Unreviewed Gozanti-Class Protectorate Cutter

[Dral-Kar'ta Saandyr]

Gozanti-Class Protectorate Cutter ​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create an Imperial Gozanti Class Cruiser optimized for use by the Mandalorian Protectors and Clan Sandyr.
• Image Source: ArtStation, altered with Gemini AI
• Canon Link: Imperial Gozanti-Class Cruiser
• Permissions:
• Primary Source: Gozanti
  • Template inspiration from Aether Systems

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Gallofree Yards,

Modified by: Mando-De'Loren Multi Atmospherics

• Affiliation: Mandalorian Empire, Mandalorian Protectors, Clan Sandyr
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: MDL Gozanti-Class Protectorate Cutter
• Production: Limited
• Material:

· Hulll Plating: Doonium, Duranium, Durasteel

· Internal Structure: Aluminium, Duralloy, Duraplast, Lexoplast,

· Additional: Chromalloy, Quadanium, Transparisteel

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Patrol Vessel, Military Transport, Law Enforcement Command Ship
• Length: 65 meters
• Width: 32 meters
• Height: 15 meters
• Armament: High
  • 2x , IFWXD-12 Dual Turbolaser Turret Forward firing dual wing turrets
  • 3x TU-B4 Double Laser Turret , 2x Rear dorsal/ventral, 1x Forward Dorsal
  • 2x M.I. Model 74-series Ion Cannons, Forward firing chin barbets
  • 4x Variable Ordinance Launchers, 2 tubes each port and starboard
• Defenses: High
  • Enhanced Carbon-Durasteel Armor
  • AR-0B Damage Reduction Armor Component
  • Antimissile Octet
  • Kirishima Cap Drains
  • 4x Missile Deactivation Transmitters
• Hanger Allowance: None
• Single Craft Hanger: Yes
• Maneuverability Rating: High
• Speed Rating: Average
• Hyperdrive: Yes-Class 2.0 (backup class 12.0)
• Additional Information and Logistics
• Crew: 3-officers, 3-NCOs, 12-Enliisted 12-Droids,
• Passengers: Up to 33-Security troops/Passengers and/or 12- Flight crew, 24-prisoners and 6-Security Droids
• Cargo Capacity: 4,000 Metric Tons
• Consumables: 1 Galactic Year

STANDARD FEATURES

General Systems

• Acceleration Compensator
• Antishock Field
• Advanced Deployment Harpoon
• 2x B/DP-01M Chekar-class Boarding/Drop Pod
• 'Bes'jah'ad'ika' Damage Control System
• 'Btare Ar' Life Support System
• C-N:FA01, Navigation System
• Codebreaker
• Containment Shield
• Docking Tube, x4 For Fighter Complement
• DPU7 Heat Sink
• Fire Suppression System
• 'Ori'karbakar' Advanced Hyperdrive-Navicomputer Module
• Repulsorlift System
• SF-12 Capacitor Component
• Standard Starship Systems

Shielding and Hull Plating Systems

• Enhanced Carbon-Durasteel Armor
• M.I. Cyclic Shield Generator
• Atmospheric-Friction Shield
• AR-0B damage reduction armor component
• Deflector Plates
• 2x GalaxyGuard Mk. VII shield boosters
• Ramp Entry Security System
• RK-250 Repair System
• Santhe "Aegis" Adaptive Hull System

Sensor & Communication Systems

• STS-84 "Artemis" Class Targeting & Sensor System
• Broadcast Relay
• C-3a "Mercury" Class Communications Suite
• Com-Scan
• Holotransmitter
• Hyperwave Transceiver
• M.I. Scan-Jam Package
• OrC-19 Com-Scan Integrator Console
• Telesponder

Engineering & Hyperdrive Systems

• Accu-Accelerator
• 3x JV-80 Ion Drives
• 3x K1-RF Workbench Droid
• NZ OS-HD3 Hyperdrive System
• Power Loop Capacitor
• 7085 Ionization Reactor
• Warp Vortex Stabilizer

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• 4x Q7 Tractor Beam Projector, 2 in each wing root
• 3x Galaxy Guard Mk. VII
• Hyperwave Signal Interceptor
• L-41C Weapon Power Converter
• Medical Bay, 6-person
• 1x 2-1B Surgical Droid, 3x MD-15C Medical Droids
• SE-JA-4 Sensor Jammer
• Targeting Lasers

STRENGTHS

Starfighter Flexibility: Is equipped with four engineered Docking Tubes and magclamps on its underside allowing it to tether four modified Usen'ye Assault Fighters, M5-P Scyk Interceptor or Starviper Assault Platforms or two small shuttles or one larger craft and transport them through the void, hyperspace and planetary atmosphere.

Optimized to Protect and Serve: With its fighter complement, boarding pods, harpoon, tractor beams, Ion weapons, troop carrying capability and holding cells this vessel is purpose built for the needs of the Mandalorian Protector's Guard Patrol which allows it to carry out the many tasks required of it such as general law and customs enforcement, systems patrol, interdiction, logistics and anti-piracy sweeps.


Command Support: Robust and redundant communications capability advanced sensor arrays, and tactical data processing abilities enable these vessels to coordinate fighter screens, relay targeting data, and act as a forward control node for larger escort formations as well as being able to offer command and control over sector wide areas.

Is a Gozanti: These vessels are about as ubiquitous a class of vessel as it is possible to be. It is a tried-and-true design known for its ruggedness, reliability and ease of maintenance. Unlike most of MDL's creations these ships are relatively inexpensive to assemble and maintain and are easy to repair with spare parts being readily available even in the most remote of Outer Rim systems. A true workhorse.


WEAKNESSES

Is a Gozanti: Although up-armed and armored this is still a civilian design. It is not a warship and however versatile and capable it may be it is not built for combat more serious than convincing group of pirates that it would be more profitable to be somewhere else or to make smugglers think twice before trying to flee.

Limited Fighter Support: This ship only has a single craft bay thus is not able to internally support its fighter contingent. Only field maintenance and repairs are able to be carried out as all work is external and must be done by droids. Refueling and rearming the fighter's missiles also must be done externally and thus will take longer to complete than if hanger facilities were available.


Hanging Out: Some fighters are better than none but the mode of carrying the fighters is not optimal. The tubes and the fighters themselves are exposed and susceptible to damage. They also restrict the firing arcs of the guns and when extended impact the ships maneuverability especially in atmosphere.

Automated: As many of the secondary and tertiary systems are automated to keep crew requirements low, they are susceptible to Ion-based weaponry and EMP-based strikes. This has the potential of rendering the vessel inoperable, as the limited organic crew would have difficulty maintaining the vessel during sustained combat without the assistance of the installed automated systems and accompanying droid maintenance contingent.


DESCRIPTION

The Gozanti-Class Protectorate Cutter is a departure for Mando-De'Loren Multi Atmospherics who normally builds custom or small numbers of high-quality bespoke vessels fitted with state-of-the-art technology and engineering. For this production run the tendencies of the designers to overengineer their designs has been curbed as the Protectorate Cutter has been built for robustness and simplicity rather than cutting edge performance. Almost all systems are common and readily available on the commercial market. The engineering came into play in choosing the best common system to preform the specific tasks of the Mandalorian Protectors, to make the design a jack-of-all trades for a specific group of people. That is not to say the protectorate Cutter is not a good ship. it is about as good as a Gozanti is capable of being and although designed to fit a particular niche, it is modular enough to be configured for many tasks.

As the Gozanti is a tried and true design Mando-De'Loren obtained the frame, and engines from the myriad companies still manufacturing the model, the hull plating and repulsor systems were fabricated by Maridun Mining Minerals and Manufacturing and the rest of the materials were sourced on the commercial market from established shipyards and assembled in house.

Traditional Gozanties had the reputation of being well armored but painfully slow and sluggish. Being a Mandalorian company and designing for the Mandalorian market they decided to add a little more armor using triple M's enhanced carbon-durasteel armor (you could never go wrong adding armor) to increase survivability and increasing the ships offensive capability by adding four turbolasers and a missile battery to increase lethality (the next best thing to more armor is more weapons) allowing it to engage ships midsized ships. The engineers even managed to increase the agility and speed of the vessel by balancing the propulsion system so while not particularly speedy it is at least no longer sluggish and even a bit agile for its size. In addition, the vessel has been fitted with two ion cannons, a grappling harpoon and assault boarding pods paired with the capacity to carry a formidable component of Aran'verd (guard troops) enabling it to board and overpower ships it is not able to outgun.

Each system has been engineered for ease of maintenance and reliable operation. Power and data lines have been standardized, and the interior compartmentation is modular and easily configurable to whatever task it is called to undertake. This allows each ship, with minimal downtime, to retool the interior to optimize a wide range of tasks such as flight operations, long range patrol, command and control missions, tactical and strategic transport and logistics, low intensity paramilitary operations, humanitarian relief, customs enforcement and VIP transport as well as simple freight and passenger hauling.

Each sector Alor'ad is provided with a Protectorate Sloop to act as a command ship for the sector and more sloops can be found patrolling the boarders of Mandalorian space. Wile not as imposing as the capitol ships that form the backbone of the Fleet or as flashy as the Gunboats and Fighters whose exploits are readily discussed, the Gozanti is designed to be the workhorse of the Empire who quietly, without fanfare, maintain the structures of the Empire and to tirelessly keep order within and expel lawlessness from the borders of Mandalore.