Audacious-class Corvette

[Star Wars Legacies]

AUDACIOUS-CLASS CORVETTE

AFFILIATION
Sith Empire.

MANUFACTURER
Imperial Fleet Works.

CLASS
Corvette.

ROLE
Heavy gunship.

COMPOSITION
Duranium and transparisteel.

DIMENSIONS
Length - 150 meters.

CREW
10 minimum, 70 optimum.

PASSENGER CAPACITY
30.

CARGO CAPACITY
175 standard tons.

HANGAR CAPACITY
1x shuttle, 4x starfighter.

CONSUMABLES
4 standard months.

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
An Audacious-class corvette can reach 60 MGLT maximum acceleration and has average maneuvering characteristics.

ARMAMENT

• 8x dual medium laser turret, 4x port, 4x starboard.
• 4x heavy laser turret, 2x dorsal, 2x ventral.
• 2x fixed turbolaser, fore.
• 2x tractor beam emitter.

EQUIPMENT

• 1x class 4 hyperdrive with class 10 backup.
• 4x docking ring with integrated docking tube and hull-cutting tools.
• 1x military-grade deflector screen generator.
• Many escape pods.

DESCRIPTION​

The Audacious-class corvette is a vessel used by the Sith Empire primarily as a ship-of-the-line; with its large guns, armor and shields, it is meant primarily for taking on other capital warships, such as enemy corvettes and frigates. It is also sometimes used in a siege role, being a minor part of planetary bombardment operations and similar fleet engagements.

The Audacious is well armed, equipped with 8 medium dual laser turrets, 4 heavy laser turrets and a pair of fixed turbolasers, allowing it to deal with most capital ships of similar size easily enough. Notably, however, the type does not possess weapons or targeting systems which are particularly effective against starfighters and other small, very maneuverable craft, making them dependent on support vessels such as the Malfeasance-class corvette to fend off attacks from such vessels. The Audacious can carry up to 4 starfighters of its own, however, plus a single shuttle.

Audacious-class corvettes, due to their vulnerability against starfighters, typically operate within fleets, or in tandem with support vessels such as the aforementioned Malfeasance. Pairs of these two classes are a feared element of blockades and patrols across Imperial space and beyond.

LEGALITY​

Restricted. Audacious-class corvettes are common enough, but are considered capital warships, generally making them illegal for civilian ownership. Almost all extant examples are also property of the Sith Empire.

INTENT​

To create a standard type of corvette used by the Imperial fleet.

ADVANCED TECH​

Yes. Audacious-class corvettes are not trivial to buy, steal or otherwise acquire, and it would take a plot to do so.