Accel-class Light Frigate

Feliinyen Accel-class Light Frigate

"They've made the mistake of underestimating us because of our ship's size, let's show them the error of their ways!"

- Captain Jo Treus

The Feliinyen Accel-class Light Frigate was one of the ships of the line of the Feliinyen Royal Navy along with the King's Blade-class Battlecruiser, the Queen's Blade-class Battlecruiser, the Excel-class Escort Carrier, and the Predator-class Corvette.

Details
Designed alongside the Excel-class Escort Carrier, the Accel-class would be oriented towards ship-to-ship and anti-fighter roles, utilizing a trio of dual medium turbolaser batteries and anti-ship missiles for ship-to-ship engagements and relying on 20 quad medium laser cannons for defending against small craft. It also boasted a pair of rotating thrusters at the wingtips of the engine section, affording this ship a great deal of maneuverability, aided with the simple starfighter-like control surfaces on the bridge, these ships were often dubbed as the "300 meter starfighter" by their crews.

The ship was designed with the purpose of serving as a heavy escort for the King and Queen's Blade classes along with the Excel. The class would become the premiere border patrol vessel of the Feliinyen Navy along with her sister class. Later with the introduction of heavier ships and classes to the Feliinyen Navy, the ship would see a renewed use as a support ship for these larger, less mobile warships.

Production
The Accel-class entered production at the start of the Clone Wars and would see use protecting the shipyards as the King and Queen's Blades were constructed as well as patrolling the borders of Feliinyen space.

Usage
In its early years, the ship would be solely used in defensive roles such as escort, border patrol, base defense, etc. However as the war progressed, the class began being used as an offensive force, used to attack enemy fighter squadrons along with other escort ships. In multiple instances the Accel would end up in dogfights with larger ships such as Dreadnought-class Cruisers and Vindicator-class Cruisers, and winning. In one such battle, the Accel-class "Lakinda" and her sister carrier "Laqinda" faced off against an Imperial Task Force composed of a Vindicator cruiser, an Interdictor-48 cruiser and a pair of Arquitens light cruisers. The Lakinda charged first, weaving inside the enemy formation and in a single volley disabling their TIE Interceptor escort and then moved to begin taking shots at the imperial ships, quickly dispatching an Arquitens and disabling the other as the Laqinda's fighters began making runs on the Interdictor, taking out her shields as the Lakinda began moving in to take out the Interdictor now that it was without escort, it was cut off by the Vindicator and the two began battling, exchanging fire as the Lakinda swirled and weaved around the Vindicator, eventually getting in position to fire all of the anti-ship torpedoes at near point blank range, destroying the Vindicator before turning and firing the rest of it's torpedoes at the Interdictor, destroying it too. The Lakinda and her crew would later be awarded the Medal of Valor for their actions against a enemy force standing over 8 times larger and emerging victorious

Obsolescence
Despite being an aging spaceframe, the Accel and Excels would go on to serve for decades, continually receiving refits and upgrades as the years pass and technology advanced well past their intended retirement point.

Behind the scenes
This ship was created using the Lego Digital Designer.

The design was inspired heavily by the Battlestars of Battlestar Galactica. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica