Approved Starship Merregon-class Transport

[Taeli Raaf]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To submit a transport for use by the Sith Order and for consideration of the offered commission.
• Image Source:
  • https://starcitizen.tools/Legionnaire
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions:
  • ATC Permission for Solarium Glasteel
• Primary Source:
  • Aerieel-class Assault Transport
  • Sentinel-class Landing Craft - Concepts
  • Gozanti-class Cruiser - Concepts

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Aurora Industries
• Affiliation:
  • The Sith Order
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Merregon-class Transport
• Production: Minor-production
• Material:
  • Solarium Glasteel - Viewports
  • Desh-Terenthium - Outer Layer Hull Plating
  • Hijarna Stone - Outer Layer Hull Plating
  • Agrinium - Middle Layer Hull Plating
  • Laminanium - Middle Layer Hull Plating
  • Impervium - Inner Layer Hull Plating
  • Titanium - Inner Layer Hull Plating
  • Alusteel - Structural Skeleton
  • Starship Components and Electronics

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Troop Transport, Light or Medium Vehicle Transport, Support Landing Craft
• Length: 45 meters
• Width: 23 meters
• Height: 8 meters
• Armament: Low
  • Three Dual AI-LC4 "Valefor" Laser Cannon Turrets
    • One Dorsal Mounted, 360 Rotation
    • One Ventral Mounted, 360 Rotation, Retractable
    • One Stern Mounted, 180 Rotation
  • Two Variable Flex Tube Launchers
    • Two Launchers Mounted under the Cockpit
      • Each Launcher has a four missile magazine
• Defenses: Very High
  • Golem-Type Advanced Plating
    • Three-layered Armored Plating
  • Kirin Shielding System
    • Four-layered Shielding
      • Deflector Shield
      • Ray Shielding
      • Particle Shielding
      • Molecular Shielding
• Squadron Count: Very Low
  • Four Transports per Squadron
• Maneuverability Rating: High
  • 100 DPF
• Speed Rating: High
  • 110 MGLT - Speed in Space
  • 1,350 km/h - Atmospheric Speed
• Hyperdrive:
  • Primary Hyperdrive - Class 1
  • Secondary Hyperdrive - Class 8

STANDARD FEATURES

• Life Support Systems
  • Standard Life Support Systems
• Other Shielding Systems
  • Atmospheric Friction Shield
  • Rad-Dampening Shielding
  • Relativistic Shield
  • Shift Shield
• Communications and Sensor Array
  • Military-Grade Encrypted Communications Suite
  • Military-Grade Sensor Array
• Power Generator
  • Two Starfighter-scaled Ramuh-II Power Core
• Navicomputer and Guidance Systems
  • Standard Navigation Systems
  • Standard Guidance Systems
• Targeting Systems
  • Military-Grade Targeting Systems
• Crew Compliment
  • Minimum Crew - 1
    • One Pilot
  • Recommended Crew - 2
    • One Pilot
    • One Co-Pilot/Gunner
• Cargo/Passenger Capacity

Internal Configuration​	Cargo​	Passengers​	Vehicles​
Standard​	100 metric tons of equipment​	64 Sith Legionaries​	Internal Ground Vehicle - 6 Speeder Bikes or 2 Light Vehicles​
Personnel​	200 metric tons of equipment​	128 Sith Legionaries​	Internal Ground Vehicle - 3 Speeder Bikes or 1 Light Vehicle​
Support​	400 metrics tons of equipment​	24 Sith Legionaries​	Internal Ground Vehicle - 12 Speeder Bikes or 4 Light Vehicles​

External Configuration​	Vehicles​
Armor Support​	2 Medium Vehicles or Light Vehicles​
Fighter Support​	2 Starfighters up to a length of 15 meters​

• Consumables
  • One Galactic Standard Weeks' worth of supplies

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Engine Systems
  • Four Phoenix Ion Engines in VTOL Configuration
• Countermeasures
  • Anti-Ordnance EM Probe
  • Missile Deactivators
  • Sensor Jammer
  • Chaff Launcher
• Patrol and Support Systems
  • Storage for up to Thirty IBIS Drones
  • Two Ventral Magnetic Docking Clamps

STRENGTHS

• Merregon-class transports are heavily armored and shielded, utilizing Golem Advanced Plating and the Kirin Shielding System, to better protect the soldiers and equipment the transport is carrying. The Merregon-class also makes use of several defensive countermeasures to better protect it from enemy missiles and torpedoes, along with three Valefor Laser Cannons and two Variable Missile Launchers for some offensive firepower.
• Making use of four Phoenix Ion Engines, the Merregon-class has impressive speed and maneuverability, especially for a transport. The engines were also designed in a VTOL style to allow for more rapid landings and take offs.
• The interior of the transport is customizable between three different configuration that allows for the deployment of various amounts of equipment, soldiers, and light support vehicles. The Merregon-class also has two magnetic docking clamps that connect to the interior of the transport that allows the ship to carry two starfighters for ground support or protection from enemy forces or two heavier ground vehicles for improved ground support.

WEAKNESSES

• Due to the shield emitters of the Kirin being scattered across the hull, if parts of the hull become damaged, gaps can form in the overlapping shield layers of the transport.
• If the molecular furnaces within the Phoenix Ion Engines become damaged or are sabotaged, they can cause a chain reaction that will consume the engine and significantly reduce the transport's speed and maneuverability.
• While the Merregon-class can carry heavier vehicles or starfighters on its underside, they are fully exposed to enemy forces and be easily destroyed if attacked with proper weaponry. This can also result in some blowback going through the docking clamp and injuring or killing personnel within the interior of the transport.

DESCRIPTION

Aurora Industries, while officially neutral, had enjoyed long relations with several Sith factions and individuals in the past due to its history and it continues to seek ways to gain more market share in its military-industrial complex. With the Sith Order beginning the process of modernizing its forces, with a commission being released for a new transport, the company began Subproject Avernus of its Highwind Program through its shipyards within the Blair Cluster asteroid field. The first ship designed as this project, and to be considered for the commission and contract, was the Merregon-class Transport.

The first design choice of the ship took inspiration from older ships such as the Sentinel-class landing craft or the Gozanti cruisers by having a customizable interior to allow Sith forces to have various configurations to deploy soldiers, equipment, or light vehicles for ground support. The ship also has two magnetic docking clamps on the underside of the ship that can hold two medium vehicles such as tanks or walkers or two starfighters for air support and protection from enemy forces, although the vehicles as they are on the underside of the vessel makes them exposed to enemy fire.

Secondly, a focus by the design team was made for both protection and speed for rapid movement of soldiers to the frontlines. In that regard, the ship was equipped with the Golem-type hull plating and the Kirin Shielding System for heavy protection through its armor and shields for the soldiers and equipment contained within the vessel. Several defensive countermeasures were included as well for better protection from missiles and torpedoes while the ship has some armaments with three Valefor laser cannon turrets and two missile launchers. Four Phoenix Ion Engines were installed, utilizing a VTOL configuration, for the ship to have impressively high speeds and maneuverability and the ability for rapid landings, take offs, or hovering deployments.

 

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Taeli Raaf

As usual, very nice sub!

Approved.