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Coruscant class Heavy Courier
AFFILIATION
Open Market.
MANUFACTURER
Corellia Stardrive.
CLASS
Heavy Courier.
ROLE
Armed transport.
COMPOSITION
Durasteel and transparisteel.
DIMENSIONS
110 meters (collapsed)
150 meters (extended).CREW
1-2.
PASSENGER CAPACITY
6 Passengers.
CARGO CAPACITY
25 tons.
HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A
CONSUMABLES
2 standard months.
SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The Coruscant class Heavy Courier has a top speed of 75 MGLT and has decent maneuvering characteristics
ARMAMENT
- 3x forward rotating medium laser cannons.
- 2x twin-linked proton torpedo launchers. (6 warheads ea, 24 total)
- 1x forward pulse-wave cannon.
- 2x concussion missile launcher. (8 wargeads, 16 total)
- 1x class 11 hyperdrive.
- 1x class 17 hyperdrive (backup)
- 1x navicomputer.
- 8x Heavy deflector screen generator. (unpowered by default)
- 1x docking ring with integrated docking tube.
- 8x individual escape pods.
DESCRIPTION
To many the Coruscant class Heavy Courier is a ship seldom seen these days and belongs in a museum. Officially the model is called the Crescent-X9 but most people these days call it the Coruscant Heavy Carrier. It was used frequently by the Galactic Republic 4,000 BBY. IT was used to explore and travel to frontier territories. They were used for civilian and military operations alike. However the Coruscant class Heavy Courier still sees rare use in the modern day. They are now just as rare as they are strange. Corellian ship builders are capable of replicating the archaic design and keeping existing models running.
Many more modern vessels outmatch the Coruscant class Heavy Courier but it still has features that make it an attractive acquisition. First and foremost, the vessel has surprisingly little crew requirements. The ship can be maintained and operated with only two passengers, provided they are educated in starship maintenance and engineering. One crew members is needed to fire the majority of the weapon systems though these can be linked to the pilots controls these days.
The Coruscant can carry 25 tons which is less than what one might expect for a ship of its size. Its interior allows for comfortable living of eight individuals onboard, two crew members and six passengers. The ship can survive for extended trips at 2 standard months. If coupled with modern upgrades, this can allow the ship to make long haul trips or extended patrols. A class 11 and class 17 backup hyperdrive are far from ideal in today's galaxy and are usually upgraded by private owners.
The abnormal design of the ship allows it to be surprisingly manueverable without the need of manuevering jets. This also assists with atmospheric flight and is powered by six AlderaanMotors engines. The canted wings are set at a 45 degree angle on the starboard side of the Coruscant and make up a bulk of the ship's mass. The wing design partially folds inward when landed or depending on atmospheric and vacuum based flight.
To add to the ship existing unique features, it is outfitted with 8 shield generators. These were powerful and each considered 'heavy' rating however none of them are normally left active like most contemporary vehicles. Leaving on a shield generator will drop the ship's speed by 15 megalights and eat up fuel supplies at a faster rate. Only when a combat scenario presents itself does a crew usually activate the shield array. Then when it is damaged, they cycle and raise a new deflector array. This is not ideal in the middle of an activate dogfight but if used properly can make it a powerful long range skirmishing vessel.
In terms of armament, the Coruscant Heavy Courier is close to contending with gunships. All of the ship's weapons are directed forward though some owners have added turrets or rear-facing ordnance. The standard design has two rotating medium laser cannons on each of the Coruscant's wingtips with a third cannon on the port side of the engine array. Four proton torpedo launchers are fitted to the ship and loaded with six warheads each. Each pair of launchers are linked to fire simultaneously when desired allowing a devastating double torpedo. Furthermore a nose mounted pulse-wave cannon sits just above the cockpit and is an archaic heavy laser cannon capable of devastating most pirate vessels new and old. Two mandible mounted concussion launcher is better suited for smaller fast moving targets. This impressive weaponry is primarily why this ship is limited to military organizations.
LEGALITY
Restricted. Coruscant-class Heavy Couriers are large ships and are also heavily armed even by modern standards. Because of their old design they may also scrutiny to make sure they match current galactic safety protocols. Licensing is needed for these due to their weaponry and often are owned by player run businesses.INTENT
To have a vessel from legends be brought to the site. I'm rediscovering old and weird starship designs. One such vessel was used in legends and I would like to have it make an appearance to connect to one of my character's stories.RESTRICTIONS
These ships are very old and very large. They are not capital ships and considered a step below corvette. These can be owned and operated by individuals but are primarily for player owned businesses. A story or faction with multiple characters is needed to own one of these ships.This ship cannot accept any aftermarket deflector/shield upgrades.
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