Ship Models I've never heard of before

[Texas_Fett]

Okay, while seaching the CUSWE I stumbled upon two ship-types that I'd never hear of before. After a quick Google search, I turned up a little info, and thought I should bring them to y'alls attention. Perhaps they'd be candidates for Reloaded?

 

Majestic-class Heavy Cruiser

this was one of the new class of starship designs approved for the New Republic Navy, around the time of the formation of the Fifth Battle Group. Measuring 700 meters in length, the Majestic-class saw widespread duty during the Black Fleet Crisis. Equipped with thick armor and heavy-duty shields, it was designed to compare with the Imperial-class Star Destroyer in battle. The Majestic-class was armed with 30 heavy turbolaser cannons, 20 laser cannons, 20 ion cannons, 8 concussion missile tubes, and 4 tractor beam projectors. Each cruiser was manned by 4,050 crewmen and 132 gunners, and could transport up to 640 troops. (SOL, CTD)

Sorry, I was unable to locate any kind of pic on this one.

 

Corona-class Frigate

this was one of the earliest starship designs approved by the New Republic, although it saw limited production. It is not considered one of the new class of ships produced for the Fifth Battle Group, such as the Sacheen-class escort frigate. Built by Kuat Drive Yards, it was modeled after the KDY Nebulon-B frigate, and was designed to carry up to three squadrons up starfighters into battle. The Corona-class frigate measured 275 meters in length, required a crew of 782 with 56 gunners, and could transport up to 80 troops. They were hyperspace-capable, and were armed with 10 turbolaser cannons, 10 laser cannons, 4 ion cannons, and a pair of tractor beam projectors. (BTS, CTD)

http://alliance.galaxy-force.com/warships/pics/anebb2.jpg

 

Anyway, I'd never heard of these two ships before, although I'd seen pictures of the 'Nebulon-B 2' before, and kind of blew them off. But if they've made their way into 'official' EU fiction...maybe there's something to them.

Edited April 9, 2004 by Texas_Fett

[Trejiuvanat]

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Black Fleet Crisis ships... shiver

 

I recall both of them from my unfinished lecture of the Black Fleet Crisis trilogy.

The main problem from the ships of that trilogy is the surprising lack of images and that they aren't very popular.

Few people have heard of them and they would tend to confuse the Neb-B2 with the Corona. (They are different ships.) And the Neb2 is worst than the original Neb-B frigate.

 

I don't think they'd fit into Reloaded, if there's any later TC. (NJO, Hand of Thrawn) They would fit in nicely, but not at the time.

[NicFyyar]

No the Majestic woulden't, cause it's first buildt 16 years after Endor, so it woulden't be around at the Thrawn trilogy time, but the Cronoa frigate (Wich acctuly IS a Neb-B2) would

[Cain]

Hey NicFyyar should we introduce the Corona frigate in the P II ?!

 

http://www.swrebellion.net/postp29367.html#29367

 

 

?!

[NicFyyar]

No, since that it was first invedted two or three years after Endor, it woulden't fit in.

[Trejiuvanat]

The Corona is no NebB2, NicFyyar, notice the "open legs"? They're smooth in the Neb-B2, the Corona is a different version.

Plus the Neb-B2 actually saw plenty of action during the Galactic Civil War, remember kicking Reb's butt in Tie Fighter, you launching from your Neb-B2?

 

And the Neb B2 is statistically lower than the original Neb-B...

[Texas_Fett]

The Corona is no NebB2, NicFyyar, notice the "open legs"? They're smooth in the Neb-B2, the Corona is a different version.

Plus the Neb-B2 actually saw plenty of action during the Galactic Civil War, remember kicking Reb's butt in Tie Fighter, you launching from your Neb-B2?

 

And the Neb B2 is statistically lower than the original Neb-B...

Okay, wait...so the Nebulon-B2 is weaker than the original Nebulon-B? So what's the point? How does making a craft weaker 'improve' it?

 

And so I take it sites like this are incorrect, then?

[Texas_Fett]

According to the CUSWE:

 

Nebulon-B Frigate

the designation of the Kuat Drive Yards EF76B Escort ship, it is a strangely-shaped ship that has a long, thin hull with its main decks hanging off the front end and the engines hanging off the rear. It measured 300 meters in length. They are slow, unwieldy ships, and were designed to carry a number of TIE Fighters as protection. Originally built for Imperial escort duty just after the Battle of Yavin, the Alliance was able to capture a number of them intact, and used these frigates as medical ships. They had a normal crew of 920, but could be operated with as little as 850. They were built at a cost of 194,000,000 credits, not quite a fifth the cost of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer. The Nebulon-B Frigate boasts the following shipboard systems

• 12 Borstel RH8 Laser Cannon Batteries

• 2 Phylon-Q7 Tractor Beam Projectors

• Serridge SEAL Shielding System (rated at 160 SBD) or Delphus JC-671 Projectors

• 12 Taim and Bak XI7 Turbolaser Batteries

• Plat Dromma Targetting Computer

• Triple Tam Stardrive and Hyperdrive Motivator

• Fabritech ANs 9.5w Wide Range Sensor System

• 2 Fighter Bays

 

KDY also produced a modified version of the Nebulon-B frigate, aptly named the Nebulon-B2. (ESB, HTTE, SCRE, XW, TIE, SFS, SOG)

 

Nebulon-B2 Frigate

this was the follow-up to Kuat Drive Yards' successful Nebulon-B Frigate design. The primary difference between the B and the B2 is in the forward section of the ship. The Nebulon-B has a deep-based forward pod that extends well below the aft engine section. The Nebulon-B2 has a smaller forward pod, comparable in size to the engine pod. Attached the smaller pod, in order to gain stability, are two downward-planed wings. It is otherwise exactly the same as the original Nebulon-B. (TIE) (emphasis mine)

 

Corona-class Frigate

This was one of the earliest starship designs approved by the New Republic, although it saw limited production. It is not considered one of the new class of ships produced for the Fifth Battle Group, such as the Sacheen-class escort frigate. Built by Kuat Drive Yards, it was modeled after the KDY Nebulon-B frigate, and was designed to carry up to three squadrons up starfighters into battle. The Corona-class frigate measured 275 meters in length, required a crew of 782 with 56 gunners, and could transport up to 80 troops. They were hyperspace-capable, and were armed with 10 turbolaser cannons, 10 laser cannons, 4 ion cannons, and a pair of tractor beam projectors. (BTS, CTD)

 

 

Well...that's that. Although why the Neb-B2 was ever produced, aside from a means to replentish the Imperial stock of Neb-B's that were stolen by the Rebels, I couldn't say. Still, it would be most cool to have a Corona model. {Hint, hint...nudge, nudge}

[the_mask]

Still dunno, why the Neb B2 would be weaker. I think Gank said it first in the Members section, but he also had a good model for the B1, so that was also a good argument for keeping the first version

 

I have a good feeling though, that the B2 will be released in the near future

[Texas_Fett]

Still dunno, why the Neb B2 would be weaker. I think Gank said it first in the Members section, but he also had a good model for the B1, so that was also a good argument for keeping the first version

Well, the CUSWE doesn't say that it was weaker, just that it has the same stats as the original Neb-B.

 

I have a good feeling though, that the B2 will be released in the near future

Hmm...{checks calendar}...Christmas in April? Nah...