Restricted Ship Adz-class Corvette

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ADZ-CLASS CORVETTE

AFFILIATION
Open market.

MANUFACTURER
Kuat Drive Yards.

CLASS
Corvette.

ROLE
Capital ship.

COMPOSITION
Duranium and transparisteel.

DIMENSIONS
Length - 150 meters.CREW
6-24.

PASSENGER CAPACITY
12.

CARGO CAPACITY
400 standard tons.

HANGAR CAPACITY

• 4x starfighter/light starbomber.
• 2x shuttle/light freighter.

CONSUMABLES
3 standard months.

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The Adz-class corvette has a top speed of 60 MGLT and has average maneuvering characteristics.

ARMAMENT

• 2x dual light turbolaser/single medium ion cannon turret, 1x dorsal aft, 1x dorsal fore.
• 4x quad laser turret, 2x port, 2x starboard.
• 3x torpedo launcher, 8x projectile in magazine, 24x combined total.
• 1x tractor beam emitter.

EQUIPMENT

• 2x hyperdrive, 1x class 2 primary, 1x class 10 backup.
• 1x navicomputer.
• 1x heavy deflector screen generator.
• 1x long-range sensor suite.
• 1x long-range communication suite.
• 4x docking ring with integrated docking tube.
• 6x 6-being escape pod.

DESCRIPTION​

The Adz-class corvette is a light capital ship which was originally developed at the tail end of the Galactic Civil War, originally for service in the Imperial starfleet. Since then, the Adz has served in navies from the Deep Core to Wild Space, proving itself a capable warship.

The Galactic Empire, facing extreme shortages of qualified personnel at the time, conceived the Adz as a compromise of the heaviest possible armament which could be handled by the smallest possible crew. To this end, the ship incorporated the very latest in automation, making it one of the most advanced corvettes the Empire ever placed into serial production. Many thousands have been built in well over a century of production, and for good reason. The Adz has a crew of just 24, plus 12 passengers; in point of fact, only 6 were necessary to pilot the ship, the rest constituting gunners, flight engineers, officers and redundant personnel. Top speed was 60 MGLT, plus a class 2 primary hyperdrive.

Armament aboard the Adz is somewhat unusual, mainly consisting of 2 dorsal turrets, 1 on either side of the bridge superstructure. These turrets are of a triple mount arrangement, with twin light turbolasers flanking a single medium ion cannon in each. These are augmented by 4 retractable quad medium laser turrets for point defense, 2 on each side of the ship. There are also 3 torpedo launch tubes mounted in the ship's bow. The ship can also carry 4 starfighters in an internal hangar, plus 2 shuttles.

The Adz-class corvette first saw service with the Galactic Empire's Deep Core squadrons. After the Empire's defeat, the examples in service were taken over by the New Republic Navy, which took an instant liking to the type and actually ordered several more batches from manufacturer Kuat Drive Yards in order to replace older, less capable corvettes of pre-war vintage. After the advent of the Free Worlds Alliance, these were generally distributed to various system and sector governments, dispersed across the Galaxy, where many continue to serve.

LEGALITY​

Restricted. Adz-class corvettes are classified as small capital ships under Galactic law. As such, civilian owners will require extra licensing to operate one legally, and will receive increased scrutiny by authorities.

INTENT​

To bring a vessel from Legends into our site's fanon.

RESTRICTIONS​

Adz-class corvettes are capital ships, and capital ships cannot be owned or operated by individual characters. These vessels may be used as faction assets, or can be operated by a group of at least 3 player characters who work together regularly.