From: Ryan Matheny <darkweji@xxxxxx.xxxx>
Date: Thu Jan 13, 2000 9:19am
Subject: STATS: Hive Fleet Carrier
Hive Fleet Carrier
While the backbone of the Imperial Fleet was the Imperial Star Destroyer, it
could not realistically perform every mission profile to the utmost
efficiency. Imperial Star Destroyers carried a full wing of starfighters
which could be called upon for a variety of reasons. However, in a pitched
conflict, a wing of starfighters often times proved to be too few.
The need for a dedicated fleet carrier - a vessel capable of transporting
numerous starfighters and support craft - soon arose. The Empire's first
attempt was the Imperial Fleet Carrier, a variant of the Imperial Star
Destroyer.
While effective, the Imperial Fleet Carrier still tended to behave more like
a Star Destroyer than a carrier. Shortly before the Battle of Yavin - and
after the Imperial Fleet Carrier had become a rather common sight - Kuat
introduced an alternative, the Hive.
The Hive-class carriers were smaller than their predecessors, the Imperial
Fleet Carriers, and were designed specifically for the transportation and
deployment of other combat starships.
In form, the Hive resembled an enlongated version of KDY's earlier escort
carrier with four massive ion drives mounted in a diamond configuration at
the rear. A massive command tower, similar to that appearing on larger KDY
destroyer designs, appeared on the dorsal side of the vessel at midship.
The ship's main hangar - dedicated to servicing and launching shuttles,
blastboats, freighters and other transports - was located at the nose of the
vessel, much like the smaller escort carrier. Launch bays dedicated to TIE
fighters could be found on either side of the vessel - each containing a
full wing of TIEs - and were equipped with armored blast doors to protect
the fighters from enemy fire.
The Hive was well armed for its class, sporting fifteen turbolaser
batteries, twenty quad laser cannons, twenty ion cannons, two concussion
missile launchers and four tractor beam projectors to assist in the
launching and retrieving of starships.
The Hive never became excessively popular in the Imperial Navy was only
found in a handful of battlegroups, usually in higher priority sectors. The
New Republic originally intended to continue production of a modified Hive
for its fleet but never followed through on it.
Ship: Kuat Drive Yards' Hive-class Fleet Carrier
Type: Fleet carrier
Scale: Capital
Length: 1,250 meters
Skill: Capital ship piloting: Hive fleet carrier
Crew: 12,854; gunners: 110; skeleton: 2,724/+15
Crew Skill: Astrogation 4D, capital ship gunnery 4D+2, capital ship
piloting 5D+1, capital ship shields 4D+1, sensors 4D
Passengers: 900 (troops)
Consumables: 2 years
Cargo Capacity: 20,000 metric tons
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Hyperdrive Backup: x16
Nav Computer: Yes
Space: 6
Maneuverability: 1D
Hull: 6D
Shields: 3D
Sensors:
Passive: 50/1D
Scan: 75/3D
Search: 150/4D
Focus: 5/4D+2
Weapons:
15 Turbolaser Batteries
Fire Arc: 4 front, 5 left, 5 right, 1 back
Crew: 2
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 4D
Space Range: 3-15/35/75
Atmosphere Range: 6-30/70/150 km
Damage: 5D
20 Quad Laser Cannons
Fire Arc: 5 front, 5 left, 5 right, 5 back
Crew: 1
Scale: Starfighter
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 4D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5 km
Damage: 4D
20 Ion Cannons
Fire Arc: 5 front, 5 left, 5 right, 5 back
Crew: 2
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+2
Space Range: 1-10/25/50
Atmosphere Range: 2-20/50/100 km
Damage: 3D
2 Concussion Missile Launchers
Fire Arc: 1 ventral turret, 1 dorsal turret
Crew: 2
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 2-12/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 4-24/60/120 km
Damage: 9D
4 Tractor Beam Projectors
Fire Arc: 2 front, 1 left, 1 right
Crew: 4
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 4D
Space Range: 1-5/15/30
Atmosphere Range: 2-10/30/60 km
Damage: 6D
Starship Complement:
144 starfighters, typically:
72 TIE/ln
36 TIE interceptors
24 TIE bombers
8 TIE/rc or TIE Vanguards
4 TIE/fc
2 Lambda shuttles
6 Delta escort shuttles
6 Stormtrooper transports
6 Skipray blastboats
6 Assault gunboats
2 Gamma assault shuttles
Ryan Matheny (darkweji@i...)
http://starwars-rpg.net/dlos/
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