Class: Public
Unit type: assault ship Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces Operator: Earth Federation Forces First deployment: UC 0079 Dimensions: unknown Weight: unknown Propulsion: 4 x rocket thruster Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown Fixed armaments: 2 x large missile
Technical
and Historical Notes
With the loss of several fleets in the One Week War, the Federation
Forces found themselves at somewhat of a loss when the time came
to mount a counterattack in space. The Public class was
an attempt to create a simple gunboat that could supplement the
main fleet of Salamis and Magellan
class ships in an assault. A very simple design, the only weapons
of the Public class were two large capital ship-grade missiles.
These missiles were expected to be utilized in hit-and-run operations
against large immobile targets during a space battle. However,
while fast, the Public possessed poor maneuverability and
poorer armor and many of these ships destroyed in the battles
for Solomon and A Baoa Qu.