Baltic Class Frigate Tender (WIP) 3.0

As previously promised, the design of this ship has been tweaked to now include defensive weapon turrets and an onboard set of quarters for the flight crews of the carried frigates. The longitudinal dorsal corridor running all the way to the rear engineering compartment has been removed, and additional thrust capabilities have been added as well.

The teleporter in the engineering spaces has been relocated more centrally now that the accessway from the forward hull has been removed.

The flight crew quarters are accessed from the corridor running aft from this lounge area on the top deck. Minimal furnishing in the quarters and lounge have been provided to allow for customization by prospective owners.

Defensive weapon turrets added include 11 anti-missile cannon mounts and 8 missile turrets to fend off attacking fighters and small craft, giving the Baltic time to launch and jump back to safety.

Close up view of one of the missile turrets.

The ship still has several interior spaces that remain unfurnished and open for further customization by the end user.

Our design team here at HighGuard Enterprises has said that further development of the Baltic will be put on hold until the rumored advances in power generation technology have been realized.

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This is a minor update that fixes an issue with the Launch button in the forward topside Launch Control bubble not being correctly connected, and a change to the launch rails to ensure the carried E5553A Wyverns launch forward instead of outward.

Pursuant to HighGuard Enterprises ongoing endeavors to improve the quality of our products and services, the members of the QA/QC team assigned to this project who were overseeing the version 2.0 rollout have been sacked.

In keeping up with the most current technological advancements, we here at HighGuard Enterprises have revisited our very first offering from Shipyard Bravo. The HGE Baltic class frigate tender now has integral power reactor cores where once there were docked power supply units. Control systems for the docked PSUs have been removed and the primary frigate launch control station has been revamped.

Additionally, several status displays and exterior lighting has been added and/or improved.

Several screenshots can be found HERE showing the new launch control station as well as exterior images of the HGE Baltic carrying a full squadron of the Zamzora Shipyard E5553A Wyvern.

Additional updates planned for the near future include defensive weapon emplacements and improving thrust ratios and ship agility.

Fairly minor update to allow launching of the carried ZZ E5553As in multiples of 3. Launching the full squadron of 12 is no longer the default or only option.

A couple of screenshots of the new launch control station can be seen here.

Comments and suggestions are welcome.

Version 1.1

Updates:

• Updated and added exterior lighting, including warning lights when the launch Enable toggle is on
• Warning lights *should* toggle off at Launch
• Access to new lighting logic/circuitry in forward generator bay above the launch logic for the Wyverns
• Added maintenance catwalks in the engine room, as well as cleaning up some blank displays and relinking wireless connections to a couple of the rotors
• Removed the hard to see glass doors in the engine room
• Replaced ice crystal lighting along longitudinal dorsal corridor