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Bothan Assault Cruiser
AFFILIATION
Bothawui
MANUFACTURER
Bothawui Shipyards
CLASS
Cruiser
ROLE
Destroyer duties
COMPOSITION
Durasteel & Transparisteel
DIMENSIONS
850m length
CREW
1240
PASSENGER CAPACITY
250
CARGO CAPACITY
5000 metric tons
HANGAR CAPACITY
x48 Starfighters
CONSUMABLES
2 Standard Years
SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The Bothan Assault Cruiser has a top speed of 45 MGLT and has average maneuvering characteristics.
ARMAMENT
- x20 Heavy Turbolaser Cannon Turrets
- x20 Proton Torpedo Launchers
- x24 Heavy Double Turbolaser Cannons
- x10 Medium Ion Cannon Turrets
- x4 Medium Tractor Beam Emitters
EQUIPMENT
- x1 Class 1 Hyperdrive; x1 Class 12 Backup
- x1 Navicomputer
- x1 heavy deflector screen generator
- x1 long-range sensor suite
- x1 long-range communication suite
- x8 docking ring with integrated docking tube and hull-cutting tools
- Many x escape pod
DESCRIPTION
Developed fairly recently by Bothawui Shipyards, the Bothan Assault Cruiser is the answer the Bothans hold for future Sith aggression and to ensure they maintain their sovereignty even as they are currently a part of the ISC. More than anything, the Bothan Assault Cruiser was developed to showcase that the Bothans, though suffering from AMS, were not to be taken lightly and they have the capability to back up their infamous information network with solid firepower.Found exclusively within the defensive fleets of the Bothan homeworld, Bothawui, the Bothan Assault Cruiser is a sight not often seen in any other sector of space - recently they have been seen working together with ISC craft patrolling the area around their planet but they remain under the command of Bothans only at this point.
Small in number due to the restrictions placed on the Bothans by their own refusal to share the technology with anyone else, the Bothan Assault Cruiser is designed to make up for it in sheer firepower though they have yet to actually be bloodied in battle with anything more than minor pirate raids.
LEGALITY
Restricted. Bothan Assault Cruisers are classified as capital ships under Galactic law, and possess heavy weapons. As such, civilian owners will require extra licensing to operate one legally, and will receive increased scrutiny by authorities.INTENT
To bring a canon ship over to the site that is both a heavy capital ship and one that is not bound to either the Sith or the New Republic by style or history.RESTRICTIONS
Yes. Bothan Assault Cruisers are large capital ships, therefore these that cannot be owned or operated by individual characters. A faction would be required to obtain and crew a ship of this size. As well, Bothans are notoriously difficult about sharing their technology, making this class of ship much harder to actually acquire.