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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATIONImage Credit: Here
Intent: To make the 'standard' warship for the MPTC.
Canon Link: N/A
Restricted Missions: N/A
Primary Source: N/A
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer: Sanctuary Systems Liberation Armyhttp://starwarsrp.net/groups/1314-sanctuary-systems-liberation-army/
Model: AC80 Centaran Gunship
Affiliation: Sanctuary Systems Liberation Army http://starwarsrp.net/groups/1314-sanctuary-systems-liberation-army/(And the planet Centares)
Modularity: N/A
Production: Minor Production
Material: Durasteel Hull, Alusteel and Trimantium Layered Composite Armor Plating, Glassteel and Transparisteel where appropriate.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Heavy Corvette
Role: Gunship/Escort
Length: 120m
Width: 32m
Height: 21m
Power Core Generator/Reactor: MP1b-4(V) Solar Ionization Reactor
Hyperdrive Rating: 1.0, 10.0 backup
Minimum Crew: 18
Optimal Crew: 101 (44 crew, 57 gunners)
Passenger Capacity: No quarters, but you could feasibly fit around 30 people onboard in the pways.
Consumables: Approximately 8 months
Sublight Speed: High
Maneuverability: Low
ARMAMENT
Armament Rating: High
6 x Dual Turbolaser Turrets
4 x Dual Turbolaser Turrets on Gimballed Fast Mounts (aft guns).
8 x Quad Laser Turrets
6 x Modular Warhead Launchers (Aft VLS)
Discord Missile (Warhead Tubes)- Flechette Missile (Warhead Tubes)
- Ion Torpedo / Disruptor Torpedo (Warhead Tubes)
- Cluster Missile (Warhead Tubes)
- Advanced Concussion Missile (Warhead Tubes)
- Type-B Homing Mine (Warhead Tubes)
Defense Rating: Low
HANGAR: N/A
A few launches and utility shuttles.
Combat-Rated Ray Shielding
Combat-Rated Particle Shielding
Standard Sensor Suite
Standard Encrypted Communications and C4I Suite
Standard Navigation Systems
K-64i Advanced Fire Control System
Ionic Shielding Package
Ion Shields
Cap Drains
Duraplast Plating
Energy Sinks
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Standard Electronics Warfare/Countermeasure Package
Sensor Jammer
220-SIG Tactical Sensor Jamming Device
Electronic Countermeasures
Full-spectrum Distortion Projector
SPECIAL FEATURES
Active Decoy System - As opposed to more conventional chaff, the Active Decoy System launches a self-propelled, droid brain-controlled, disposable unit designed to mimic a much larger target and seduce incoming projectiles or temporarily 'blind' targeting sensors. It is ineffective against stealthed opponents or weapons, but it can be fired 'blind' (i.e. if no attacker is detected, just incoming missiles). Only eight rounds are carried, but if properly employed they will make a missile volley miss or scramble a conventional fire control solution for several seconds.
Advanced Fire Control System - The AC80 features a high fidelity fire control system for its main guns, allowing it to engage multiple targets at a time or focus precision fire on a single target. The Corvettes are famous for being able to make exceptionally difficult shots even in the middle of a larger engagement. The four aft dual turbolasers are likewise mounted on gimballed fixtures, giving them a better shot at hitting starfighters than standard turbolaser batteries.
Strengths:
- Gunship, punch: Heavily armed like its predecessor and with an advanced targeting system to back it up, the AC50 packs a mean punch.
- Gunship, run: An oversized main propulsion system means the Centaran Gunship is fast, to better deliver its hard hits.
- Sluggish: Somewhat unmanuverable, for a corvette.
- Fragile: With a focus on firepower and speed, the DP-20 has limited shielding and even more limited armor.
- Blind Spot: While all weapons can fire forward, the ship is heavily limited to how many guns can safely face the rear.
- No Utility: In contrast with most other MPTC vessels, the Centaran Gunship carries no troops, has no room for passengers, and can't support cargo. It even struggles at basic policing or rescue operations. This is a vessel designed to fight other ships and that's about it.
DESCRIPTION
Inspired by the old DP20 Frigate, a legacy Corellian design, the Centaran Gunship is more or less a direct descendant of that older ship. Following in the same concept of design, it is a fast, very heavily armed corvette that sacrifices maneuverability, utility, and defenses to hit hard and make a clean getaway. A pure warship, these vessels have been the backbone of Centares' defense fleet for over half a century, dating back in the period of seclusion during the Gulag Plague.
Effective against both starfighters and proper ships, the AC80 is well-rounded in combat situations but has little function outside of that. The main armament is a set of 10 twin turbolasrs, a hefty amount for a corvette. The aft four guns are mounted on gimballed fast mounts, and are able to effectively track starfighters, especially when fired at low power. The forward six turrets are fairly standard, and are supplemented by eight quad laser turrets (four dorsal, four ventral, in the midsection of the ship) and a small 6 tube VLS.
While fast, the ship is not armed with ion cannons or dedicated disabling weapons (though one could arm its missile tubes with Ion Torpedoes), and it does not carry troops for boarding operations. A few shuttles can be stashed in a small hanger, but it is not operable in combat conditions. A pure warship, it has never seen extremely widespread production, with Centares traditionally maintaining twenty eight vessels (divided into seven squadrons of four) to combat pirates or other foreign threats.
With the collapse of Silver Jedi authority in the region the demand for dedicated combat ships increased sharply. With the forming of the MPTC, the number of Centaran Gunships equipped and manned both for the planet itself and for the nascent government. The Centaran Gunship is becoming an increasingly common sight along the trade lanes, guarding convoys and hunting down pirates, or operating in hunter packs with a Nebulon-K at the rear.
As with many other MPTC designs, the AC80 has subsequently been seen operating in the Unknown Territories flying the flag of the nascent SSLA. It remains in service in the Centaran Defense Force too.
