Light Frigate
| Light Frigate | |
| Flying Phasers | |
 Vask Authority's Light Frigate. | |
| Stats | |
|---|---|
| Block count | 4,630-6,499 (Generally 4,893-4,899) |
| Shield count | 8 |
| Movement Speed | ~22-23/9.6 |
| Properties | |
| Weapons | 1x Phaser 1x Light Turret 1x Tri Turret 20x Laser Cannon |
Light Frigates are a subclass of Frigates which occupy a unique niche, set apart from both similarly-sized Corvettes and larger, heavier Frigate variants. They are fast platforms that are large enough to use phasers, and often have a front bridge to most effectively utilize their Plasma Cannon primary weapons; however, they're smaller than their Attack Frigate and Heavy Frigate cousins and can thus dodge enemy capital ship attacks. Light frigates are primarily tuned to counter large capital ships like Destroyers, being able to conduct hit-and-runs to whittle down slower targets.
Light Frigates are strange vessels that, with an armament of phasers for breaking shields but very little in the way of hull-breach finishers, depend a lot more on pilot skill when it comes to matchups against enemies in duels. They are still countered directly by Attack Frigates and full size Frigates, which can usually keep pace for long enough to use their superior armaments to their fullest effect.
Capable of firing upwards of 20 Laser Cannons at once while not being able to use either Pulse Cannons or Heavy Turrets, Light Frigates are in a unique position to take advantage of Laser Cannons, which supplement the high shield damage of phasers while punching above their weight in ability to deal hull damage. Historically, few Light Frigates have been built to take advantage of this.
History
They were heavily utilized by RentDueYesterday, Vask Authority, and Vega. They also saw limited use by Cortesia Del Mar and Imperial Nova.
XiJinping_ in particular is famous for using light frigates very effectively.