Sazara

The Sazara Class missile frigate / light carrier was a starship operated by both the military and executive branch of both the Alliance of Systems and the Allied Systems Federation. The Sazara was quite customisable for each mission, but it was often found in a patrol role or as a material or personell transport.

Overview
The two main defining features of the Sazara class were:


 * 1) Its 12 missile tubes all located around the bow of the ship. With a total missile complement of 36, a Sazara frigate could potentially fire a lot of missiles in a very short time, overwhelming enemy defenses with a substantial first strike. The missile storage could be expanded further by converting bow-located cargo bays. This could expand the missile complement to 72 missiles.
 * 2) The capability to dock and carry either 1 Artemis class gunship or 2 Atlas class planetary landers, which allowed the Sazara to perfom extensive boarding-and-seizing missions; or missions invloving planetary landing and retrieval; as well as performing cargo runs.

The Sazara class also held two module hardpoints, where additional specialised modules could be installed, such as sensor arrays, communication relays, or additional weapon pods. This granted an even greater variety in possible mission profiles.

While often acting independently, Sazara's could also work greatly in tandem with Vidari destroyers or Alloom cruisers as support ships, providing both fire support and material support.

Venilir class
A refit model of the Sazara class was the Venilir class, which served as a armed support ship for the Federated Systems Navy. Instead of carrying light craft, the Venilir could carry 10x Omnitransport Containers, which was the equivalent of 270 Standard Containers. The weapon hardpoints of the Venilir were removed, except for the two aft point-defense cannons. This allowed the Venilir to fly away from harassers and shoot down incoming missiles. Aside from that, the Venilir had no serious offensive capabilities and relied on fleet support to deal with harassers.

Furthermore, the Venilir was equipped with 6 deployable landing legs, allowing it to land on low-gravity surfaces such as Luna. This reduced the need for support vessels to load and unload the cargo containers. The Venilir could not land or take off in higher-gravity environments, or on planets with an atmosphere.

The engine complement of a Venilir was also slightly different from a Sazara. The main engine was replaced with a smaller, but more efficient, engine as the Venilir did not require the combat acceleration of a Sazara. The Venilir also carried exposed warp arches, which again improved fuel efficiency while giving up the protection of armored warp generators.