Zechetinu

Zechetinu
Production information
Manufacturer	Illium Shipyards
Introduced	3057
Use	Corvette
Tech Base	Inner Sphere
Cost	6,779,204,000 Cbills
Technical specifications
Mass	180,000
Length	440
Sail Diameter
Fuel
Burn Rate
Safe Thrust
Top Thrust	8
Sail Integrity
KF Drive Integrity
LF Battery	Yes
Armament	16 x ER Large Lasers 4 x LRM-20s + Artemis IV FCS 32 x Small Lasers 4 x SRM-6 + Artemis IV FCS 8 x LB 10-X ACs 3 x NAC/20s 6 x NL35s 2 x NL45 2 x NL55
Armor	Lamellor Ferro-Carbide
DropShip Capacity	1
Crew	72
Grav Decks	1 x 88-meter diameter
Escape Pods/Life Boats	8
Heat Sinks	1873 Double Heat Sinks
Structural Integrity
BV (1.0)	???
BV (2.0)	30,148

Description

Among the smallest and lightest WarShips in active service, Free Worlds League's Zechetinu (Serbian for "hare") class corvette is designed to operate as either an independent convoy-raider, picket ship or as an escort vessel.

The "Zec" as her crews have dubbed the vessel is capable of accelerating up to 2.5 Gs for sustained periods and up to 4 Gs in short bursts, making it among the fastest and most maneuverable WarShips in its weight class. This speed comes at a price, with a relatively light ninety tons of Lamellor Ferro-Carbide armor in comparison to its weapons array and exceedingly cramped crew quarters made even tighter with the inclusion of a Lithium-Fusion Battery System. With one tiny and constantly in demand Grav Deck the only dedicated recreation facility aboard, each Zechetinu rarely spend more than a month away from port to avoid negative effects on the crew.

The first ship of the class exceeded all expectations during mock battle exercises and quickly led the Free Worlds League Military to authorize construction of a further ten. Analysis of these exercises also led to the bulk to be constructed as the newer Zechetinu II standard with a slightly modified weapon array.

Armament

The Bloc I Zechetinu features a significant capital-grade weapons array supported by a large volume of anti-fighter systems. The fore and aft weapon bays both carry twin ER Large Lasers, four Small Lasers, an LB 10-X AC and Artemis IV FCS enhanced LRM-20 and SRM-6 launchers in support of a NAC/20 and twin NL35s. The forward facing angle features twin ER Large Lasers, four Small Lasers, and a LB 10-X AC for anti-fighter duties while an NL35 and NL45 provide capital grade firepower. Save for replacing both capital lasers with a single NL55, each rear angle features the same mix as the fore angles, while apart from dropping the capital lasers entirely, each broadsides mounts the same weaponry as the fore and aft bays. One-thousand and seventy-three Double Heat Sinks give the class reasonable endurance.

Cargo

Beyond its ability to carry a single DropShip and six AeroSpace Fighters, the Zechetinu features thirteen-thousand, eight-hundred and seventy-six tons of cargo capacity divided between two separate bays.

Variants

• Zechetinu II - Starting with the FWLS Scorpion, all future Zechetinus are constructioned to the Bloc II standard and feature captial-grade missile systems in place of the naval-laser batteries of the Bloc I ships, with two White Shark tubes forward and aft, with a single Barracuda missile tube on each fore and aft angle. Carrying fifty missile reloads for each launcher type reduces the Zechetinu IIs cargo capacity down to twelve-thousand, three-hundred and seventy-six tons.

Named Vessels

• FWLS Tirana - Prototype of the class, the Tirana was launched 3057. During exercises in 3058 the Tirana defeated the much larger Agamemmon-class FWLS Aineas.
• FWLS Karelia - Entered service April 3058
• FWLS Attica - Completed trials April 3058, primarily stationed to defend the Illium Shipyards. The ship fell under the control of the Principality of Regulus by 3070 and was used as part of Prince Kirc Cameron-Jones's strike against the Duchy of Oriente. Crippled by the defending ships of the Santorini Battle Group over Oriente, the Attica was taken as payment for the Regulans actions against the Duchy in 3071.
• FWLS Sparta - Last Bloc I Zechetinu constructed, completed trials April 3059.
• FWLS Scorpion - First Zechetinu II constructed.
• FWLS Araneida
• FWLS Acari
• FWLS Ixodida - Suborned by the Word of Blake and renamed the WOBS Dark Light at the beginning of the Jihad, the ship was used to attack Marlette in the Federated Suns in 3072. A pair of Fox-class corvettes engaged and captured it in a boarding operation. After being repaired and renamed the FSS Excalibur, it was loaned to Devlin Stone's coalition in 3076.
• FWLS Opilione
• FWLS Kustarachnae
• FWLS Haptopoda

References

• Field Manual: Free Worlds League - pg, 116, 143-144
• Field Manual: Update - pg, 144
• Technical Readout: 3067 - pg, 196-197