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Type
Frigate
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Class
Birch
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Initial Weapon
Railgun
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Tactical Position
[Assault] [Disruptor]
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Processor
4121
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Power
242
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EM RES
30%
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Kinetic RES
50%
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Thermal RES
10%
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Armor
3840
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Component Capacity
4
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Shield
4095
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Cargo Space
100
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Volume Factor
140
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Warp Stability
1
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Initial Speed
679
Required License: RS T3 Frigates License
【RS T3 Frigates License】Each level grants
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Slightly increase SD performance
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Railguns CD Bonus
3.0%
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Railguns Range Bonus
2.0%
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Ion Thrusters Power Output Rate Boost
7.0%
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AoE Range Interference Devices CD Reduction
20.0%
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AoE Range Interference Devices Activation Cost Reduction
65.0%
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AoE Range Interference Devices Range Boost
50.0%
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Triggered Supercharge Accelerator III
Tactical Component
When incoming attacks miss, increases superdevice recovery rate by 44.95% for 5s. Can only be triggered once every 6s.
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Trial Antimatter Projectile
Superdevice
Attacks a target within 16km by firing a powerful ultra-distance Railgun, dealing 1080 damage to it and all the nearby enemies within 4km.
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Frigate Artillery
Superdevice
Attacks a target within a range of 15km, dealing 36 damage per second.
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Frigate Std. Shield Recharger III
Recharger
Recharges your ship's shield by 31 per second for 30s.
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Frigate Std. Ion Thruster III
Thruster
Boosts your ship's velocity by 100% for 30s.
The Birch frigate is an update to the Fir frigate, and the experimental Birch was born in 878 AG. This ship was developed to prevent the Economic Community of Dawn (ECD), which had annexed Glick, from further expansion.
The Birch inherits the Fir's role as a firepower and interception ship. The upgraded processor capability and capacitor provide the Birch with advantages in maneuverability and arms selection. Moreover, the new combat system ensures a more balanced performance. A series of changes makes the Birch play its role on the battlefield methodically. When cooperating with other ships, the Birch's advanced weapons systems help it produce unexpected results.
In 980 AG, a frigate was included in the arms upgrade program. After ""The Coming"" AG 983 broke out, the Purge Movement (984 AG - 996 AG) that took place under a special social context in Svarus, forced the ship to be removed from the upgrade program due to Kirilenko's suspicion of the 91st Military R&D Bureau. The Bozhnev Ship Design Institute was then appointed to continue the upgrade, and the upgrade got its name, Birch. However, the upgrade was interrupted by the shrinking military budgets until Kirilenko proposed in 998 AG that the function of small and fast ships must not been ignored.
After the upgrade was completed, the Birch received advanced weapons, processor capacity, and capacitor. The Birch was quite different from the Fir. The main difference was that the main weapons system protected by advanced intelligent armor was set in the lower part of the ship. In addition, four upgraded SA-N-9-3 ""Flame"" Experimental Antimatter Explosives Projectile Turrets improved the ship's aggressiveness.
Nowadays, advanced technologies set the Birch frigate apart. The Birch has the top processor capability and capacitor among frigates in the same series, which enables the Birch to use new weapons and components, and also renders the Birch a platform that can be used to test new weapons for new cruisers.
