Approved Starship Mateus-II-class fleet carrier

[Cathul Thuku]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To provide a 5.0-compliant fleet carrier based on an existing hull
• Image Source: Tony Cardona
• Canon Link: N/A
• Restricted Missions: N/A
• Primary Source: Mateus-class fleet carrier

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards
• Model: Mateus-II-class fleet carrier
• Affiliation: Closed-market
• Production: Minor
• Material: Durasteel hull

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Star Destroyer
• Length: 2000m
• Width: 943m
• Height: 573m
• Armament: Moderate (700/20/150)
• 12 Toprawa heavy long-range turbolasers (in four dorsal triple turrets; 216 standard turbolaser equivalents)
• 6 Scarif heavy long-range ion cannons (in two dorsal triple turrets; 108 standard turbolaser equivalents)
• 7 Kami 88mm hypervelocity cannons (2 port, 2 starboard, 2 fore, 1 aft; 70 turbolaser equivalents)
• 20 heavy flex-tube launchers
• 2 tractor beams
• 76 Gatling rapid-fire turbolasers (38 double turrets: 6 ventral, 6 aft, 6 dorsal, 10 port, 10 starboard; 304 turbolaser equivalents)
• 150 Ventooine electromagnetic plasma machineguns (30 port, 30 starboard, 30 fore, 20 aft, 20 dorsal, 20 ventral)
• Defenses: Moderate
• Hangar: 15 Squadrons
• Maneuverability Rating: Very low
• Speed Rating: Very low
• Hyperdrive Class: 1

STANDARD FEATURES

• Non-combative attachments:
  Inertial compensator
• ​CHX 5.0 acoustic theater
• Ship-wide neural net
• 4 Vanderhing linear ion drives
• 10 Sabrina waste heat recovery devices
• Medical equipment (bacta tanks, medical droids)

[*]Navigation:

• Castameer tactical display
• Watchtower collision avoidance system
• 60 Jessica variable-geometry landing gears
• 6 Marcia repulsorlift generators

[*]
Defenses:

• Redundant deflector shields
• Tensor field generator
• 
  Anti-Concussion field generator
  
• 
  Kreelan explosive reactive armor
  
• 
  Electronic warfare suite (ECM and ECCM)
  

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• 
  HIMS
  

Strengths:

• Heavy long-range firepower
• Large number of squadrons
• Can land on planets: it can thus land a sizeable invasion force for ground assaults
• Ability to penetrate interdiction fields

Weaknesses:

• Slow, unmaneuverable
• Exposed command tower
• Exposed ventral hangar
• Exposed shield generators atop the command tower
• Exposed aft tailfin: if the tailfin explodes, it triggers a chain reaction that may take the reactors down with it, and also disables the hyperdrive as well as its ability to land on planets
• Rapid-fire turbolasers are only effective within half standard turbolaser range
• Repulsorlift generator failures must be repaired in orbit

Description: After serving in several engagements against various opponents, it became clear the Mateus class was aging poorly. Inability to penetrate gravity traps, lack of EWAR capability and lackluster long-range firepower all contributed to the original chassis' shortcomings. A host of refits were made, which saw the dorsal batteries replaced by heavy long-range turbolasers, the two 380mm HVCs, found to be vulnerable, being removed to the favor of smaller 88mm HVCs and the extra weight of applying ERA across the ship, while improving its defenses against projectiles and other debris, caused it to be even more sluggish than before. In addition, rapid-fire turrets were replaced from triple emplacements to double emplacements, with two tractor beams removed, and the old quad-lasers replaced by more agile electromagnetic plasma machineguns. Furthermore, an electronic warfare suite was fitted to that ship, in response to increasing use of EWAR in battle. Finally, more cargo space was sacrificed for the ability to house five additional squadrons of attack craft, for a total of 15 squadrons. So, in fact, it bears very little functional resemblance to the carrier that fought against the Rogue One Sith over Castameer.

Using the same hull chassis as its predecessors made it so that the same problems occurred: exposed command tower, exposed ventral hangar, exposed shield generators atop the command tower and so on, so forth, which are, in fact, intrinsic to dagger designs. Even then, it still retained its ability to land on planetary surfaces and hence to support planetary campaigns, thanks to its large number of variable-geometry landing gears enabling it to land on a variety of uneven terrain. The ability is still coming to the same basic costs as it was on its predecessors: repulsorlift generator failures must be repaired in orbit.

Consumables: 2 years
Cargo capacity: 2 million tons
Passenger capacity: 16,000
Crew: 12,000

 

[Gir Quee]

Under Review.

 

[Gir Quee]

Awesome. Pending Secondary Approval. Thanks! [member="Jamie Pyne"]

 

[Zef Halo]

Approved.