Tempest Frigate
The Tempest Class Strike Frigate is an Escort ship used in Calixis and surrounding sectors.[1]
Design
It is designed to engage enemies in short-range fights; it is designed with less ranged firepower than other frigates and equipped instead with short-range broadsides, assault boats and complements of troops for boarding actions. In order to get near to the enemy ships without suffering much damage, its prow is triple-armoured and its plasma drives are boosted.[1]
Since all those features require a lot of space, a Tempest is larger than a Sword Class Frigate and its components can be rearranged to suit commercial purposes.[1]
Compared to a Sword-class, Tempests are less manoeuvrable and they do not match their turret rating, nor their detection systems. However, they benefit from a stronger hull integrity and armour.[1]
Known Tempest Frigates
Technical Specifications
- Dimensions: 1.5 km long, 0.4 km abeam at fins approx.[1]
- Mass: 6.1 megatonnes approx.[1]
- Crew: 30,500 crew; approx.[1]
- Accel: 4.7 gravities max sustainable acceleration.[1]
Source
- 1: Rogue Trader Rulebook, pg. 195
- 2: Warhammer Community: Psychic Awakening: Gone Dark (Posted on 18/05/2020) (Last accessed on 18 May 2020)
- 3: Armaduke (Short Story)
