Jiguang Class Escort Corvette
Overview
Class: Jiguang/極光/Aurora
Operators: Republic Space Command of the HFR
Manufacturer:
Tai Zong Shipyard (Final Assembly)
Shen Zhou Industrial Group (Metalworking)
Yunwang Energy Group (Engines)
Hak Technologies (Sensor Systems)
Tran Aerospace (habitation Systems)
Tai Zong Dynamics (Weapons)
National Taibei Institute of Technologies (Drones)
Introduced: 2287
Length: 70 m
Crew: 14
Propulsion: 3X Yunwang Energy Group "Kongdao" (Void Glaive) C-C012 Dual-Grade Fusion Torch Drive
Maximum Acceleration: 7 g
Range: Interplanetary, interstellar with additional support
Avionics:
Hak Technologies "Zhanjian Nao" (Battlecraft Brain) PZ-E021 Standard Military Spacecraft Avionics Suite
Hak Technologies "Jiangshi" (Battle General) WZ-A002 Master Drone Control Suite
Sensors/Communications:
3X Hak Technologies High-Gain Tightbeam Arrays, Corvette-Grade
3X Hak Technologies Low-Gain Scanners, Corvette-Grade
1X Hak Technologies Electronic Warfare Array, Corvette-Grade
1X Hak Technologies Advanced Sensor Array, Corvette-Grade
Armaments:
1X Tai Zong Dynamics "Jinbao" (Metal burst) CDX-B007 Multirole Coilguns, Corvette-Grade
3X National Taibei Institute of Technologies, Pod-mounted YEW-A004 Decoy drones
3X National Taibei Institute of Technologies, Pod-mounted ZJW-A006 Autocannon drones
3X National Taibei Institute of Technologies, Pod-mounted ZCW-A006 Recon drones
History
Conceived in the 2260's as a part of the HFR's fleet modernization and reconstruction program after the Zhongzhi event and Operation Distant Flock crippled existing fleet power. Faced decades of delay, having to repurpose existing infrastructure in Shen Zhou and Li Ming, before the first Lengfeng class was deployed in the 2280's along with its sister classes.
Layout
From bow to stern:
Drone Bay --> Command module --> Crew module --> Cargo hold and workshop --> Engines
Armor
The Jiguang Class is lightly armored like the other GKF corvette classes, save for the Lengfeng Class. It uses a standard steel-ceramic laminate hull, with water, fuel, and coolant plumbing underneath as secondary, ad-hoc protection.
Weapons
The Jiguang Class uses a single coilgun as protection against missiles. Its primary arsenal is its onboard drone fleet, stored in and around the upperhalf of its hull. The Recon corvette has a standard outfit of decoy, autocannon, and recon drones, serving to confuse, harass, and gather intelligence from the enemy. Its drone fleet can be swapped out for missile carriers, large battlecruiser and asteroid crackers, or utility drones.
Life Support
Tran Armored Miniature Habitation Module, designed and manufactured by Tran Aerospace, a module designed specifically to compliment HFR's bio-cyber enhanced personnel
Tactical Doctrine
The Jiguang Class is designed to stay in the middle of the formation, behind vanguard units to coordinate its drone fleet and use its electronic warfare array to confuse and disrupt the enemy, all the while gathering key information on enemy systems and intentions. With extensive refits, the recon corvette can be fitted for stealth, infiltrating unfriendly territory to gather intelligence without additional fleet support.
Occasionally, the Jiguang class is sent on science missions to provide support using its utility drone fleet and powerful sensor arrays.