User:Swb/Project Moirai Frigate Variants Proposal

Project Moirai is a 2327/2328-parts proposal of three variant large frigates, for science and fleet scouting, for high-level task-force diplomacy, and for patrol and combat. The three variant frigates are designed with as much part commonality as practical, and identical (multi-purpose) subframes, at a small cost of build time.

Given the variant rules, it is possible to produce the Project Spectral Spec-Ops Frigate as a Moirai variant. However, the three Moirai variants below are designed for cross-refit in case the fleet needs to be emergency re-purposed, while Spectral would not be.

Project Clotho Scouting Frigate
Project Clotho is a science, scouting, and skirmish variant, designed to keep up with the Comet-class while bringing best-in-quadrant fleet scouting, and is more capable than the Kepler or even any Kepler-A proposal in exploration duties and resolving dangerous anomalies. As only one is needed per fleet, it is suggested that only a handful be produced, and that they take the role of theatre-level response in peacetime.

Project Lachesis Diplomatic Frigate
Project Lachesis is diplomatic frigate designed to rival the Ambassador-A refit in presence. Defense is limited to secondary phasers to keep a non-threatening profile, although at some expense this can be improved (to C3 or even C4). It is expected to take the role of a task-force specialist and theatre-level diplomatic ship.

Project Atropos Patrol Frigate
Project Atropos is a patrol frigate designed to have similar durability to the Excelsior-B while providing cheaper firepower than the Renaissance-A. It is designed to fight deeply attritional battles with any polity and come out on top, in addition to protecting Federation space from pirates and terrorists in peacetime. In times of crisis, it is the last word, the final line of defense, and ability to finish the fight. With Council permission, in times of extreme crisis it may be possible to refit Lachesis-pattern hulls into Atropos-pattern relatively cheaply.