Mon Calamari Light Cruiser

- Craft: Mon Calamari MCL-45 Light Star Cruiser
- Type: Star Cruiser
- Scale: Capital Ship
- Length: 500 meters
- Skill: Capital Ship Piloting: Mon Cal cruiser
- Crew: 1,742, gunners: 99
- Crew Skill: Astrogation 4D, capitol ship gunnery 5D, capitol
ship piloting 5D+1, capitol ship shields 4D+2, sensors 3D+1
(Mon Cal Light Cruisers are configured to provide Mon Calamari with their
+1D bonus for being in moist environments. These skill levels don't reflect
this. )
- Passengers: 500 (troops)
- Cargo Capacity: 8,000 metric tons
- Consumables: 2 Years
- Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1
- Hyperdrive Backup: x10
- Nav Computer: Yes
- Maneuverability: 3D
- Space: 7
- Hull: 4D+2
- Shields:2D+2
(Mon Cal Light Cruisers have 2D+2 back-up shield dice.)
- Sensors:
- Passive: 30 / 1D
- Scan: 50 / 2D
- Search: 100 / 3D
- Focus: 4 / 4D
- Weapons:
- 20 Turbolaser Batteries
Fire Arc: 7 front, 5 left, 5 right, 3 back
Crew: 1 (7), 2 (4), 3 (9)
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 3-15/ 35/ 75
Atmosphere Range: 6-30/ 70/ 150 km
Damage: 4D
- 15 Ion Cannons
Fire Arc: 6 front, 3 left, 3 right, 3 back
Crew: 1 (4), 3 (4), 6 (7)
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-10/ 25/ 50
Atmosphere Range: 2-20/ 50/ 100 km
Damage: 3D
- 10 Laser Cannons
Fire Arc: 5 left, 5 right
Crew: 1
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 4D
Space Range: 1-5/ 15/ 30
Atmosphere Range: 2-10/ 30/ 60 km
Damage: 2D
- 4 Tractor Beam Projectors
Fire Arc: 2 front, 1 left, 1 right
Crew: 4
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+2
Space Range: 1-5/ 15/ 30
Atmosphere Range: 2-10/ 30/ 60 km
Damage: 4D
Starfighter Complement: 2 starfighter squadrons
The Mon Calamari Light
Star Cruiser is a smaller version of the MC-80. It was originally designed
as an exploration vessel for the Mon Cals. After they joined the Rebel
Alliance, they were converted to warships. All Mon Cal Cruisers are differently
designed. This is because the Mon Cal consider these ships works of art.
While most of the crewmembers are of various species, the command crew
is almost always made up of Mon Calamari, because the holo-displays and
vital information are projected on a spectrum easy for Mon Calamari to
see, but to Humans, it appears fuzzy and distorted. The Mon Calamari are
also cool-headed in pressure situations, which helps greatly to the fighting
ability of these craft. They usually have two squadrons of starfighters,
one of Y-wings and another of X-wings, but it depends when the game is
taking place.
The Empire had taken a few of these vessels during their attempted occupation
of Calamari. They were sold to different loyal corporations to be used
as luxury liners. Some of them were taken by pirates and some planetary
governments. It would be a pity if the Empire would hire them to go to
a Rebel supply base and attack it just as it went into orbit...
Copyright © 1996 Weston Schreiber
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