Cathul Thuku
Admiral, Therapy Command
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To provide an escort frigate
- Image Source: Star Wars Combine
- Canon Link: Hardcell-class interstellar transport
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: Hardcell-X-class anti-starfighter frigate
- Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards
- Model: Skor-class monitor frigate
- Affiliation: Open Market
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Desh-terenthium armor, quadranium frame
- Classification: Escort Frigate
- Length: 220m
- Width: 50m
- Height: 50m
- Armament: Average (72/0/36)
- 18 Gatling rapid-fire turbolasers (in 6 triple turrets; 72 turbolaser equivalents)
- 36 Ventooine electromagnetic plasma machineguns (36 point-defense emplacements)
- Defenses: Average
- Hangar: 0 Squadrons
- Maneuverability Rating: Moderate
- Speed Rating: Moderate
- Hyperdrive Class: 1
- Non-combative attachments:
Inertial compensator - CHX 5.0 acoustic theater
- Ship-wide neural net
- 8 Sabrina waste heat recovery devices
- Medical equipment (bacta tanks, medical droids)
[*]Navigation:
- Castameer tactical display
- Watchtower collision avoidance system
- 3 landing gears
[*]Defenses:
- Deflector shields
- Cap drains
- Tensor field generator
Anti-Concussion field generator
Strengths:
- Heavy point-defense
- Can land on planets
- Small bow-on or astern profile
- Exposed fuel cells: if an enemy can penetrate a fuel cell, the ship will likely be killed or at least crippled
- Easy to capture: low crew complement makes security crews pretty scarce onboard
Due to the campaigns waged against the First Order and Sith navies, the need for escort frigates was realized, especially given the use these factions made of their escorts. The Krayiss-class was designed from the Hardcell-X by stripping down some of the point-defense emplacements out of the old ships built around the Hardcell-X frame, while adding turbolaser hardpoints and armor. The resulting ship is better armed and armored than its predecessor, due to the usage of an anti-concussion field generator, among other things that maintain its hull integrity, such as a tensor field generator, but the room required to fit additional turbolasers and additional systems onboard took a toll on its ability to carry crewmembers and security members, making it easy to capture by an enemy that would attempt boarding it. Even then, the ship is designed to destroy enemy escorts, such as corvettes and light frigates, that might come to hurt the monitors and other artillery ships commonly found in light-sider navies. As with several ships capable of landing on planetary surfaces, anti-collision systems allow it to navigate the asteroid fields as well as make final approaches towards planets with little risk.
Consumables: 6 months
Crew: 70
Passengers: 120
Cargo capacity: 1,000 tons
