Restricted Ship MC30C Heavy Frigate/Cruiser

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MC30C HEAVY FRIGATE/CRUISER

AFFILIATION
Open market.

MANUFACTURER
Mon Calamari Shipyards.

CLASS
Cruiser.

ROLE
Capital ship.

COMPOSITION
Durasteel and transparisteel.

DIMENSIONS
Length - 580 meters.
CREW
120-820.

PASSENGER CAPACITY
95.

CARGO CAPACITY
4 kilotons.

HANGAR CAPACITY
  • 1x shuttle/light freighter.

CONSUMABLES
2 standard years.

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The MC30C cruiser has a top speed of 60 MGLT and has average maneuvering characteristics.

ARMAMENT
  • 16x dual medium turbolaser turret.
  • 16x dual light laser turret.
  • 2x proton torpedo launcher, 500x projectile in magazine, 1000x projectile total.
  • 6x proton bomb chute, 500x bomb in magazine, 3000x combined total.

EQUIPMENT

DESCRIPTION
The MC30C heavy frigate is a capital ship originally manufactured by the venerable Mon Calamari Shipyards of Dac. Fielded by the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War, it was one of the more common Rebel capital ships, and one of the most potent warships of its era for its size and crew compliment. Though it did have a number of weaknesses, it was capable and hard-hitting, giving the Imperial starfleet a nasty surprise upon its introduction.

The MC30C is commonly referred to as a heavy frigate, although it is technically classified as a cruiser under the Anaxes War College System. This is largely due to the fact that the vessel, despite its size, is better suited to frigate tactics. 580 meters in length, it has a full crew of just 820, owing to liberal use of automation and high-efficiency subsystems. Originally, the type was conceived as a large survey vessel, but retrofitted into a warship after the Mon Calamari leadership pledged its resources to the Alliance to Restore the Republic. In its new armed configuration, the MC30C boasts 16 dual medium turbolaser turrets, as well as an equal number of fast-firing dual light laser turrets, providing a decent anti-starfighter defense. This is important, as the MC30C carries no fighters of its own, having only a small internal hangar for a single shuttle.

Perhaps most notably, the MC30C is outfitted to function as a giant bomber. In addition to a pair of proton torpedo launchers, the vessel is equipped with 6 ventral bomb chutes, each connected to a magazine of 500 proton bombs. This large bomb load makes the MC30C especially effective against large stationary or slow-moving targets, such as ground installations, space stations and super-giant capital ships such as star destroyers. Obviously, an MC30C must get in very close in order to use this armament, although tactics were devised during the Galactic Civil War to enable this. These tactics were later adapted to the B/SF-17 StarFortress heavy starbomber.

The MC30C does possess a glaring weakness, however. Being designed as a survey ship, the type was not easily up-armored, and uses standard durasteel plating on its outer hull. This is partially compensated by a heavy, durable Mon Calamari-designed shield projector, however once the shields are battered down, the vessel is essentially a soft target. Standard Imperial practice during the Galactic Civil War was to "focus down" individual MC30Cs with sustained fire from a star destroyer's full broadside, which would swiftly overload the shields and leave the craft exposed to be shredded by even desultory fire. Less notably, the lack of an onboard starfighter compliment reduced the MC30C's ability to operate independently, tying it to large fleet formations.

In the present day, MC30Cs are one of the more accessible Mon Calamari capital ships for mid-tier planets and sector governments, although they are nothing like as common as they once were.

LEGALITY
Restricted. MC30C heavy frigates are classified as capital ships under Galactic law, and possess heavy weapons. As such, civilian owners will require extra licensing to operate one legally, and will receive increased scrutiny by authorities.

INTENT
To add a ship from canon to our site's fanon.

RESTRICTIONS
MC30C heavy frigates are large capital ships with heavy weapons, and such vessels cannot be owned or operated by individual characters. They may be acquired as faction assets, however.

 
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