Distance-class Corvette

[Star Wars Legacies]

DISTANCE-CLASS CORVETTE

AFFILIATION
Jedi Order/Rebels.

MANUFACTURER
Rebel shipyards.

CLASS
Corvette.

ROLE
Patrol/picket vessel.

COMPOSITION
Durasteel and transparisteel.

DIMENSIONS
Length - 100 meters.

CREW
5 minimum, 50 optimum.

PASSENGER CAPACITY
20.

CARGO CAPACITY
100 standard tons.

HANGAR CAPACITY
1x shuttle, 2x starfighter.

CONSUMABLES
4 standard months.

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
A Distance-class corvette can reach 70 MGLT maximum acceleration and has average maneuvering characteristics.

ARMAMENT

• 10x dual autoblaster turret, 5x port, 5x starboard.
• 5x medium laser turret, 1x dorsal, 4x ventral.
• 2x tractor beam emitter.

EQUIPMENT

• 1x class 4 hyperdrive with class 10 backup.
• 2x docking ring with integrated docking tube and hull-cutting tools.
• 1x military-grade deflector screen generator.
• 1x Long-range sensor suite.
• 1x Long-range communication suite.
• Many escape pods.

DESCRIPTION​

The Distance-class corvette is a vessel used by the Jedi Order in hiding and various Rebel cells, primarily for patrol and picket duty. The type is is swift, well made and well equipped for its intended duties, and is manufactured at various secret Rebel and Jedi shipyards located in regions outside Imperial space.

The Distance is meant primarily to go up against small to intermediate sized craft, and is armed accordingly. 10 fast-firing dual autoblaster turrets - 5 on each side - are used to engage smaller, more maneuverable targets such as starfighters, while its 6 medium laser turrets - located 3 ventral, 3 dorsal - are used to engage slower-moving targets such as light freighters and starbombers. Distance-class ships are also equipped with a small hangar, which can accommodate a single shuttle and a pair of snubfighters.

Distance-class corvettes are often used for long-range independent patrols, often of poorly settled backwater regions with limited infrastructure. Accordingly, such vessels are equipped with long-range sensor and comm systems, allowing them to "see" further and remain in contact with often distant allies.

Distance-class vessels are not really intended to go up against other capital ships, but are excellent commerce raiders and anti-piracy vessels, and are a good support class for vessels which do not possess their own anti-starfighter defenses. These vessels are also often used as a means of swiftly reinforcing allies. Their most common opponents - and most direct counterpart in terms of capabilities - are Imperial Malfeasance-class corvettes.

LEGALITY​

Restricted. Distance-class are considered capital warships, generally making them illegal for civilian ownership.

INTENT​

To create a standard type of corvette used by the Rebel/Jedi fleet.

ADVANCED TECH​

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