Ship Lineship AISN Chons

The Chons has fast become the primary frigate of the Imperial fleet due to its speed, impressive firepower, and powerful sensors and ECM equipment. First deployed in late 983 AE, commanders first utilized the Chons' startling abilities in the Battle of Arfurio, where an outnumbered Imperial division fooled a League task-force into retreating by having a squadron of Chons frigates appear to be an entire arm of an Imperial reinforcements.

The Chons carries an impressive mix of weaponry, with the typical Imperial predominance of energy based systems. While the vessel's Rail cannons give the frigate an impressive mid-range advantage over most destroyers and corvettes in service on both sides, it is the seven Leighflanger Light PlasBeam Cannons that truly make this vessel a terror of the battle-field. Though they lack the power of capital-class plasbeams the sheer volume of fire the ship is able to produce is truly impressive to behold.

This deadly firepower comes at a price. The energy drain caused by repeated firing of its plasBeam cannons has been known to overload power-transfer systems aboard the ship. Likewise, it is difficult for the Chons to sustain repeated firing of all of its primary weapon systems for very long. However, the vessels relatively thin armor coupled with the critical shortage of munitions among Imperial forces means that for all of its firepower, the Chons' survivability drops exponentially in protracted engagements.

The Chons is best employed as a raider, slipping around concentrations of enemy units to attack staging areas and weaker ships.

Known ship: AISNV Kell Aset

Stats: Hull Integrity: 330.000p Hull Armour: 70p Shield Strength: 30.000p Max thrust: 3200p Lenght: 440m

Armament: 2x Twin-linked medium ion cannon 6x Anti-ship torpedo tubes 1x Twin-linked plasma cannon 2x Vulcan turret 1x Medium spinal ion cannon 1x Small spinal ion cannon

Fighter bay: 8x Drone station