ADM. Reshmar
Directorate Officer Fleet Admiral SJC 3rd Fleet
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Create a light cruiser
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- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Wookieepedia
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Mon Calamari Shipyards
- Affiliation: Mon Calamari Shipyards, The Directorate, Reshmar,
- Market Status: Closed Market
- Model: MC57-class Light Cruiser
- Production: Limited
- Materials:
- Quadranium Armor Plating
- MC1010 Delphus.4-class Shield System
- Ferrocarbon Condensed-matter Composite "FCMC" Starship Frame System
- Skipper-class Pulse Turbolaser
- Piranha-class Light Turbolaser
- Barracuda-class Laser Cannon
- KD12-1 "Interceptor" Defensive Battery
- CIWS
- MC1003 Tetra-class Targeting/Tracking System
- MC1005 Dolfin-class Communications Array
- MC-1002 Oracle-class Sensor Suite
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification:
- Length: 750 meters
- Width: 180 meters
- Height: 110 meters
- Armament: Average
- 8 MCS1020 Sea Hawk Heavy Torpedo Launchers
- 2 Quad Galeus Ion Cannon Sphere Turrets
- 14 Quad Skipper-class Pulse Turbolaser Turrets
- 24 Piranha-class Light Turbolaser Turrets
- 24 Barracuda-class Laser Cannon Turrets
- 24 CIWS
- 6 KD12-1 "Interceptor" Defensive Batteries
- Defenses: Very High
- Quadranium Armor Plating
- MC1010 Delphus.4-class Shield System
- Ferrocarbon Condensed-matter Composite "FCMC" Starship Frame System
- Hangar Space: Low
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: 2 Squadrons
- Support Craft: 1 Squadron
- Maneuverability Rating: Average
- Speed Rating: High
- Hyperdrive: Class 1.0
STANDARD FEATURES
- Standard Hyperdrive
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Maneuvering Thrusters
- Standard Repulsorlift Engines
- Standard Docking Systems
- Standard Hypermatter Reactors
- Standard Security Features
- Can Enter Atmosphere and Land
- Advanced Shielding
- Advanced Frame
- Advanced Engines
- Advanced Targeting Systems
- Advanced Sensors Systems
- Advanced Communications Systems
STRENGTHS
- Increased Speed - Three large advanced engines give the vessel improved sublight speed.
- Increased Defense - The vessel has advanced defensive systems.
- Hanger Capacity - The vessel has a small hanger.
- Light Armament - The vessel is designed to escort larger vessels and offer anti-attack craft and anti-projectile support.
DESCRIPTION
DESIGN: The MC57-class Light Cruiser is designed as a small patrol command and control and escort vessel. The vessel's main role is to provide defensive fire against small capital vessels and attack craft. Its secondary role is to act as a small command vessel for patrol groups and convoy escorts.
FIREPOWER: Power for the vessel is supplied by a hyper matter reactor positioned on the amidships ventral section. This reactor is housed in a self-contained armored shell and can be ejected if damaged beyond repair. A small secondary Proton 8 reactor can act in place of the main reactor for short periods if the main reactor is ejected or offline. Triple redundancy power regulation lines and system data cables run throughout the vessel giving the vessel reliable power and system control even if damaged. large capacitor banks line the central section under the cargo area regulating power and supplying the weapons, systems, and shielding for the vessel during combat situations.
DEFENSE: The vessel is built around an advanced Ferrocarbon Condensed-matter Composite "FCMC" Starship Frame System which gives the vessel increased protection from kinetic energy. The vessel is wrapped in a ten-centimeter thick layer of Alusteel giving the inner hull limited protection from most forms of damage. A powerful multi-layer MC1010 Delphus.4-class Shield System covers the vessel in six layers of overlapping shielding. Multiple projectors are installed along the hull of the vessel. these projectors are laid out in a grid pattern allowing each shield to overlap the shield area of the adjacent shield projector. The resulting system allows the four adjacent shield projectors to cover the shielding area of a projector to boost the shielding in that area or cover the area if the shield projector is disabled or destroyed.
ARMAMENT: The main offensive armament of the vessel is the eight MCS1020 Sea Hawk Heavy Torpedo Launchers. these tubes can launch assault-grade warheads and torpedos. Each of these tubes can be loaded with any type of assault missile-grade projectile. Each launcher has an auto-loading system and a limited ammunition rack which can only hold ten projectiles. Each launch tube ammunition storage is equipped with a C.A.S.S. Combat Ammunition Storage System to protect the projectiles from enemy fire and the vessel from ammunition explosion. Two quad Galeus Ion Cannon Sphere Turrets are installed on the prow giving the vessel limited disabling and anti-shielding capabilities. Fourteen Quad Skipper-class Pulse Turbolaser Turrets serve a dual role as light anti-ship and heavy anti-attack craft role. The vessel is equipped with twelve turrets each housing a Piranha-class Light Turbolaser, This dual role weapon system is a short-ranged, high rate of fire turbolaser used for anti-capital and anti-attack craft purposes. A heavy Barracuda-class Laser Cannon provides heavy energy-based defense and excess in anti-attack craft protection and interception. A CIWS is equipped on the turret for additional point defense. The CIWS fires small solid slug projectiles at very high rates of fire. This system excels in targeting and destroying incoming projectiles and attack craft. These weapon systems are linked to advanced targeting and mounted on an advanced fast trackball turret. SIX KD12-1 "Interceptor" Defensive Batteries round out the vessel's armaments. These systems launch various types of countermeasure and defensive canisters.
SENSORS: The Vessel is equipped with advanced communications, sensors, and targeting systems. The MC-1002 Oracle-class Sensor Suite is equipped with long and short-range sensors as well as passive and active sensors. It also has an advanced Hyperwave signal interceptor for analyzing a target's entry and exit from a system as well as its mass and speed. This system could also tap into hyperspace-based communications as well as subspace-based transmissions. Targeting is controlled by MC1003 Tetra-class Targeting/Tracking Systems installed to every weapons turret as well as along the hull and conning command tower. These systems utilize multiple types of sensors and targeting systems. Laser-targeting, Laser ranging, and radio targeting work together and are fed into microlaser trackers then into an advanced targeting computer equipped with attack resolution software. These systems scan and find targets then work to identify them and lock them onto the targets. multiple scans determine the range and predict the course and future positioning of the targets. The MC1005 Dolfin-class Communications Array utilizes narrow and broadband radio communications as well as laser subspace communications. The system is equipped with both subspace and hyperspace transceivers as well as ion scramblers and standard security and network countermeasures.
COMPLEMENT: The MC55-class has a small hanger n the ventral hull which can house two squadrons of attack craft and one squadron of support craft. These craft mainly act as a second layer of defense for the vessel and the larger vessels it escorts. A small barracks is located just aft of the hanger which accommodates a full company of marines as well as the vessel's security force.
