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The IR-3F-class light frigate, commonly referred to as the IR-3F patrol craft or IR-3F, was a light frigate designed by Sienar Fleet Systems for use as a system patrol and customs ship.
Characteristics[]
The IR-3F was 110 meters long. It had a high power output and fast sublight engines for a ship of its size, and could achieve atmospheric flight at 1,000 kilometers per hour; however, it was not equipped with a hyperdrive.[5][1] It was equipped with shields, and armed with four turbolaser cannon turrets, though some models were equipped with four fire-linked heavy laser cannons instead.[1][3]
The ship had a crew of 11 (including 8 gunners), though it could be staffed by a single individual in some circumstances. It carried ten troops, three months' worth of consumables, and had space for 180 metric tons of cargo.[1] The small crew was often inadequately rotated, resulting in a tendency for them to wear down quickly.[5]
Patrol ship tactics generally led to these ships operating within an hour's distance of their base of operations, and maintaining continuous comlink contact with it.[6] When engaging a target, they employed their high speed and brute force to disable or destroy it before it could escape into hyperspace.[1]
History[]
The IR-3F was the predecessor of the IPV-1 System Patrol Craft.[5] However, the craft still saw some use with single-system governments, including Core Worlds within the Ringali Shell.[5][6] It also saw limited use in the Imperial services, particularly in systems with large support vessel populations or ongoing blockades.[5]
IR-3Fs formed the Imperial Navy's Digit Squadron at Bakura. Five of them fought against the Ssi-ruuk at the Battle of Bakura; three of those ships survived, becoming the property of the Bakuran government when that world became independent.[1] They continued serving under the Bakuran government for decades afterward.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
An IR-3F as depicted in The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
The IR-3F was illustrated in The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook as looking much like the IPV-1; a very different look was illustrated in Pirates & Privateers.
Appearances[]
- The Truce at Bakura (First appearance)
Sources[]
- The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook (First identified as IR-3F-class light frigate)
- Pirates & Privateers
- The Far Orbit Project
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (as IR-3F)
- Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
- ↑ Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- ↑ Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds indicates the surviving ships of Digit Squadron remained in Bakuran service for decades.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Pirates & Privateers
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Far Orbit Project