Inexpugnable-class tactical command ship
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| Inexpugnable-class tactical command ship | |
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| Technical specifications | |
| Length |
3,100 meters[1] |
| Width |
3,100 meters[1] |
| Hyperdrive rating | |
| Shielding |
Equipped[1] |
| Navigation system |
Navigation computer equipped[1] |
| Main computer |
Vanjervalis Systems main computer[1] |
| Armament |
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| Complement |
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| Escape craft | |
| Crew |
4,300[1] |
| Passengers |
2,000[1] |
| Cargo capacity |
50,000 tons[1] |
| Consumables |
2 years[1] |
| Usage | |
| Availability |
Restricted to military[1] |
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The Inexpugnable-class tactical command ship was a large warship class in the Republic Navy during the Mandalorian Wars.[2]
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[edit] Characteristics
[edit] Dimensions
The Inexpugnable-class was ring-shaped, with large hangars and a command area located underneath the main superstructure, to the stern. Additional hangar decks were located on the vessel's bow, to allow rapid deployment of fighters from multiple levels. This also made them vulnerable to boarding operations.[3]
In addition to the fighter decks, there was a cargo bay located adjacent to the ship's brig.[3]
[edit] Offensive and defensive systems
Vessels of the Inexpugnable-class, also known as "Inexies," were equipped with five large double turbolaser batteries, five turbolaser batteries, two laser cannon batteries for point-defense purposes and two tractor beam batteries.[1] Three turbolaser batteries were on each side of the main circular superstructure and two were near the bridge of the vessel.[2]
[edit] Propulsion systems
The Inexpugnable-class was propelled by four large thrusters powered by engines deep within the circular superstructure. A possible auxiliary thruster was located in between the main four.[4]
[edit] Complement
The class could carry 144 Aurek starfighters and 24 S-250 Chela-class starfighters, as well as small transports, like 24 Conductor-class landing craft and 6 Ministry-class orbital shuttles.[1]
[edit] Bridge
The Inexpugnable-class was designed so Rendili could sell more Hammerhead-class cruisers. As such, the bridge was an innovation in design, in which holograms were projected over a transparent deck, providing a merger of electronic and visual data and facilitating command for up to 64 Hammerhead cruisers. This bridge design, known as the "wishing well", could produce vertigo.[2]
[edit] History
The proof-of-concept Swiftsure was built at some point prior to the Mandalorian Wars. Under half a dozen Inexpugnable-class prototypes were launched in total from the Rendili/Vanjervalis Drive Yards at Corellia, including the Courageous and the Reliance.[1]
These vessels served as large command ships and battle group flagships in the Republic Navy during the Wars. After the Battle of Serroco, they were equipped with a new sensor package that allowed them to use tactics like the Vanjervalis Chain.[2]
The ships were meant to act as testing ground for the new design, but the Mandalorians attacked in full before the project was completed. After the refitting of the Swiftsure, that ship was used as a basis for the production model.[1] The total amount of ships created after the prototype run appears to have been only one,[5] with the rest of the production line abandoned and in parts replaced by the smaller Centurion-class battlecruiser after problems began cropping up with the design.[1]
Millennia later, the massive freighters-turned-battleships of the Trade Federation would come to resemble the class's design, with Hoersch-Kessel Drive's Lucrehulk-class battleship having a similar, circular superstructure and even incorporating Rendili StarDrive-made engines.[6]
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 8: Flashpoint, Part 2 (First appearance)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Days of Fear
- The Admiral's List: Jimas Veltraa Memorial Edition
- The Admiral's List: Remember Serroco! Edition
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 18: Nights of Anger, Part 3
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 31: Turnabout
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 34: Vindication, Part 3
[edit] Sources
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook (First identified as Inexpugnable-class tactical command ship)
- Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 17: Nights of Anger, Part 2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 8: Flashpoint, Part 2
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
[edit] External links
- John Jackson Miller's notes on the name of Courageous
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic #13
- Discussion on Tremendous ship class
