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Kiowa-class Frigate |
Countries | United States |
Classification | FL |
Length | 120 meters |
Beam | Primary hull: 22 meters Drive: 40 meters Krasnikov-Hirasaki Event-capable |
Loaded Mass | 5,255 metric tons |
Personnel | 108 (12 officers, 88 crew, 5 Marines, 3-person flight detachment) |
Drive | 1.32-terawatt Honeywell Nittany Lion Mark V |
Fuel | Antimatter-initiated fusion of helium-3 and deuterium |
Cruise Thrust | 17.28 milligees |
Cruise Range | 608 kps |
0.25 AU flip time | 10 days, 16 hours |
Top Thrust | 4.3 gees |
Missiles | 2x20-cell launchers |
Guns | 2x1x18 kg, 7.2 kps primary gun battery |
Laser Engines | 600 megawatts at 1080 nm |
Laser Mounts | 2x240cm "Hornet" forward tricolor cannon
4x120cm "Linebacker" tricolor counterbattery turrets
8x60cm "Barricade" point-defense turrets |
Construction | Latham Spaceworks 2135-present |
Ships in class (partial listing) | USS Kiowa USS Apache (FL-801) USS Chinook USS Comanche USS Iroquois USS Pawnee USS Shoshone
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Ships in this class are named for Native American tribes. They are commonly used in escort roles. |
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