Fray-class light cruiser

Post-war late:

* 9x 230mm Fixed cannon
* 4x 200mm Missile Launchers
* 6x Heavy Flak turrets
* 14x Light Flak turrets
* 8x 23mm Point Defense

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* 2x D50-F Osprey mk3

The Into the Fray, initially intended to be the leading vessel in a fleet of high tech and crew efficient ships, quickly became simply a technology testbed for new 6th generation shielding and weaponry. Whilst lacking the firepower of the Dawn, or the recon and stealth abilities of the Sigmarius, the role this vessel played in its short time in action managed to be the tipping point that allowed the disabling of the Osiris and soon after, the destruction of the 11th fleet jumpgate.

## Design details

### Hull and propulsion

The Fray class cruiser features a hybrid Heavy armor, Light armor hull to combine durability in strategic locations and manuverability in space and atmosphere, though the Fray focuses more on its speed and has a reduced armor package. Whilst being the Pioneering vessel in shield technology, its shielding is focused around keeping weapons online than absorbing damage for the armor. This is shown in later vessels such as the Sigmarius class ASV far exceed it in capacity and recharge rate.

Post repairs at the Asteroid base, the Into the Fray had much of its armor panelling fractured losing most of its durability and bring patched with light armor plating. The shielding of the vessel was enhanced by the shipboard AI during the repair process with a higher capacity being achieved aiding the stricken vessel in future.

### Crew and complement

A flagship feature of the class was it's Smart AI system, promising to reduce even the crews of cruisers down to [Classified] allowing the limited officers currently in the EFN to be spread over a larger fleet of efficient vessels.

The ships hangar whilst compact, was given an advanced docking system to once again assist in automation of the process. The hangar accommodated 2 shuttles/dropships deployed through the aft doors. Later unofficial retrofits created external docking for transports, with the rear hangar being converted into a utility and construction bay, storing small auxiliary drones.

### Armaments

Initial design:

The Into the Fray is a cruiser class vessel, however this is not apparent when observing its weaponry, this is due to the nature of its main purpose testing new technology, one specifically being the Smart AI which was intended to reduce workload and vastly increase its combat proficiency. The vessel was armed with an EFN standard MAC cannon, as well as several M-8 missile launchers, this allowed the vessel to gain an initial upper hand against older brawling style 5th generation vessels. However once the range closes the lack of combat ability become apparent with only 12 150mm Rapid fire cannons and a 20mm point defense array, giving missile fitted cruisers the upper hand in close range knife fights.

Post-war refit:

After a brutal assault by the Osiris during the last battles of the 11th fleet rebellion, the Into the Fray was taken in for repairs at a covert asteroid base, however lacking many of the advanced components and materials used in its initial construction, the offensive ability of the ship was further stunted. The focus of the battered vessel was shifted to defensive armament, with many more point defense and a wide flak array being installed across the dorsal and ventral hull.

## Operational history

2210 AD:

The Into the Fray (CL-002) is commissioned to the EFN to act as a primary testbed for several new Technolgies, Command is given to Captain Sarah and her XO Urn.

With rumours of the imminent threat of the 9th fleet rebellion, the ship is dispatched to the Wolf system to continue to its extensive trial runs.

2211 AD:

Stationed around the apoapsis shipyards for regular maintenance and resupply, the ITF crew after hearing of the heavy casualties over mars, and the 11th fleets refusal to deploy, soon takes the ship into hiding to plan their next move, establishing the asteroid outpost "Fray base".

2212 AD:

Intending to head-off any hostile action between earth and the wolf system, Captain Sarah seeks to discover more about the Rebel project "Atef", this leads to a hostile action between the Into the Fray and an 11th Fleet battleship. Whilst the enemy battleship is forced to crash land on the nearby planet, the ITF receives critical damage in return and limps back to the HQ of local, neutral 11th fleet forces where it is interned for repairs.

2213 AD:

Due to complications in its Crew AI system, the Into the Fray is absent for many of the penultimate battles of the 11th Fleet rebellion, some say leading to the loss of many upgraded 5th generation vessels.

In the final days of the war the Crew AI, later known as "Freya" is brought back into function, and alone Captain Sarah deploys the ITF to the capital world, hoping to provide whatever assistance they still can.

After receiving minimal damage running the enemy blockade, the Fray rendezvous on the Sigmarius' beacon, only to discover it is engaged with a shielded 11th Fleet dreadnought, known as Osiris or "Atef".

Whilst the initial surprise of its arrival seems to turn the tide, it is quickly shown that the crippled Sigmarius, and the lightly armed Fray are no match even combined for the Osiris, this is further compounded by the arrival of the Accuser. The Fray begins to quickly receive damage and orders the Sigmarius to evacuate Captain Brock and Commander Gage from the battle site.

However in a last desperate attempt, Captain Brock is able to take control of the local MAC emplacement, and severely damage the Osiris, forcing its retreat. Whilst both the Sigmarius and Into the Fray are heavily damaged, the accuser is ordered to escort Osiris from the battle site, ended the last engagement of the Capital assault.

After retrieving the ground team and returning to orbit, the crew of the Sigmarius discover the final plan of the 11th fleet and plan to act on it. The Fray unfortunately received the brunt of the Osiris weapons and is in a critical state, with that she is taken back to the Fray base, and interned for repairs under Lieutenant Fenlon, with Captain Sarah parting from her ship for the last time. Whilst it is unclear from Captain Brocks reports after his return to earth, the FREYA Ai seemed to go into a state of hibernation after the loss of its captain, leaving the ship under manual control until its later instillation on the Dreadnought Osiris.

2214 AD:

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## Ships of the line

* (CL-002) Into the Fray
	+ Crippled in the 3rd year of the 11th Fleet Rebelion.
	+ Later repaired and used in season 2
	+ Crash landed on [?] after defeating the 11th fleet cruiser "Accuser"

## List of appearances

First appearance:

S2, Ep.7 "And the start of another"

First **chronological** appearance:

S7, Ep.71 "The battle of Farside station"

Other appearances:

S8, Ep.73 "Back at it again"

S8, "Finale Trailer"

S8, Ep.80 "Absolution"

S8, Ep.83-84

S8, "Finale Trailer (and stream time)"

S8, Ep.86 "End of the Beginning"

S2, Ep.7-13, 15-16