Alachino class Assault Frigate

Designed with speed and quick reactions in mind, the Alachino class Assault Frigate was the commissioned along side the first hulls of her larger sister ships. Complimented with a heavy missile battery of LONGBOW and CERBERUS missiles, the Alachino's primary capabilities are focused on orbital deployment and near-planet operations. Often the primary defense along transport convoys and supply chains to the front line, the Alachino is a powerful, regimented force to serve a menagerie of roles and requirements. Capable of extremely low-atmospheric flight, the Alachino still posseses capability to be a challenge to even capital ships in numbers.

Deployment
The Alachino is the first ship of it's class, being the only ship designed to operate in low atmosphere and stellar space. The Assault Frigate class was laid out to fullfil the role of assault gunship and medium frigate while achieving superiority in the two. After thirty-six months the Mekkadyne corporation soon returned with a design from a notable shipyard in the Forge, Ithaca, and immediate production of the Assault Frigate began.

Sold to civilians and the military, the Alachino can be outfitted for a number of roles; from mine layer, to drone carrier and weapons platform, to bulk transport or cargo holder. In the armed role, the Alachino purchased by the Scatterran Navy sports an ultra-modern flight system and weapons, included is a logistical computer that turns the Assault Frigate into a powerful system.