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Falchion Class Escort

The Falchion Class Escort is loosely based on the Endeavour, Endurance, and Defiant classes of light cruiser.

Overview

The vessel itself is a product of the Voss Forgeworld and was designed to fulfill a similar role as the Sword Class Frigate. It is an escort ship and as such is individually weak and therefore operates paired with three or four ships; sometimes up to six ships are grouped together in a single squadron.[1]

The pattern's operational successes have tended to be in a defensive, rather than offensive, role where it is used to clear ordnance threats to the more ponderous capital ships, however in a stand up fight it simply cannot compete with the damage potential of the much more widespread Sword Class Frigate that are found in most fleets.[1]

The Falchion has a small weapons battery and a single torpedo tube. It also has a shield generator and turret array for protection.[1]

Notable Falchion Class Squadrons

Technical Specifications

  • Dimensions: 2.2 km long, 0.3 km abeam at fins approx.[2]
  • Mass: 6.5 megatonnes approx.[2]
  • Crew: 27,000 crew; approx.[2]
  • Accel: 4.6 gravities max sustainable acceleration.[2]

Miniature

Miniature[3]

Sources


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