Gladius-class corvette: Difference between revisions

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Name: Gladius-class corvette
Craft: TanSec A Gladius-class corvette
Type: Corvette
Scale: Capital
Length: 243 meters
Skill: Capital Ship Pilot
Crew: 15; Skeleton: 2/+10
Passengers: 15
Cargo Capacity: 2,430 metric tons
Consumables: 1 year
Slip Space Drive: x6,160
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 6
Atmosphere: 330; 950kmh
Hull: 4D
Sensors

Passive: 20 / 0D+1
Scan: 40 / 1D
Search: 80 / 1D+1
Focus: 2 / 2D

Weapons

20DA1C2 MAC

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 5
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-24/48/96
Atmosphere Range: 1-48/96/192km
Rate of fire: once every 5 seconds
Damage: 10D

2 M58 Archer Missile Pods

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 2
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-8/17/34
Atmosphere Range: 1-17/34/68km
Ammo: 30 per pod
Damage: 5D+2

6 M870 Rampart point defense guns

Fire Arc: turrets
Crew: 0; Automated
Scale: walker
Skill: Automated: Starship Gunnery: 4D
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-6/13/25
Atmosphere Range: 1-625/1,250/2,500m
Damage: 5D

Description: The Gladius-class corvette was a corvette classification used within the UNSC Navy.

Class History

Gladius-class ships were assigned to Battle Groups within the Inner colonies. Human-Covenant war

Like other corvette classes, the Gladius-class was so severely outgunned by Covenant Starships, that ships of the class rarely participated in frontline engagements.

Post-war

One Gladius-class corvette, the UNSC Sagan Blue fought two Kig-Yar DAS-class storm cutters, the Mark of Prophecy and Divine Breath near New Carthage in 2554.

Design

Gladius-class ships are extremely small, with a length of only 243m and a mass of only 36,000 metric tons. They were equipped with Slipspace engines.

Armament

The Gladius-class is lightly armed in comparison to other UNSC and Covenant ships. They come equipped with one 20DA1C2 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, two M58 Archer Missile pods, and six M870 Rampart point defense guns.

Source:

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+'''Name''': Gladius-class corvette<br />'''Craft''': TanSec A Gladius-class corvette<br />'''Type''': Corvette<br />'''Scale''': Capital<br />'''Length''': 243 meters<br />'''Skill''': Capital Ship Pilot<br />'''Crew''': 15; Skeleton: 2/+10<br />'''Passengers''': 15<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 2,430 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 1 year<br />'''Slip Space Drive''': x6,160<br />'''Nav Computer''': yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': 2D<br />'''Space''': 6<br />'''Atmosphere''': 330; 950kmh<br />'''Hull''': 4D<br />'''Sensors'''
-*Passive: 17 / 0D+1
+*Passive: 20 / 0D+1
-*Scan: 33 / 1D
+*Scan: 40 / 1D
-*Search: 66 / 1D+1
+*Search: 80 / 1D+1
 *Focus: 2 / 2D
 '''Weapons'''