Lynx Class

A fast attack vessel at heart, the Lynx is also a patrol ship used to monitor the borders of the Star Kingdom. Well-Armed for a Frigate, the Lynx is best at darting in, crippling an enemy then picking it off before reinforcements arrive.

## Development

As with many powers in the 2230s and 2240s, the Imperial Lyran Navy discovered in one of their many border conflicts with the Mirak Star League that a lighter warship to act as a picket and scout for their larger Cruisers. Updating a system patrol craft design with heavier weaponry, warp drive and an enhanced M/AM reactor (housed in a "warp bustle" to the rear of the hull, similar to early Earth M/AM designs), the initial design for the Lynx Class had problems with power consumption. These were solved with a rather ingenious, if potentially troublesome solution. The Heavy Disruptor Cannons were moved to mounts on the front of the warp nacelles, and drew their power directly from the warp reactor. (as Federation designs later would with the Langley and Type II Projects in the 2270s). As Starfleet engineers later discovered, this system does allow greater power to be focused through to weapons systems, but a destabilisation or loss of warp power renders any weapon systems attached in such a manner (without a weapons capacitor) immediately inoperable. Lyran engineers and tacticians considered this to be a reasonable risk, given that a loss of warp power would likely lead to a loss of the warship anyway.

In 2269, following Klingon practice (and the practice of most galactic powers at that time), the Imperial Lyran Navy modified the Lynx Class into a specialised Scout Frigate variant, the Wildcat Class. In 2272, again following Klingon practice, the basic hull was modified further into a Fleet Repair Frigate, the Bobcat Class.

## Operational History

The Lynx entered service in 2247, and immediately her Captains discovered that her pair of Heavy Disruptor Cannons gave her a formidable punch, and combined with her speed, new tactics were formulated that took advantage of the Lynx's performance and Alpha Strike capabilities. Against targets of comparable strength, the Lynx would use her greater speed and firepower to close and cripple the enemy, finishing them off or taking prisoners (a favourite Lyran tactic). Against superior foes, the Lynx would use her superior manoeuvrability to avoid enemy fire and wither away their shields until reinforcements could arrive or until she could safely disengage.

The constant border tensions between the Mirak Star League and the Lyran Star Kingdom meant that the Lynx saw almost immediate action, with her first major fleet deployment occurring when these tensions flared up into full scale war during the Lyran Civil War, when the Mirak Starfleet supported Lyran rebels who sought independence from the rigid social hierarchy of the Star Kingdom.

The great test of the Lynx came during the Organian Conflict. The Imperial Lyran Navy bore the brunt of the resurgent Hydran Royal Navy, with losses of the light warship being accordingly heavy. Although nimble for her size, the Lynx could not hope to keep pace with Hydran Fightercraft. Against other starships however, she proved very capable. During both the Organian Conflict and the subsequent War of Pacification, the Lynx and her Wildcat Class stablemate were the most numerous Lyran warships in service, and although outclassed by their ISC Type FF-IV and Type FF-IVsc counterparts, they met with some successes after adopting wolfpack tactics, much like Klingon E12 B'Rel (Bird of Prey) Class Escorts.

Although an older design by the time of the Interregnum‏‎, the reformed Imperial Lyran Navy made extensive use of the Lynx, pending development of a newer design. Due to the rebuilding and reformation of the Star Kingdom in the wake of the Interregnum‏‎, the Imperial Lyran Navy did not participate in the General War, although some Ducal fleets close to the Klingon border mobilised during the Gorn counter-invasion, believing the Gorn Royal Navy may have chosen to continue their advance across the border.

## Apocrypha

Economic difficulties in the wake of the General War and the geopolitical changes that followed meant that the Imperial Lyran Navy never replaced the Lynx, Wildcat or Bobcat Class Frigates. After the annexation of the Lyran Star Kingdom by the Klingon Empire in 2314 and the creation of the Lyran Autonomous Region, the Lyran Autonomous Defence Force‏‎ continued to make use of these reliable Frigates until rendered entirely obsolete in the 2330s and replaced on internal policing duties by Lyran-crewed Klingon designs.

## Specifications

* **Class:** Frigate
* **Hull Type Designation:** LFF
* **Length:** 112m
* **Crew:** 37
* **Warp Nacelles:** 2

* **Maximum Sublight Speed:** 4200 k/s (42 Mk/s)
* **Cruise** **Warp Factor Speed:** wf 7.0
* **Safe** **Maximum Warp Factor Speed:** wf 8.6
* **Hull Rating:** 180 HSF
* **Shield Rating:** 280 FSP

* **Sensor Rating:** 600 SRU

* **Armament and Equipment:**
	+ Primary
		- 3 × Disruptor Cannon
	+ Secondary
		- None
	+ Heavy
		- 2 × Heavy Disruptor Cannon
	+ Advanced
		- None
	+ Equipment
		- Tractor Beam Emitter
		- Probes

## Ships in Service (2292)

LSS Cub

LSS Ocilet

LSS Feline

LSS Tabby

LSS Nighteye

LSS Phoenix

LSS Predator

LSS Fenar

LSS Boror

LSS Maratim

LSS Hindsthuk

LSS Tiggort

LSS Pipsat

LSS Mollonor

LSS Babarth

LSS Dar'suna

LSS Affidasha

LSS Bahuzi

LSS Kiserassa

LSS Baishasa

LSS Ra'had

LSS R'bil

LSS Za'anir

LSS Vashdara

LSS Narjo

LSS M'jarsi

LSS Bhunara

LSS Aravmba

LSS Zavi

LSS Rahni

LSS J'jhera

LSS Dahanni

LSS Nazhid

LSS Helnhad

LSS Mojzharim

LSS Booraghar

LSS Jobtesh

LSS Hasha

LSS Ra'karim

LSS S'hannar

LSS Ranatasarr

LSS Ri'saad

LSS Baiji

LSS Faava

LSS Ainanja

LSS Bhisada