Alva Calvarona
Character
Image Credit: By Jeff Carlisle
Intent: To develop a carrier type raiding vessel and support frigate for the Imperial Remnant
Development Thread: N/A (Can do if needed)
Manufacturer: CRI
Model: Venerable Class Carrier Frigate
Affiliation: Imperial Remnant
Modularity: No
Production: Mass
Material: Durasteel, Transparisteel
Description: Redeveloped as a large frigate primarily intended as a support carrier, the Venerable class carrier frigate is another design the Imperial Remnant intends as a raiding vessel, though it was once the Crinan's largest warship class prior to their conquest. Due to its size and status as a carrier they also make excellent combat ready support ships for larger attack cruisers. During the original ships days as the powerhouses of the Crinan navy alongside smaller, older, and weaker Noble class crinan frigates the Venerable carriers acted as flagships, but have since become defunct as Imperial designs created new, stronger, and larger carriers and cruisers from Crina's yards.
Nonetheless, sporting impressive hanger space and the ability to not only enter atmosphere, but land on the ground as well to deposit ground forces, the Venerable class received attention from the Imperial Remnant after they took control of Crina, unlike the Noble class frigate of which many were scrapped for parts. Now many of the Venerable class carriers have been remodeled to match modern technology, but still maintain the benefits that brought them to Imperial attention.
With their biggest benefit being their ability to land, the Imperials can now utilize the Venerable class to deploy ground forces directly to a planet much like the old Acclamator Cruisers of the Clone Wars, though with fewer forces deployed per ship. Still, with the fighter compliment as a support and a more efficient way to deliver infantry and a few support vehicles to a planet's surface the Venerable class finds itself being the only true original Crinan design seeing a shot at the galactic field as an invasion craft and raiding/support frigate.
Classification: Frigate
Role: Light Carrier, Raiding Vessel, Escort, Support Frigate, Military Transport, Invasion Craft
Height: 100 Meters
Width: 220 Meters
Length: 480 Meters
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Hypermatter
Hyperdrive Rating: Class 2 Main, Class 12 Backup
Minimum Crew: 420
Optimal Crew: 980
Armaments:
- 4 Dual Turbolaser Turrets
- 2 Dual Ion Cannon Turrets
- 4 Concussion Missile Launchers
- 8 Flak Cannons
- 20 Point Defense Cannons
Hanger:
- 24 Crinan or Imperial Fighters
- 8 Speeders
- 2 Walkers
Non-Combative Attachments/Special Features:
- Communications Array
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- Holonet Transceiver
- Standard Deflector Shield Generator
- Tractor Beams (x2)
- Standard Detention Cells
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Sensor Array
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Can Enter Atmosphere & Land
Strengths:
- Large Hanger
- Fast for its Class
- Can Deploy Ground Forces
Weaknesses:
- Turbolaser Guns only aim forward in a 120 degree arc
- Light Hull
- Lightly armed
- Shape makes maneuvering difficult
Passenger Capacity: 500
Cargo Capacity: 600 tons
Consumables: 1 Year
Speed: 7
Maneuverability: 9
Who is this For: Only the Imperial Remnant
