Unreviewed Keldabe-class Assault Cruiser

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a mainline cruiser for the Mandalorian Empire
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• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Mandal Hypernautics
• Affiliation: Mandalorian Empire
• Market Status: Closed-Market (Should the Mandalorian Empire cease being a Major Faction the following groups have permission to use this ship: Any major faction which controls Mandalore and any faction which is Mandalorian (clans, successors, etc).
• Model: KeldabeME-class Assault Cruiser
• Production: Minor
• Material:
  • Durasteel Hull
  • Beskar Armor Plating
  • Plasteel Interior Plating
  • Alusteel Skeleton
  • Glasteel Viewports
  • Electronic Components
  • Computing Components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Assault Cruiser
• Length: 944 meters
• Width: 451 meters
• Height: 311 meters
• Armament: High
  • [32] Heavy Turbolaser Batteries
  • [15] Heavy Ion Cannons
  • [10] Torpedo Batteries armed with the following warheads:
    
    • Disruptor Torpedoes
    • Assault Proton Torpedoes
    • Diamond Boron Missiles
  • [4] Mitra Plasma Railguns
  • [1] Shield Leech Weapon
• Defenses: High
  • Point Defense and Anti-Starfighter Weaponry
    
    • Point Defense Laser Cannons
    • Flak Guns
  • Shielding Systems
    
    • Primary Double Layered Molecular Shields
    • Secondary Overlapping Deflector, Particle, Ray, and Ion Shields
  • Hull
    
    • Durasteel Hull
    • Beskar Armor Plating Hull Wide
• Hangar Space: Very Low: 2
• Hangar Allocations:
  • Starfighters: 0 squadrons
  • Support Craft: 2 squadron
• Maneuverability Rating: Average
• Speed Rating: High
• Hyperdrive: Yes, a 1.0 hyperdrive

STANDARD FEATURES

• All Standard Features

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Shield Leech Weapon: The signature weapon of the Keldabe-class, the Shield Leech Weapon is able to siphon energy from other ship's shields to boost the output of the Keldabe-class' weapons.
• Electronic Countermeasures: Advanced computer systems meant to disrupt enemy targeting and to defend ship systems.

STRENGTHS

• Boarding Action Extrordinaire: Mandalorians have long been proud of their soldier's martial prowess, a prowess unmatched by most societies in the galaxy. While most believe that this prowess does little in the void the Mandalorians think otherwise. The Keldabe-class is a great example of this in action with its firepower taking out enemy shields and systems before ferrying over legions of Mandalorian Commandos to seige the enemy ship's interior.
• Hit Hard, Hit Fast, Hit Dirty: The Keldabe-class specializes in overwhelming its enemies with superior firepower. Any fight against a ship roughly equal in size and firepower struggles against a Keldabe-class thanks to its unique Shield Leech Weapon which siphons off the enemy's shields.

WEAKNESSES

• This? Again?: The Keldabe-class is ancient, and the KeldabeME iteration of it strays very little from the Keldabe-class' core design. Practically anyone is able to look up what a Keldabe-class can do on any public network. While reliable, the Keldabe isn't pulling out any surprises.
• Prolongued Campaigns: The KeldabeME-class is designed with the idea that conflict will be short, dramatic, and deadly. Prolongued campaigns with multiple engagements in a day will see the KeldabeME-class run out of its torpedo and missile inventory as well as its starfighter and transport wings.

DESCRIPTION
The Keldabe-class has long been a staple of Mandal Hypernautics, though its use through history has rarely been by Mandalorians. With the advent of the Mandalorian Empire however, the new class KeldabeME seeks to fix that problem and cement the Keldabe as one of the core Mandalorian Navy's ships.