-class Multi-Beam Frigate
  • Kadeshi Multi-Beam Frigate
• Drone frigates
  • Kushan Puppeteer-class Drone Frigate
  • Kiith Somtaaw Hive-class Advanced Drone Frigate
• Defense Field frigates
  • Taiidan Tiifal-class Defense Field Frigate
  • Hiigaran Defense Field Frigate
• Support frigates
  • Taiidan Heeshk-class Support Frigate
  • Kushan Matriarch-class Support Frigate
  • Kadeshi Fuel Pod
• Other frigates
  • Hiigaran Flak Frigate
  • Hiigaran Torpedo Frigate
  • Hiigaran Marine Frigate
  • Vaygr Heavy Missile Frigate
  • Vaygr Infiltrator Frigate

See AlsoEdit

• Capital ships