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| The Humboldt is a modern take on the Attack Frigate role, with more efficient weapons placement, thruster use, and powerful weapons for its size. | The Humboldt is a modern take on the Attack Frigate role, with more efficient weapons placement, thruster use, and powerful weapons for its size. | ||
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| ===== Characteristics ===== | ===== Characteristics ===== | ||
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| === Appearance === | === Appearance === | ||
| - | With an angular shape, vaguely triangular with weapons platforms with overlapping fields of fire. | + | With an angular shape, vaguely triangular with weapons platforms with overlapping fields of fire. has two prominent bows from large sloped sides with the spine section being leveled for superfiring weapon hardpoints. Being wider than it is high, the bow widens along the beam until the last third, where it levels out. The sides are heavily beveled. On the front third are two protrusions which often house addition weapons. |
| ==== Mission Profile ==== | ==== Mission Profile ==== | ||
| Designed with firepower in mind for its small size, the Humboldt is an expressly aggressive design with a lot of firepower packed into a small platform. Making it excellent as a fleet defense frigate, but more often as an attack frigate. | Designed with firepower in mind for its small size, the Humboldt is an expressly aggressive design with a lot of firepower packed into a small platform. Making it excellent as a fleet defense frigate, but more often as an attack frigate. | ||
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| + | With good speed and handling, Humboldts are agile attackers who are able to quickly respond to enemy movements and are often used in swarm attacks over isolated enemy fleets or ships. Useful for chasing down retreating enemies, Humboldts are known as ruthless hunters by enemy combatants. | ||
| ==== History ==== | ==== History ==== | ||
| - | An attempt to update upon the venerable Kalahan design, with a greater focus on firepower. With better armor, weapons placement, and spacial design. The longevity of this design is yet to be discovered, but Humboldts are being produced across the Reaches to fill in fleets. | + | An attempt to update upon the venerable |
| - | It does maintain the similar ease-of-repair and fast turn-around times of its origin design. | + | It does maintain the similar ease-of-repair and fast turn-around times of its origin design, with a greater focus on firepower and a more specific mission. The Humboldt adds a much more flexible fleet attack element to void action groups in direct combat and patrols. Although currently still somewhat too sparse to completely displace other designs, packs of Humboldts are seen using overwhelming swarm attacks upon larger vessels. |
| ==== Capabilities ==== | ==== Capabilities ==== | ||
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| === Armament === | === Armament === | ||
| - | >A general overview of the ships weapons and active defenses, a sub-heading for each system along with a brief description. Links to weapons pages are optional if you have a boiler-plate weapons article ready. | ||
| - | == Weapon System | + | == ??x Navy " |
| - | >Name and description, a heading for each type of weapon along with the numbers | + | Part of the ships primary armament, the rapid-fire capability, coupled with the number of guns allows the Humboldt to output |
| == Point Defense System == | == Point Defense System == | ||
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| ===== OOC ===== | ===== OOC ===== | ||
| - | > | + | Humboldts are aggressive, but not especially well armored, just better armored than the ship it's replacing. |
| === Inspirations === | === Inspirations === | ||
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