[N13 - Denon - HSY] Ashena-class Frigate

The HSY Ashena-class Frigate is designed for medium-scale tactical dominance and equipped with state-of-the-art Haelos Star Yards (HSY) engineering. Though classified as a frigate, the Ashena-class stands out for its potent armament and robust shielding, bridging the gap between lighter escort frigates and heavy cruisers.

Technical Specifications:

• Class: Ashena-class Frigate
• Manufacturer: Haelos Star Yards (HSY)
• Length: 485 meters
• Primary Role: Heavy assault frigate, anti-capital ship, orbital bombardment
• Crew Complement: 250 (with droid-assisted operations)
• Passenger Capacity: 50 troops (special forces or boarding teams)
• Consumables: 6 months
• Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1.5 (Class 8 backup)

 

Propulsion and Mobility

The Ashena-class is driven by a quartet of main ion engines, designed to provide a balance between power and agility. Each main engine is linked to the frigate’s advanced sublight thruster matrix, allowing the vessel to perform sharp evasive maneuvers even under fire. The matrix consists of eight high-output booster thrusters positioned around the aft, enhancing its agility in combat and providing extra acceleration for high-speed engagements or rapid escape maneuvers.

• Main Engines: 4 HSY-Pulse Type Ion Drives
• Boosters: 8 HSY-Velocipack Auxiliary Thrusters
• Max Sublight Speed: 900 km/h (subject to strategic upgrades)

Shielding and Hull Plating

The Ashena-class employs HSY Molecular Phase-Shielding, which offers exceptional resilience against both energy and projectile weapons. The shield matrix integrates well with the neutronium-reinforced hull plating, allowing the Ashena-class to absorb more punishment than most vessels in its size class. This design lets it endure the heavy frontline fire expected of anti-capital ship engagements, making it a potent adversary in extended battles.

• Primary Shield Generator: HSY Omni-Aegis Array
• Secondary Shielding: Particle field generators for anti-projectile defense
• Armor Plating: Neutronium alloy with ablative layers

Weapon Systems

The Ashena-class boasts a suite of powerful weaponry tailored for capital ship engagements and fleet support roles. This armament package is built around the primary heavy cannon at the bow, a weapon meant to punch through enemy hulls or provide devastating orbital bombardment capabilities. In addition, it carries multiple heavy batteries, making it a well-rounded threat at various ranges.

• Primary Weapon: HSY "Solar Lance" Heavy Plasma Cannon
  • Positioned at the bow, the Solar Lance is capable of delivering a focused, high-yield plasma bolt capable of breaking through cruiser-grade shields and armor. Ideal for breaching maneuvers or as a decisive strike to finish off wounded ships, the Solar Lance also serves in orbital bombardments, capable of high-precision surface strikes.
• Heavy Batteries: 4 HSY-Aegis Pattern Turbolaser Cannons
  • Configuration: Two dorsal and two ventral heavy turbolaser batteries
  • Capabilities: Each turbolaser cannon can operate independently, allowing the Ashena-class to maintain defensive fire on multiple targets, from starfighters to frigates. The turret positions provide a wide firing arc, offering both anti-capital and anti-starfighter support when engaged in fleet operations.
• Auxiliary Weaponry: Point-defense laser clusters and concussion missile launchers
  • Positioning: Strategically placed along the frigate’s perimeter
  • Function: Effective at intercepting enemy starfighters, missiles, and boarding craft, these defenses ensure the Ashena-class remains protected from fast-moving threats that slip past the primary batteries.

Lore

With its imposing, deadly silhouette, the Ashena-class Frigate is a testament to HSY’s newfound liberation and ambition. It reflects a philosophy of power balanced with restraint, and its every component, from the primary cannon to the heavy batteries, is a statement of HSY’s intent to become indispensable to the galaxy. Now, Haelos Star Yards sits poised at the precipice of both influence and independence, a rising power with galactic ambitions and the military might to secure them. The Ashena-class frigate is both a warning and a promise from the newly liberated Haelos system: that in a galaxy so recently freed, only those who control the ships control the stars...