Frigate

	Frigate
	A Gateway To Greatness
	; The Bayezid is Arimfea's main Frigate.
Stats
Block count	4,000-8,000
Shield count	12
Movement Speed	19/7.1
Properties
Weapons	1x Phaser; 3x Heavy Turret; 1x Light Turret; 1x Tri Turret
Well Strength	1
Jump Strength	1
Ship Info	Interdiction Range: 2,400m

	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

Frigates are the fourth class of Warships and the first to gain access to the powerful 0.8i Chetherite Particle Shield, as well as Phasers and Heavy Turrets.

Frigates are unlocked at level 40.

Specifications

Must be a minimum of 4,000 blocks
Can be a maximum of 8,000 blocks (8,800 if oversized)
Can have a single 0.8i Particle Shield (at 7500+ size)
Can fire a single Light Turret
Can fire up to 3 Heavy Turrets (at 6500+ size)
Can fire up to 2 Point Defense Turrets (Needs clarification)
Can fire up to 2 Torpedoes
Can fire up to 2 Heavy Lasers (at 8000+ size)
Can fire a single Phaser (at 4630+ size)
Can fire a single Tri-Turret

Subclasses

Micro Frigate, typically 4,000 Blocks. Primarily used as an automated defense platform, both for planetary installations as well as starbases.

Light Frigate, usually 4,893-4,899 Blocks. Equipped with phasers; solid in a support role at range.

Attack Frigate, usually 6,500 Blocks. Specialized craft that can utilize Heavy Turrets and Phasers alike to eliminate enemies.

Heavy Frigate, usually 8,000 Blocks. Hefty capital ships that utilize enhanced shields to defend critical components. and bolster durability.

Tips

Frigates are a versatile ship class with consistent DPS. They are generalized starships good for shooting targets big and small.

Frigates are countered by Destroyers as well as coordinated groups of Fighters or Gunships. They usually are able to deter Corvettes from doing damage.

Light Frigate

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.