Union Navy Frigate



Union Navy Frigate

The Union Navy frigate type was originally an United Earth type vessel below in  size of a United Earth Starship [1]. The ship type was carried over into the Union Navy until 3200. After that it was abandoned

due to the fact that Cruisers and destroyers were filling the needs and Frigates were simply redundant.

But when the Karthanians joined the Union in 5049, Union fleet planners came across a Karthanian design. Originally a stolen and copied United Earth design but redesigned by Karthanians to a solid TL 7 and with access to Union tech, upgraded to TL 8

Admiral Stahl using one [2] in the last Kermac war, pulling it out of surplus. (The Karthanians wanting to showcase their ship building excellence, switched the surplus ship with their most advanced version and with the help of the the Devi's engineering department produced a ship second to none in its size)

Stahl praised it a mixture of oversized Wolfcraft and undersized cruiser and just right to slip in cause maximum havoc and slip out again)

Hence the Union Navy Frigate type was resurrected as special forces support vessel. Its main mission to take special forces commandos far behind enemy lines and provide serious fire power back up when needed.

Stahl equated the ship with an old pre Astro airplane called the Warthog (A-10) Ugly, rugged and a welcome sight when boots on the surface got in trouble.

Relative few UNF types are in service (about 15,000 Union wide) but their crews are hand picked by Fleet command and the elite of the elite within the Union Navy.

UNF types have small crews, usually 50/50 Navy / Special Forces Marines, with the Marines teained to operate ship weapons and systems and the Navy crew able toperform Orbital assaults and similar Marine tasks.

McElligott calls these units, the Swiss Army knives of the Navy. Usefull and versatile in any situation.

All UNFs are under command of the Joint Special Forces  and are not under standard Fleet authority.

One of the greatest compliments was made by the Narth Supreme, when he was asked what should be done in the Arekian hostage crisis. He said. "Send an UNF unit,they take care of it." [3]

This sentence became the official motto."Send an UNF unit, we take care of it."

[1] No longer used Ship type classification

[2] USS Gauntlet

[3] Actually, the Narth Supreme said : "WWSD " (An Union old saying :"What would Stahl do" and McElligott said, "He take command of a UNF and kick the Arekian's arses." Then the Narth Supreme said. "there is your answer.Since we can't send Erica, send a UNF unit they will take care of the situation."

The Narth Supreme authorized a Narth Cloaking device to be installed in the ship that was tasked with the operation.