RSC Satchel

Satchel-Class Frigate
Role:	Light Battle Carrier
Built by:	Various
Length:	400m
First Battle Appearance:	Sometime after they started fighting Repzork
In Service:	X - Present
Race:	Betel Recyclers

Development

Production

While initially produced solely at Sky Commission Shipyards, the Satchel was very quickly outsourced to many of the more modern independent shipbuilders who had been expanding their production capabilities. Because of the focus on turret-based weaponry rather than integrated structural weapons, further outsourcing can be done to smaller operations to produce the turrets separately. It may not be as cheap to build as a Holnok or Byervid, but is quickly becoming a cheap, in-demand option.

One flaw that came up after initial production runs was that the front hangers experienced unusual amounts of wear and tear in transit. Rather than necessitating constant power expenditure on frontal shields, some production companies created makeshift Cap-ships that could attach to the front. Without drives of their own, these cap-ships would normally get scrapped for parts, but some enterprising engineers have modified and leveraged them for extra functionality.

Armaments

Weapon Type	Amount
Muxer Twin Railgun Turret	4
ShardCannon PD Turret	2
Boarding Pod Launcher	4
Large Strikecraft Hangar	2

Like all non-strikecraft Sky Spear ships, the Satchel carries Marauder squads for boarding offense and defense. Satchel Frigates typically carries 8 Marauder Squads, but that number can vary.

Variants

Lockdown Archetype

Before Bazkas were widely adopted, the onboard fighter craft proved to be insufficient at intercepting enemy strikecraft. To solve the problem, small handfuls of Satchels with their easily-modified turret mounts swapped to an entirely Hammerblast Flakcannon based loadout. While this archetype is rarely produced now, many still exist and have proven useful as a closer range point defense support option to the Bokat