Casteban Mecetti
(Biot)

Gladiator Class Cruiser (Remanufactured)
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a discount carrier/cruiser for use by budget conscious clients
- Image Source: https://fractalsponge.net/gladiator-class-star-frigate/
- Canon Link: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Gladiator-class_Star_Destroyer
- Permissions: NA
- Primary Source: NA
- Manufacturer: House Mecetti Nationalized Industries
- Originally manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards several centuries ago. then remanufactured recently.
- Affiliation: House Mecetti Nationalized Industries (Able to be purchased by anyone)
- Market Status: Open Market
- Model: Gladiator Class Cruiser (Remanufactured)
- Production: Minor
- Material: Durasteel, Transparisteel, and Titanium (Standard Star Destroyer Components)
- Classification: Cruiser-Carrier
- Length: 600m
- Width: 400m
- Height: 200m
- Armament: High
- Turret-mounted dual light turbolasers (12)
- Turret-mounted twin medium laser cannons (20)
- Tied into Point Defense Laser System and Automated Defense System
- Assault concussion missile launchers (10)
- Medium tractor beam projectors (8)
- Defenses: High
- Automated Defense System
- Point Defense Laser System
- Ray and Particle Shields sized for a star destroyer.
- Ion Shields
- Durasteel plating
- Reinforced Shield Generator
- Shield Boosters
- Hangar Space: Average (3)
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: 2 squadrons
- Support Craft: 1 squadron
- Maneuverability Rating: Average
- Speed Rating: Low
- Hyperdrive: Class 1 Primary || Class 8 Secondary
- Ray and Particle Shields sized for a star destroyer.
- Ion Shields
- Durasteel plating
- All Standard Star Destroyer Features and communications suite
- Vehicle Garage
- Navigation Computer
- Repulsorlift systems allow hovering over planetary surfaces.
- Bridge
- Containment Shields
- 4 Mess Halls
- With 10 kitchen droids each for food prep and dishwashing
- With 6 culinary droids for actual meal preparation
- Two years of consumables in pantry
- 4 Rec Rooms with accommodation for 50 persons each
- 4 Gymnasiums with accommodation for 50 persons each
- 10 Refresher rooms with 20 waste stalls and 20 shower stalls each
- Cargo Bay capable of holding 5,000 metric tons of cargo
- Accommodation for 1,200 personnel
- 10 Laundry Rooms
- With 4 Laundry Droids each
- With 12 Industrial Washer/Drier Machines each
- Automated Defense System
- Point Defense Laser System
- Reinforced Shield Generator
- Shield Boosters
- Autodoc Medbay Systems
- Repair Droids
- Military Targeting Computers
- Sensor Array
- Hyperwave Scanner
- Long-range scanner/decoder
- Well-defended
- Well-armed
- Nice crew amenities
- Durasteel Plating has increased the mass of the ship enough to give it lower than average speed
As war heats up around the galaxy on a number of fronts, the House Mecetti Nationalized Industries have embarked on a bold plan to provide useful warships to small operators, including privateering companies and corporate security forces as part of their 'Budget Battle Force' initiative. The largest product of this initiative is the Gladiator Class (Remanufactured) Cruiser.
House Mecetti identified a 'boneyard' left over from the old Empire, where ancient Gladiator Class cruisers and other starships were parked in deep space, awaiting breakup and salvage by New Republic forces. When the New Republic was devastated by the New Order, the boneyard was forgotten. For centuries, these ships collected space-dust and gamma rays, slowly deteriorating in the depths of space.
No longer!
Purchasing the whole inventory of the forgotten boneyard from a local government that was not even aware of its existence, House Mecetti acquired this inventory at a steal, and is passing these savings on to you. House Mecetti immediately went about refurbishing these ancient ships at Obulette's secondary shipyard facilities. Half of the ships were cannibalized to provide parts for the other half, further reducing refurbishment costs. Then, surplus electronics systems from Obulette's other projects were installed in the ships to replace degraded systems, reduce crew requirements, improve on-board facilities, and elevate combat effectiveness. Extensive but inexpensive scrap duranium hull-plating was welded over sensitive systems. This has reduced the speed of the vessels, but speed was never their primary feature anyway. Combined with automated and point defense systems to greatly improve survivability, the trade-off is definitely worthwhile.
Now these Remanufactured Gladiators are available to you at a substantial discount, despite being more capable than ever. Get one today for just 15 million credits, and stand up to the myriad of aggressors who are popping up all over the galaxy.
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