[Hammer-class frigate]
This is the first frigate produced by Fourth Civilization. It is 31.4 meters long and has a short and thick body. Its main weapon is a twin-mounted plasma cannon launcher.
This kind of frigate from "Homeworld" has limited performance, poor maneuverability, and average firepower. Its only advantage is armor protection. In the early days of Fourth Civilization's development, many Hammer-class frigate were produced because there was no other choice. In order to enhance the firepower, in the mass-produced version, the plasma cannon launcher was modified into a Turbolaser cannon. Fortunately, in the "Star Wars" universe, the Turbolaser cannon is not difficult to find on the black market.
However, in the early days, Fourth Civilization did not have the ability to produce Turbolaser cannons by itself. This resulted in the Turbolaser cannons installed on Hammer-class frigate being all of the same models purchased on the black market. There was no way to unify standards and combat effectiveness was not guaranteed.
After Wraith fighter was fully put into production, Hammer-class frigate was abandoned, even the second-line escort fleet disliked it, and could only be thrown into the black market and sold at low prices. So today, don't be surprised if you see Hammer-class frigate among some unpopular interstellar pirate lineups.
[Knight-class frigate]
This is a frigate designed at the same time as Hammer-class frigate. It is 28.5 meters long and has a slender body. Compared with Hammer-class, which has stronger protective performance, Knight-class frigate has more balanced performance. However, the Fourth Civilization at that time was facing the pressure of survival, so the mobility requirements for the battleship were not high. This idea can also be seen in the later Pulsar-class frigate. So Knight-class frigate was not adopted by the military.
Later, because Fourth Civilization needed more funds to purchase the Turbolaser cannon and hyperspace engine on the black market, the Knight-class frigate plan was retaken and many ships were built specifically for export. It was one of the main sources of foreign exchange in the early days of Fourth Civilization.
[Pulsar-class frigate]
This is the second frigate produced by Fourth Civilization. Compared with Hammer-class, which was produced at a poor stage, the construction process of Pulsar-class frigate is more standardized, at least achieving the unified standard of all equipment and parts.
Pulsar-class frigate is 42 meters long and equipped with a miniature short-wave particle cannon. This short-wave particle cannon is more powerful than the Turbolaser cannon and is especially good at fighting shields. Therefore, although the performance of this frigate is still poor, it has existed in the Fourth Civilization army for a long time.
After retiring from the front-line fleet, Pulsar-class frigate entered service in the escort fleet, but was later abandoned due to poor maneuverability. And due to the pulse cannon, the Fourth Civilization military believed that this weapon could not enter the black market, so except for a small number of Pulsar-class frigate that were received by the Planetary Defense Force, most of the others were dismantled.
[Cobalt-class frigate]
Derived from the technology of "Sins of a Solar Empire", the 78-meter-long Cobalt-class frigate is the first heavy frigate of Fourth Civilization to be used as a 'capital ship'. For a long time, Cobalt-class frigate has served on the front line of Fourth Civilization Navy. Even now, there are still a small number of Cobalt Alloy Class serving in the military.
Cobalt-class frigate lacks flexibility, but its linear acceleration and frontal firepower are very powerful. It is equipped with two Pulse Laser cannons, so it cannot meet the needs of roundabout operations. However, it can very well complete the firepower supplement of the fleet's frontal decisive battle, and its excellent protection capabilities can also meet this point.
The currently active Cobalt-class frigate has undergone automated transformation and is developing into an unmanned warship. Some unmodified frigates are all controlled by B-1 combat robots and continue to shine among the Fourth Civilization first-line naval fleet and second-line escort fleet.
[Stilat Class/Shriken Class frigate]
Also derived from the technology of "Sins of a Solar Empire", the length is only 28.5 meters, and completely different from the battleship-style Cobalt-class frigate, these two frigates follow the path of fighter jets. They are very mobile, flexible and fast, sacrificing protection for this purpose. On the battlefield, Fourth Civilization once used them to gain an advantage over Galactic Republic fighters. However, with the continuous development of fighter technology, Stilat Class and Shriken Class Light Corvette gradually failed to meet the needs of war and were withdrawn from active service.
And because the protection capabilities of these two types of light frigates are so poor, even when destroying pirates, they will cause casualties to the crew, so in the end even the escort fleet did not like them. Therefore, except for a small amount of those desperadoes who were handed over to the Calamity Legion, most of the others were sealed.
[Javelin-class missile frigate]
This 85-meter-long heavy frigate can be said to be the most popular small warship in the Fourth Civilization army. Because this kind of warship is large in number and has fierce firepower, it is equipped with two five-seat Crossbow-class long-range missile, which can pose a threat even to the opponent's capital ship.
Among Clone Wars, Fourth Civilization Navy used Javelin-class missile frigate extensively, posing a huge threat to Hunter Class Battlecruiser of Galactic Republic at that time.
Even now, with its low cost and excellent performance, Javelin-class missile frigate is still active in the front-line sequence of Fourth Civilization Navy after being further equipped with more advanced missiles. It has also become the longest-serving battleship Fourth Civilization.
[Valkyrie-class Missile Frigate]
Produced by Tyran Heavy Industries, the "StarCraft" technology frigate is 76.8 meters long. Different from Javelin-class missile frigate, Valkyrie-class frigate is more focused on attacking light targets. The Halo-type cluster missile they are equipped with can explode a destruction area of several kilometers, causing all enemy fighters and even frigates that enter it to suffer a devastating blow.
However, Valkyrie-class Missile Frigate was not favored by Fourth Civilization Navy due to its huge ammunition consumption. Although it was ordered, the quantity was not large. However, this kind of frigate is very popular with Planetary Defense Forces, and almost all Planetary Defense Forces are equipped with it. Backed by sufficient material supplies on the planet, Valkyrie-class frigate will be able to pour out destructive firepower as much as it wants.
[Executioner-class Frigate]
77 meters long, it is the standard frigate of "EVE" Amarr Empire. It has the characteristics of fast speed and strong firepower. However, it was not purchased in large quantities by Fourth Civilization Navy, and was mainly used by Salarian for its own use. At the end of Clone Wars, Galactic Republic raided Dawn Star Planet under the command of Cassio-Tagge, and Executioner-class also participated in the battle in large numbers.
Currently, there are two next-generation derivative models of the Executioner-class frigate, namely Cursebreaker-class frigate and Slicer-class frigate. Both have completed research and development and are being evaluated by Fourth Civilization Navy. No decision has yet been made on whether to purchase them.
[Sentinel-class electronic warfare heavy frigate]
It is also the battleship Amarr Empire in "EVE". It is 93 meters long and is one of the largest frigates. Equipped with an enemy tracking interference device, an energy neutralizer and an induction suppression device, it can interfere with the enemy warships' operations to the greatest extent possible during battle. In the early days of the war, when Galactic Republic Navy did not pay much attention to the field of electronic warfare, it once played an amazing role.
But later, as Galactic Republic installed high-power anti-jamming devices and electronic countermeasures devices on its warships for countermeasures, Sentinel-class gradually withdrew from the front line because of its small size. Giving way to the more powerful and larger Twinblade-class EW light cruiser.
Currently, Sentinel-class is still active in the escort fleet. Electronic warfare equipment that is useless on the frontal battlefield has become the Reaper of those poorly equipped pirates.
[Purification-class stealth special operations ship]
This frigate is only 40 meters long and equipped with Super Proton Torpedo, but it has a cost comparable to that of a cruiser. For no other reason than their expensive hyperspace cloaking device.
Different from ordinary cloaking devices, Purifier-class hides itself between the real three-dimensional space and hyperspace after activating the hyperspace cloaking device. This is enough to avoid almost all detection devices. Only by monitoring through hyperspace detectors can we roughly grasp their movements.
Once they get close to an enemy ship, one round of direct-fire engine Super Proton Torpedo is enough to destroy any capital ship!
But the problem is that in addition to the super expensive cost, Purifier-class also requires long-term training for its operators, and most of the time it is a suicide attack. Therefore, Fourth Civilization Navy stipulates that all Purifier-class operators must join Rebirth Plan to avoid attrition.
However, this has also led to the scarcity of pilots who can be deployed at the same time - after all, compared to fighter pilots whose survival rate is still relatively high, even if they join Rebirth Plan, Purifier-class pilots with a mortality rate of more than 70% will often suffer from mental breakdown after rebirth.
[Ravasa Dou Practitioner Heavy Frigate]
A powerful frigate with a length of 90 meters. According to the naming rules of Vasari, the full name should be called "Dou Practitioner-class heavy frigate designed by Engineer Ravasa". This frigate is currently the most powerful, most advanced, and most troublesome warship in the Fourth Civilization army.
Ravasa Fighter is equipped with a twin-mounted heavy pulse cannon. With the advanced technology of Vasari, the firepower of this gun is even comparable to that of a cruiser! Not only that, Ravasa Fighter also has very thick armor and extremely fast linear speed, which allows them to rush directly to the front despite the enemy's firepower, and use their extremely powerful firepower to tear apart all enemies.
At present, Vasari's armaments have begun to be secretly deployed among Fourth Civilization Navy, but they did not participate in the battle because of concerns about the complexity of logistical supplies. However, when the technology of the star gate is further upgraded, and when the one-to-many star gate is realized, the Vasari battleship that has solved the logistics problem will become the new nightmare of the Galactic Empire!