Here is the current version: I'm likely to continue refining it down the line:
This is the pike-class strike frigate... and it is a ... very interesting little ship.
It has a half-coverage frontal shield (which overloads VERY quickly), a rear facing ballistic turret slot with 330 degrees over coverage (here mounting a heavy mg), and a frontal missile hardpoint (here with a cyclone, which is the weapon it was designed for: on the hull-version of the sprite (no weapons) the hardpoint even happens to be shaped rather conveniently for a cyclone... that was actually just a coincidence O_o).
Because its a frigate, and is relatively fast compared to its targets, or even its own main weapons, which causes some interesting problems with firing. You can't simply strafe along and shoot. The Reaper torpedoes are so slow that this tactic will cause you to miss an Onslaught by a mile ( no really, I think in-game it does in fact come out to about a mile on average, at least with the AI shooting). You essentially have to run right up to it, fire, and then back away as quickly as possible (the two torpedoes you just fired WILL kill you if you are too close to your target: first will overload you if you have shields, and the other will fry you.) in order to guarantee a hit (and you only have 10 volleys, so you have to make them count). You're in luck if there are a lot of enemy ships around, in which case you could probably get away with blindly firing into them... given this is likely a large fleet battle.
The rear facing turret is a blessing and a curse. It wont be a terribly big help shooting projectiles coming in from alternating front sides, but it can shoot down trailing missiles quite effectively (which is nice given the utter lack of shield coverage to the back of the ship.
Piloted in skillful hands, this ship can put serious dents in larger ships (and can take out an onslaught on its own): piloted in inept hands however, it is about the most ineffective ship in existance.
Which is to say: the AI tends NOT to fare very well at all in piloting this ship.