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Apollo-class Frigate

The Apollo-class Frigate was a light warship class in the Royal Allegiance.

Role
The Apollo-class Frigate was designed as a versatile light cruiser able to fulfil a variety of roles. It has adequate armor to withstand light assault but lacks the protection to engage in large-scale combat without support. It excels at engaging and destroying enemy corvettes and small ships. In addition, it can serve as a frigate or support ships to larger warships such as the Triton-class Heavy Destroyer. Inkeeping with this it has increased starfighter defence weapons, designed to complement larger ships which often lack this. They are often employed in tandem with anti-starfighter picket ships and fighter and interceptor squadrons to act as a screen protecting larger ships. Due to their somewhat low endurance their speed is above average, however they lack maneuvrability at higher speeds, though this is rather irrelevant considering the frigate's high linear acceleration. Due to the expense of producing large, powerful warships, they are normally reserved for high-priority military purposes. The Apollo-class Frigate is a perfect compromise for filling the place of patrols inside of friendly territory and other tasks that do not merit larger naval assets.

Weaponry
The main forward armament for the Apollo-class are two Heavy Particle Cannons mounted beneath the ship's hull. Supplementing these are four anti-capital ship cannons, firing HPHE rounds. This makes for a broad spectrum of fire types, the Particle Cannons taking down the shields quickly while the HPHE rounds blow the target up from the inside. Complementing these are the second tier of weaponry and the primary fleet engagement weapons, 10 Light Particle Cannon turrets. There are three on each side, in similar positions to the main guns on the Triton-class. In addition there are four along the ship's dorsal surface serving as the ship's artillery guns. For general assault there are 16 Heavy cannon turrets dispersed around the ship, normally firing standard high-explosive rounds but able to accomodate the HPHE rounds too. Also in the ship's arsenal are 25 general purpose light cannons, for lightly shielded and armoured targets or harassing larger ones. Serving as the ship's anti-starfighter armament are 32 Flak guns and 46 General Purpose Machine Gun turrets for destroying starfighters and missiles etc.