Fanjin-built Escort Carriers
Craft: FNASS Activity
Type: escort starfighter carrier
Scale: capital
Dimensions: length 156.2 m, beam 20.3 m
Crew: 506, gunners: 14
Passengers: up to 180 (pilots and other aircrew)
Cargo Capacity: 210 tons
Consumables: 10 months
Hyperdrive: none
Maneuverability: 0D
Space: 2
Hull: 2D
Shields: none
Sensors: 5/0D; 10/0D+1; 15/1D; 1/1D+1
Weapons:
2 Heavy Blasters
Fa: 1 forward-port-starboard, 1 aft-port-starboard
Crew: 2
Fc: 0D+2
Space range: 2-8/25/50
Damage: 1D+2
10 Twin Light Railguns
Fa: 3 all, 1 fore-port-starboard
Crew: 1
Fc: 2D+1
Scale: Starfighter
Space range: 1-3/6/10
Damage: 3D
Starfighters: 15
Craft: FNASS Pretoria Castle
Type: escort starfighter carrier
Scale: capital
Dimensions: length 181.1 m, beam 23.3 m
Crew: 498, gunners: 22
Passengers: up to 180 (pilots and other aircrew)
Cargo Capacity: 225 tons
Consumables: 10 months
Hyperdrive: none
Maneuverability: 0D
Space: 2
Hull: 2D+1
Shields: none
Sensors: 5/0D; 10/0D+1; 15/1D; 1/1D+1
Weapons:
2 Twin Heavy Blasters
Fa: 1 forward-port-starboard, 1 aft-port-starboard
Crew: 2
Fc: 1D
Space range: 2-8/25/50
Damage: 2D+2
4 Quad Light Blasters
Fa: 1 all
Crew: 2
Fc: 2D
Scale: starfighter
Space range: 1-3/6/10
Damage: 5D+1
10 Twin Light Railguns
Fa: 4 port, 4 starboard, 2 fore
Crew: 1
Fc: 2D+1
Scale: Starfighter
Space range: 1-3/6/10
Damage: 3D
Starfighters: 15
Capsule: Very few escort carriers were built in the small FNA shipyards orbiting Fanjin, indeed those that were ‘built' there were actually conversions from civilian ships rather than entirely new vessels. This was partially because the Fanjin shipyards have been grossly overtaxed simply trying to keep the FNA merchant fleet operating, and partially because the Fanjin shipyards aren't really capable of producing high-quality military ships. As a result only 5 Fanjin-built escort carriers have seen service: the FNASS Vindex, the roughly similar FNASS Nairana, the smaller FNASS Activity, the larger FNASS Campania, and the ex-passenger liner FNASS Pretoria Castle. Fanjin- built escort carriers tend to be slightly more solidly built than their Jandin-built counterparts, simply because the Jandin-built ships were mass-produced, while the Fanjin-built ships were carefully converted one at a time from merchant vessels. The Pretoria Castle can be considered fairly typical of these escort carriers, although it has seen service primarily in a training role. On average these carriers can carry from 15-18 starfighters, in an approximate ratio of 2 torpedo bombers to 1 fighter. In this configuration these escort carriers have proven quite effective as Q- Boat hunters, and on occasion they have coordinated with hunter-killer groups once their convoys have reached safety.
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