the ZADA class was developed as a frontline corvette that can attack bigger ships such as frigates or even small destroyers

is the newest corvette of the frontier which have an armament of a frigate in a corvette size warship with the benefit of speed an cost

it very well armed for her size and very cheap to produce in numbers

she was build in 2143 and her production is still active

she also has 2 medium hangars to carry fighters into battle

characheristics:

lenght:158m

beam:58m

height:42m

speed:1235 km/h in atmosphere

armor thickness:100mm of high densesity steel and titanium alloy

armament:

2x4 200mm laser turrets (180 rpm)

8x2 160mm laser turrets (226 rpm)

12x4 50mm ciws (840 rpm)

4x2 30mm ciws (550 rpm)

missiles/torpedoes:

2x12 VLS (can use multiple types of missiles)

engines:

2 medium ion engines with FTL jumper build in

4 light ion thrusters

FTL: 6 LY

others:

6 small shielding generation domes

1 small gravity generation dome

4 radiators (act as a shield piece also)

8 escape pods (large)

2 medium hangars

carry:

6 F-59 thunderbird