| Ship/Smallcraft Code/Type | PCL Light Attack Craft | |
| Service/Source | Unnamed Alliance Member | |
| Class Name | PCL Type 3C Merlin | |
| Mass/Displacement (Tons) | 21,000 | |
| Length Overall (Meters) | 115 | |
| Maximum Beam (Meters) | 19.2 | |
| Maximum Height (Meters) | 19.2 | |
| Maximum Acceleration (G) | 635.5 in Normal-Space | Not Hyper-Space Capable |
| Complement | 10 (2 Officer/Warrant + 8 Enlisted) | |
| Core Crew | 10 (2 + 8) | |
| Armament Mounted | Weapon Mount Placement | |
| Type/Number | Broadside Mounts P/S | Chase Mounts F/A |
| Launcher Mod 42R x2 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| Graser 250cm x1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| Launcher Mod 3CM x2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| PD Laser Cluster x3 | 0/0 | 1 / 2 |
| Missile(s) Used | RMN Mk42 VLR or RMN Mk27 DN/SD-grade
Series RMN Standard Countermissile |
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| Parasite Complement | LCSF x1 (HBY AC-12 Kite) in Stern Bay | |
| Designer/Creator | K. Harron/M. Caffrey for RMN Admiralty Military Assistance Program | |
| Notes | RMN Bellerophon-class DN-grade
sidewall generator mounted for “bow wall” projection. Sidewalls equivalent
to RMN Star Knight-class CL. This class is designed primarily as a system-defense craft to be deployed from orbital or deep-space facilities for “rapid response force” strikes at incoming enemy forces. There are two proposed tactical patterns for this craft’s use: long-range attacks from Merlin Groups or Wings armed with the Mk42 VLR moving at just below detection acceleration and firing from optimum “full power” range, and the “slash-through” attack where Merlin squadrons armed with Mk27 SD-grade shipkillers approach to long attack range at maximum acceleration on converging courses, then turn to pass through the enemy formation at an angle, firing the shipkillers as they reach middle attack range amd flipping to keep their bow walls toward incoming fire. Both tactics are intended for squadrons operating from fixed or semi-fixed fortifications and supported by Aerie class YGLLs, pre-positioned during the attack to meet the Merlins after a firing run to reload the missile tubes and recharge the graser capacitors as needed. |
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