Besalisk Brigadier
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Image Credit: EC Henry
Intent: To create a ship worthy of EC Henry's great work.
Canon Link: N/A
Restricted Missions: N/A
Primary Source: N/A
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer: Mon Calamari Shipyardshttps://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mon_Calamari_Shipyards/Legends
Model: MCv110 'Mon Calamari Corvette'
Affiliation: Open Market
Modularity: See Below
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Durasteel Hull, Alusteel and Trimantium Layered Composite Armor Plating, Glassteel and Transparisteel where appropriate.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Frigate
Role: Multirole Corvette
Length: 238m
Width: 43m (not including wingspan)
Height: 49m
Power Core Generator/Reactor: MC 91A-1(V) Solar Ionization Reactor
Hyperdrive Rating: 2.0, 10.0 backup
Minimum Crew: 60
Optimal Crew: 250
Passenger Capacity: Some 40 passengers can be comfortably accommodated.
Consumables: Approximately 2 years
Sublight Speed: Moderate
Maneuverability: Low
ARMAMENT
Armament Rating: Average
3 x Heavy 'Major Caliber' Turbolaser Cannons
4 x Twin Turbolaser Turrets
2 x Twin Heavy Ion Cannon Turrets
13 x Twin Laser Cannon Turrets
2 x 8-cell Modular Warhead Launchers (16 missile tubes)
Discord Missile (Warhead Tubes)- Flechette Missile (Warhead Tubes)
- Ion Torpedo / Disruptor Torpedo (Warhead Tubes)
- Cluster Missile (Warhead Tubes)
- Advanced Concussion Missile (Warhead Tubes)
- Type-B Homing Mine (Warhead Tubes)
Defense Rating: High
HANGAR: None
Strikecraft: 0 Squadrons
Support Craft: 0 combat craft.
3 x New Generation SEAL Shielding System
Combat-Rated Ray Shielding
Combat-Rated Particle Shielding
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Standard Sensor Suite (HSI/DER/EPR/AS/LFI)
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Standard Encrypted Communications and C4I Suite
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Standard Navigation Systems
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Ionic Shielding Package
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Standard Electronics Warfare/Countermeasure Package
Sensor Jammer
220-SIG Tactical Sensor Jamming Device
Electronic Countermeasures
Full-spectrum Distortion Projector
SPECIAL FEATURES
Battle Bridge: The MCv110 features two prominent command/navigation bridges, one dorsal and one ventral. While primary combat operations are conducted from the ships CIC (nestled inside the prow), these 'battle bridges' give the vessel good combat redundancy in the event of damage sustained.
Ventral Escape Pods: Perfect size for droids, important plans, and plot devices.
Strengths:
- General Purpose: The MCv110 is a classic Multirole ship, designed to perform many different roles admirably.
- Built Mon Cal Tough: Excellent shields, solid armor plating, and overlapping hull design give it remarkable toughness for its size.
- Shield Dependant: The MCv110 is perhaps overdependant on shields for its defense. While it features effective layered armor plating and a dense hull design as per typical Mon Cal designs, most of its defense rating is still focused on the overlapping shield system, and the ship is potentially vulnerable to shield piercing weapons.
- Under-Specialized: Will lose a fight to a dedicated corvette killer, generally.
DESCRIPTION
A legacy Mon Calamari design updated for the current generation, the MCv110 is unusually small for a MCS vessel, but is well made and versatile as befitting the stellar reputation of the shipyard. Designed as a general purpose corvette (the ship is technically a frigate by the Anaxes War College system, but only barely) the MCv features respectable firepower and speed, and legendary MCS Durability in a compact package, but sacrifices any form of combat hanger to get there.
Primary armament is a set of three oversized heavy turbolasers, weapons typically drawn from extra stock of cruiser main battery cannons. Mounted on gimballed, fixed mounts, these 'major caliber' turbolasers give the MCv110 a significant ability to punch above their weight and present a credible threat to larger vessels. This is rounded out by a secondary battery of typical twin turbolaser turrets, and a pair of heavy ion cannons. As befitting a 'corvette,' the MCv110 has a respectable spread of point defense laser cannons with excellent coverage, and finally is rounded out by a small VLS system with the option to load any standard sized missile. Like most MCS ships, the turbolaser turrets feature a very effective and well integrated targeting system, and are perfectly capable of targeting strike craft and other small, quick ships.
The ship is quick and has heavy shields, along with good armor plating and a dense hull design. All this extra mass, and with the main propulsion focused on a single axis, makes the ship a bit sluggish in maneuvering. The shields are distributed around the ship with overlapping coverage, giving it a great recharge rate and making it difficult to disable. It is also designed from the ground up as a warship, and therefore not terribly spacious, nor does it feature the extensive creature comforts that are sometimes seen on MCS vessels, a legacy of their history of converting civilian ships.
Overall, the MCv has been a production model for decades, and can be seen in use across the galaxy in the hands of planetary defense forces, galactic navies, warlord fleets, pirate armadas, and more.
