Grand Admiral, First Order Central Command
Affiliation: The First Order
Manufacturer: The First Order
Model:Corsair-class Gunship Corvette
Modularity: N/A
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Duranium Hull, Quadanium Steel Armor Plating, Transparisteel, Alusteel, etc.
Classification: Assault/Raider Corvette
Length: 160m
Width:38m
Height: 34m
Armament:
6 x Mark 50 Mod 1 'Mauler' Turbolaser Turrets
1 x Mk 26 'HARM' Guided Missile Weapon System
2 x Antimissile Octets
Hangar: Can hold 2 transport shuttles
Crew: 88 (Approximately half are gunners)
Transport Capacity: 120 troops and two shuttles, but no large vehicles.
Special Features:
Communications Array
Encryption Network
Escape Pods
Holonet Transceiver
Standard Ray Shield Generator
Standard Particle Shield Generator
Standard Life Support Systems
Standard Navigational Systems
Standard Sensor Array
Advanced Targeting System
A-HUDT
Hyperwave Transceiver
Tractor Beams
Speed Rating: 6
Hyperdrive Class: 1.o, no backup to save mass
Strengths:
Great firepower for a corvette
Respectable anti-fighter defense
Very quick and relatively maneuverable, for its size
Weaponry is short-ranged
Anti-fighter defense focused on one weapon system
Somewhat fragile for its size
The ship is very fast in a straight line, nearly able to match pace with some slower fighters. It maneuvers somewhat sluggishly in contrast to its speed, but is still generally a hard target to track with capital ship batteries. Surprisingly, the ship is also designed to carry a company of soldiers, typically for boarding actions or special forces operations. When used purely in a raiding manner, the troop bay is usually empty. It can make the ship deceptively difficult to board, however.
Weaponry wise, the ship is built around the Sith's 'Mark 50' Turbolaser, which gives it incredible firepower at close range but makes it rather underwhelming at conventional engagement ranges. The Corsair depends heavily on its speed to allow it to rapidly close an enemy and keep the engagement there.
For defenses, armor and shields are limited in order to keep overall mass down. While not a noticeably fragile ship, the Corsair is simply not designed to slug it out with another ship at range. Additionally, it's anti-fighter capability is impressive due the HARM Missile Weapon System, but this is also a limitation. The only other point-defense capability (there is no hanger) is a pair of antimissile octets mounted to the rear, and if the HARM system is destroyed it renders the ship extremely vulnerable to attacks from strike craft or missile salvo's.
Overall the ship excels in the role designed for it, that of a convoy raider or hunter/killer, which was good enough for the Admiralty to sign off on the design.
As part of Cyrus Tregessar's defection to the First Order the complete design schematics for the Corsair Gunship were stolen and soon after turned over to the First Order Imperial Corp of Engineers. The ship soon became a regular sight in First Order patrols and battle lines.
Development Thread: N/A
Intent: To make a quick and hard-hitting gunship-style corvette for the Sith.
Who Can Use This: Any One Sith personnel.
Primary Source:
Concept from this similarly-armed ship: Warrior-class Gunship
And a canon even more heavily armed ship:
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Note: I realize the gun count math is off pretty severely, but I think the inherent limitations and weakness listed balance things out. Also yeah the Mk 50 ain't quite approved yet but it's pending and I'm impatient soz.
