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 Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 6:15 am Post subject: ((WIP)) Maelstrom-class Battle Cruiser |
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Maelstrom-class Battle Cruiser
Craft: Kuat Drive Yards' Maelstrom-class Battle Cruiser
Type: Battle Cruiser
Affiliation: Galactic Republic, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Galactic Empire
Era: Clone Wars
Source: Inquisitor1138 Homebrew, Eckharts Ladder, various & Cherry Coca-Cola
Scale: Capital
Length: ≈2,500 meters
Skill: Capital ship piloting: Maelstrom-class battle cruiser
Crew: 45,000 officers, pilots, enlisted crew[1], gunners: #; skeleton: #/+
Crew Skill:
Passengers: 15,000 troops and support staff[1]
Cargo Capacity: x metric tons
Consumables: 2 years[1]
Cost: 158,000,000 credits[1], Not available for sale
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x3
Backup Hyperdrive: x15
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 0D+2
Space: 2
Atmosphere Speed: 216; 620 kmh
Hull: 8D
Shields: 6D
Sensors:
--Passive: 50/1D+2
--Scan: 100/2D+2
--Search: 200/3D+2
--Focus: 6/4D+2
Weapons
__20 Heavy Turbolaser Batteries
___Fire Arc: 10 port, 10 starboard
___Crew: 2
___Skill: Capital ship gunnery
___Scale: Capital
___Fire Control: 0D
___Space Range: 3-15/35/75
___Atmosphere Range: 6-30/70/150 km
___Damage: 10D
__10 Ventral Battleship Ion cannon Batteries
___Fire Arc: Ventral Turret
___Crew:
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___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage:
__20 Medium Ion Cannons
___Fire Arc: 10 port, 10 starboard
___Crew:
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__30 Proton Torpedo Launchers
___Fire Arc: 10 fore, 10 port, 10 starboard
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__10 Ventral Retractable Quad-barrel Heavy Assault Concussion Missile Launchers
___Fire Arc: Ventral Turret
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__20 Ventral Medium Tractor Beam Projectors
___Fire Arc: Ventral Turret
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__10 Ventral Heavy Tractor Beam Projectors
___Fire Arc: Ventral Turret
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Hangar Bays:
__Starship Complement: Assault craft[1], Gunboats[1], Landing craft[1], Shuttles[1], Starfighters (96-120)[1]
__Support Complement:
__Ground Assault Complement: Ground vehicles[1]
Game Notes:
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I’m wondering why KDY would put resources into this when Secutors exist, and are faster, and just as tough and just as well armed…
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| CRMcNeill wrote: | | I’m wondering why KDY would put resources into this when Secutors exist, and are faster, and just as tough and just as well armed… |
We may never know…
My suspicion is, the writers weren't as informed as they should have been/thought they were, so we get an interesting but half-baked idea, rather than a complete & well thought-out backstory, so i'm probably gonna revise & expand this into something that makes more sense.
I am open to suggestions.
Both for the fluff & which ships' weapons stats i should use.
Edit: Lore-wise, we do get the Maelstrom-class in 22 BBY & the Secutor-class battlecarrier in 19 BBY. So i figure both ships were under development when the Clone Wars began, Maelstrom gets rushed into production despite issues that bogged down R&D, while the Secutor gets 3 years more development to sort out issues, resulting in a superior vessel overall.
I am also gonna redo the Secutor's carrying capacity, bc a "Bigger Better Venator" that can only carry a fraction of what the Venator can is a special kind of stupid, it seriously bothers me...
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:51 pm Post subject: Speed Limits for Super Big Ships |
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I need help. I can't find a post where the upper limits for speed for the Super Big Ships was discussed. I thought it was this post, but it isn't. I only recall that the upper limits for a "Space 7 fleet" being the ships in the 2,000-2,500 meters long range. Everything bigger than that has to be slower.
i can't recall if an upper limit for the Executor-class had been established but i think it was. I have searched but i can't find it...
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:46 am Post subject: Maelstrom-class Battle Cruiser Starfighter Capacity |
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The Maelstrom-class Battle Cruiser & the Secutor-class Star Destroyer are competing visions of a bigger & better Venator, yet they respectively carry at most 120 & 144 starfighters...
The Venator-class Star Destroyer has either 420, 432 or 612 starfighters (https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Venator-class_Star_Destroyer)
| Wookiepedia wrote: | | It could also hold some 40 Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantrys, a variety of shuttles,[34] and landing craft.[13] |
I believe the 432 was the count given in various RotS books.
Anywho, the Venator has a length of 1,137 meters, roughly 1/2 the length of the Secutor's 2,200 meters.
If we double the Length we double the Volume (or the Capacity).
If we double the Length & the Width we quadruple the Volume (or the Capacity).
If we double the Length & the Width & the Height we Octuple the Volume (or the Capacity).
IOW, we have at minimum, Twice the Venator's Capacity. At maximum, Eight times the Venator's Capacity.
| IE wrote: | 2x 432 = 864 Starfighters.
4x 432 = 1,728 Starfighters.
8x 432 = 3,456 Starfighters. |
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