Cyclone Class Cruiser


Craft: Dromos Ltd. CR-71C "Cyclone" Class Cruiser
Type: Semi-Atmospheric Light Cruiser
Scale: Capital
Length: 159 meters
Skill: Capital Ship Piloting; Cyclone
Cost: 11.7 million credits
Crew: 415
Passengers: 150
Cargo Capacity: 700 metric tons, 450 cubic meters.
Consumables: 4 months
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Hyper Backup: x12
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 3D+1
Space: 9
Atmosphere: 420; 1200 kph
Hull: 4D
Shields: 3D
Sensors:
Passive: 50/2D
Scan: 150/3D
Search: 200/5D
Focus: 20/6D+1
Weapons:
22 Quad Lasers
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: Turret
Crew: 1
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5km
Damage: 6D
15 Turbolaser Batteries
Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: 3 front, right, and left, 6 rear
Crew: 1
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 3-10/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 1.5/5/15/30km
Damage: 5D
10 Extra Heavy Short Range Blaster Cannons
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: 4 front, 2 right, left, and rear
Crew: 1
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 0/1/2
Atmosphere Range: 0-20/100/200m
Damage: 12D
5 Tractor Beam Projectors
Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: 1 front, 2 right and left
Crew: 2
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 4D
Space Range: 1-5/15/30
Atmosphere Range: 2-10/15/60km
Damage: 6D

After the release of the Marauder, Dromos Ltd. started bidding on New Republic military contracts. The Cyclone is the first cruiser they have produced specifically for the New Republic, and it looks to become a significant part of the New Republic's arsenal in the years to come. Termed a "brown water" cruiser, the Cyclone is designed for in-system and high atmospheric combat, and is virtually useless in pitched deep space battles.

In form, the Cyclone is a sleek, long, ship, with a pair of supercharged capital ion engines at the rear, and another pair bulging out near midships. As many of the missions in the Cyclone's profile could best be accomplished by a ship capable of traversing asteroid fields, it has been equipped with a pair of weapon systems that allow it to do just that. Modeled after the Extra Heavy Cannons of the Shallitan clipper, the Cyclone's cannons can blow apart even the most dense asteroids. In addition, the tractor beams of the ship can be used both to immobilize opposing ships (a virtually guaranteed kill in an asteroid field), and, when the polarity is reversed, to shove asteroids out of the way. In addition, the particle shields of the Cyclone are nearly twice as powerful as normal, protecting them from the mini-asteroids that are often the most damaging factor of diffuse asteroid fields.

Because of it's mission profile, Cyclones are not really capable of spending long periods in space. A Cyclone requires refueling and resupplying quite often, and routine maintenance at least once a year.
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