Cossack-C class Frigate
Bob Mackenzie @smut.globalnet.co.uk
Tech: Human (FB)
Govt: PRM
Mass: 18
Cost: 60
Clas: Frigate (FF) [Fast Attack Corvette (FAC)]
Hull: 2
Strm: None
FTL: Std
MD: 8
Armr: 2
Damg: 2; 1/1
Crew: 1
Sens: Std
Systems:
1 x FCS
2 x Class-2 beam (AP,FP,F)
Notes:
Part of the Red Banner Fleet. Cossack-C - Fast Attack Corvette
Designed to outfight enemy light ships using its superior thrust to maintain
distance so as to benefit from the superior range of the twin class 2 beam over
the usual weapons carried by light ships. Note the offset arcs, the ship is
designed to roll to bring the beam to bear on the starboard broadside.
Given the increasing number of "probe and run" recce raids being carried out by
the RBF and the inability of the Alexander class to cover such raids the
Cossack-D now entering service will have a PDS in lieu of one armour point.
The Cossack-B had a torpedo instead of the beam but was found to be too
vulnerable in its intended role against the enemy's battle fleet. Many
Cossack-B's were modified to Cossack-C standard, the modified ships can be
identified by the remains of the torpedo tubes on the top of the hull. The
Cossack-A was a abortive design with far to many weapons for its hull which never
got off the drawing board.
The Cossack class is not named but bear numbers, the first Cossack-B was 1001.
The Cossack-C started at 1201 and the first Cossack-D will be 1501
[Data note: Crew corrected from the original 2 to 1 - the Fleet Book
Crew Factor rule (1 CF per 20 MASS for military ships) gives 1 for
a mass-18 warship; 2 matched neither the Military nor Merchant
formula. Original record preserved as
_originals/original-Cossack-C_class_Frigate_PRM_18.txt]