Approved Starship Munificent-X-class heavy cruiser

[Jessica Med-Beq]

A Munificent undergoing refits to Munificent-X standard

Image Source: Wookiepedia
Affiliation: Confederacy of Independent Systems
Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards/Hoersch-Kessel Driveworks, Incorporated
Model: Munificent-X-class heavy cruiser
Modularity: No
Production: Mass-produced
Material: Alusteel hull
Classification: Heavy Cruiser
Length: 825m
Height: 243m
Width: 426m
Armament:
Rating 18 (380 turbolasers)

• 2 Lusankya super-heavy turbolasers (60 turbolaser equivalents)
• 2 Bulkhunter heavy ion cannons (24 turbolaser equivalents)
• 9 Nekogal heavy turbolasers (3 triple turrets; 108 turbolaser equivalents)
• 1 Summer heavy long-range mass driver (90 turbolaser equivalents)
• 98 turbolasers (35 twin turrets and 28 single turrets)
• 38 quad laser cannons
• 8 anti-missile octets

Defenses:16
Hangar: 2 squadrons
Special Features:

• Watchtower collision avoidance system
• 6 Sabrina waste heat recovery devices
• Tensor field generator
• Inertial compensator
• Several Roto-Rooter autochefs
• Castameer tactical display

Manoeuvrability Rating: 16
Speed Rating: 16
Hyperdrive Class: 1
Strengths:

• Internal systems are difficult to slice
• Good point-defense
• Heavy defenses
• Heavy firepower can be aimed across all directions

Weaknesses:

• Cannot land on planets
• A little slow
• Bridge tower is exposed

Description: A holdover from the Clone Wars, the old Munificent-class was converted to today's technology by Hoersch-Kessel Driveworks, with the help of Ringovinda StarYards. Unlike its old Clone Wars-era incarnation, it was designed for use by organic crews as much as droid crews, meaning that proper use of the waste heat is essential. Also, it corrected a design flaw of the original design, where the heavy firepower can now be deployed in all directions: the twin super-heavy turbolaser is now turreted on the underside, rather than axis-mounted, delivering the same firepower in a fraction of the space of the original, saving space for crew quarters. Also the hollowed-out original hull has been filled out in an attempt to reinforce the defenses and to enable it to carry organic passengers as well as crew. However, fitting such heavy firepower requires speed to be sacrificed even in the presence of waste heat recovery devices to power the non-combat systems. Nevertheless one of the flaws of the original model remains: the bridge tower is exposed. Since it is also expected to use as a flagship for picket fleets, the Munificent-X is also equipped with the latest tactical displays in its combat information center. Its propulsion systems include three ion drives as well as two reactors; normally one reactor can supply for most of the ship's power needs when the other is damaged.

Crew: 1,800 (skeleton)/7,500 (optimal)
Consumables: 2 years
Passengers: 6,000
Cargo capacity: 40,000 tons
Development Thread: Blazing Sky [Techno Empire] (52 posts)
Intent: To provide a mainline heavy cruiser for the Confederacy of Independent Systems
Who Can Use This: CIS PCs
Primary Source: Munificent-class star frigate

 

[Gir Quee]

RESEARCH REVIEW
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Star Wars Canon:
Pending initial review
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Starwars Chaos:
Pending initial review
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WITHOUT DEV THREADS
Pending initial review
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WITH DEV THREADS
Pending Initial review
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SUGGESTIONS
Pending Inital review

 

[Gir Quee]

Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards/Hoersch-Kessel Driveworks, Incorporated

he old Munificent-class was converted to today's technology by Hoersch-Kessel Driveworks, with the help of Ringovinda StarYards.

Have you talked to the current owner of Hoersch-Kessel Driveworks about using their company for this?

Passengers: 10,000

There are some design traits in here that I think warrant a higher than normal number of passengers for a heavy cruiser. Most canon heavy cruisers seem to have around 2000-4000 passengers. I think this design warrants somewhere around 6000. I realize that the canon Munificent carries an almost obscene number of battle droids, but these are also droids that noticeably compact when stored up and are also typically played as being cannon fodder.

 

[Jessica Med-Beq]

[member="Gir Quee"] If [member="Count Morcus"] is still the owner of HKD, I spoke about it to him and he said that, for any attempts at updating canonical HKD products to Chaos standard, any interested party should include HKD to the list of manufacturers.

He said that, since the canon incarnation of HKD built the canon Munificents, HKD should also build at least part of any Chaos-standard attempt at updating them.

Nevertheless I'll still accept 6,000 as a passenger capacity.

 

[Gir Quee]

Awesome. Pending Admin Approval. Thanks! [member="Spencer Varanin"]

 

[Allyson Locke]

Approved.