the new colossus
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To submit the Kathol Republic's sole canon ship of the line for use by the wider ORC.
- Image Source: Starships of the Galaxy
- Canon Link: Marauder-class Corvette
- Primary Source: Duinuogwuin-class Star Destroyer (credit to [member="Olivia Dem'adas"] for features formatting)
- Manufacturer: The Kathol Republic
- Affiliation: Outer Rim Coalition
- Model: Marauder/k-class Corvette
Production: Minor
- Material: Carbon-Durasteel Hull, Baralyth Alloy Armor Plating
- Classification: Corvette
- Length: 195 meters
- Width: 131 meters
- Height: 22 meters
- Armament: Moderate
8x Turbolaser Cannons
4x Pimbrellan League Beam Emplacements
3x Tractor Beam Projectors (2 Fore, 1 Aft)
Missile Cruiser Variant
4x Diamond Boron Missile Launchers
3x Tractor Beam Projectors (2 Fore, 1 Aft)
- Defenses: Average
- Hangar Space: Average: 1 Squadron
- Hangar Allocations:
Starfighters: 1 Squadron (Defender II-class Starfighters) - Support Craft: 4 Shuttles, 2 Landing Barges
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Average
[*]Speed Rating: Moderate
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Average: 1
STANDARD FEATURES
- Military Grade Core Sensor Suite (HSI/MD/DER/EPR/ETS/AS/DSA)
- Military Tracking and Targeting Systems
- Military Grade Encrypted Communications System (CL/CUS/CWD/IS/RT/SM/IFF)
- Military Grade Ship's Computer (BAC/CS)
- Military Grade Hyperspace Navigation Computer
- Military Grade Special Warfare Protection System (IS/CD/HIMS)
STRENGTHS
- Pocket Cruiser: The Kathol Marauder was built to punch above its weight, a versatile craft suited to a large variety of roles but ideal for escort and patrol missions. Marauders are often deployed in packs for large scale engagements.
- Extended Operations: Unlike the stock Marauder, Kathol variants are fitted with additional hold space which can store enough consumables to last a full crew up to two years.
- System Patrol: The Marauder-class is a system patrol craft, well rounded but not powerful enough to take on heavy warships. Against a military corvette or frigate one on one Marauders are disadvantaged, which is why they tend to be deployed as pack hunters during fleet actions.
- Limited Hardpoints: Despite their heavy firepower, there are only a few weapon emplacements per corvette. Prioritizing damage to offensive systems can leave Marauders vulnerable.
- Rugged Hull: In backwater space first rate material is difficult to come by, and the Kathol region is home to some of the most dangerous spatial anomalies in the known galaxy. Kathol Marauders spend a long time in consistent operation, and are particularly vulnerable to structural integrity breaches and other forms of hull pressure.
For nearly as long as there has been a Kathol Republic, there has been the Kathol Navy to protect it. Before growing large enough to contract with civilized worlds like Coruscant and Ancora for their cruisers and destroyers, there was the Kathol Marauder corvette. The early fleet was purchased from Sienar Systems but the Marauder-class has been in service for so long that centuries ago the Republic began to produce their own distinct variants.
Now outfitted with a mixture of standard turbolaser and Pimbrellan League beam emplacement technology like their Star Dragon destroyers, the Marauder/k is otherwise remarkably similar to its precursor model. A full squadron of Defender starfighters and 80 troops of Kathol Republic Marines rounds out the corvette's versatile mission profile and ensures that it has the means to deal with the many dangers of life in the outback. While not ideal for larger scale military engagements, in recent years Marauders have been effectively deployed as pack escorts for the larger Majestic cruisers and Duinuogwuin-class destroyers now also in use by the Kathol Navy.
Only able to muster a modest fleet that numbers no greater than a dozen or so destroyers at any given time, the Kathol Marauder is for all intents and purposes a light cruiser and the most common ship by far broadcasting Republic military telesponders.
