Dreadnaught Class Heavy Cruiser

One of the eldest designs to take significant part in the Clone Wars, the Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser was designed 80 years prior as a technically advanced and well-balanced cruiser for Republic Judicial Forces and many planetary governments. The Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser was designed and developed by Rendili StarDrive for the Republic Judicial Forces and as flagship for Planetary Security Forces14 at least 80 years prior to the Clone Wars and was based on the larger Mandalorian Kandosii-type dreadnaught from the time of the Mandalorian Wars.

1. Invincible-class Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser

Based on the larger Mandalorian Kandosii-type dreadnought, a large battleship used during the Mandalorian Wars, the Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser was designed and initially produced by Rendili StarDrive. While the Dreadnaught proved to be one of Rendili's most successful ships, becoming one of the most produced vessels in recent history, the patent eventually expired. By this time, most major governments and organisations had dozens of these ships in their fleets and a multitude of companies were able to reverse engineer the design.

While Rendili StarDrive attempted to stop the continued use of the blueprints, courts across the galaxy ruled against the firm due to the age of the design, making the Dreadnaught a common sight across the galaxy.The Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser was designed to be a as close to a flying fortress as possible. The ships have a strong hull with multiple gun placements, as well as military-grade shielding. With both a hangar and docking bay onboard, as well as large crew facilities, the ship has the capacity to carry a large force onboard for ground assault operations. Despite these positive points, the Dreadnaught has a number of drawbacks, primarily due to the age of the design. While the ship's hyperdrive was cutting-edge technology when it was released, it is now woefully outdated and the Dreadnaught is one of the slowest ships of its class.

Furthermore, the size of the ship, and its extensive defences, necessitate a large crew compliment to operate the ship, but upgrades have moderately reduced the crew requirements through the use of slave circuitry.A significant number of these ships have made their way into private hands as governments started selling off their older models, licencing manufacturing groups to use the blueprints, and, in rare cases, selling off the blueprints entirely. As a result, the Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser was able to find itself a niche market for smaller governments and groups as a way to protect their space and transport troops to hostile zones. Affiliations. Propulsion. Hyperspeed: 1. Sublight Speed: 20 MGLT. Max Speed: 200 km/h.

Manoeuvrability: 2.00. Dimensions. Weight: 350,000 T. Volume: 6,000,000 m³. Length: 600 m.

Party Slot: 12.00. Cargo Capacity. Weight Cap: 3,750 T. Volume Cap: 30,000 m³.

Max Passengers: 1,400. Weapons. Turbolasers: 10. Heavy Laser: 90. Defenses. Hull: 3,800.

Deflectors: 3,000. Ionic Capacity: 1,875. Electronics.

Invincible-class Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser

Sensors: 8. ECM: 0. Production. Raw Value: 3,479,802 CR.

' latest gift to the military obsessed.' ― on the Dreadnaught-class DimensionsDreadnaught-class heavy.The keel of the Dreadnaught-class ran nearly 600 with the bow overlapping to produce a clamshell-like appearance. Each vessel had a cluster of weapons blisters spread across the hull. The ship was designated a heavy in standard classification and was considered a downscaled warship when compared to the ship-designs from the.The forward ventral portion of the Dreadnaught-class was used as a massive cargo hold, with a docking port located at the bow of the ship. Additional cargo holds were situated towards the center of the ship, in front of the areas housing the main reactor and secondary power generators. Docking ports were also located on either side of the ship.Offensive and defensive systemsWeapon systems included twenty (six bow, seven port, seven starboard), ten cannons (five port, five starboard and mounted in ), and ten (five bow, five stern).

Some ships were later customized to feature a warhead launcher for anti- defense.Deflector shield projectors were also located inside some of the blisters flanking the hull, and the primary and secondary sensor transceivers were located towards the stern of the vessel, on the dorsal and ventral sides, similar to those on.While technologically advanced at the time of its construction, the Dreadnaught-class lacked in sublight and speeds (a Class 4 rating), suffered computer failures, and could not compete with comparable designs in terms of firepower. Between three and five Dreadnaught-class cruisers could outgun one. Crew complement. A DreadnaughtIn addition to the technical drawbacks, Dreadnaught-class ships also required over 16,000 crewmembers to run at optimal performance—perhaps the highest crew per kilometer ratio of any modern. This high crew requirement put strains on recruitment efforts and turned supplying a Dreadnaught into a logistical nightmare. In comparison, slave-rigged Dreadnaughts reduced the complement requirements down to 2,200 crewmembers.Hangar complementThe initial design was not focused towards duty, but as the ships were upgraded and refitted, the center cargo holds were converted to hangar space, and a common complement of 12 starfighters was added to the vessel.Main bridgeUnlike many contemporary warship designs, the Dreadnaught-class did not have an easily visible bridge section, opting to shelter the command decks and crew stations inside the main armored superstructure.

These areas were located on the dorsal side of the bow.HistoryThe Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser was designed and developed by for the Republic and as for at least 80 years prior to the and was based on the larger from the time of the. Early serviceDreadnaught-class cruisers being delivered on after the.After being commissioned, the Dreadnaughts saw use in ending major conflicts, but its shortcomings were quickly apparent.

To counter the most glaring flaw of the Dreadnaught fleet, the military developed a technology to reduce the crew requirements. By installing a full-rig system, the crew requirements could be reduced from 16,000 per ship to a more manageable 2,200.Two hundred of the heavy cruisers were outfitted with this new technology and dubbed the. The project failed when the crew were driven insane by a, slaved the fleet together, and made a random jump into hyperspace before the virus killed off every crew member. A similar system was also fitted to the Dreadnaughts of the.Another famous project that saw the use of Dreadnaughts, was the ill-fated, aimed at extragalactic exploration.

The ship-design used six Dreadnaughts to fill out the hull.In addition to galactic governments and organizations, local forces also used these ships, as they constituted a cheaper and more easily accessible alternative to the large warships exclusive to the rich and heavily industrialized sectors. Due to trade restrictions imposed by the, worlds had to rely on homemade fighters and downscaled warships for their own defense, sometimes gaining access to older design plans and leading to localized Dreadnaught-class variations. For example, the built and used several as anti- vessels, with their largest Rendili cruiser being one-fifth the size of a.

Dreadnaught-class cruisers also composed the.During the Clone Wars, the Dreadnaughts saw heavy use in many battles, including the, the, and the.Because the more advanced and were reserved for clone crews and highly dedicated Republic officers, the planetary security forces and volunteer militaries of the Republic made heavy use of the Dreadnaught-class. Imperial refittingA Dreadnaught's port view.Dreadnaughts saw extensive use in the due to their abundance. Battle assigned to unimportant systems were often assigned a Dreadnaught-class cruiser in place of a more modern cruiser. To increase its field potential, the Imperial Starfleet upgraded the ships' to Class 2 and converted cargo space into a hangar.

With the hangar modification, a Dreadnaught could carry a squadron of. These upgraded cruisers now saw use as patrol ships, which maintained Imperial dominance over primitive worlds.Fifty years after the fleet was lost, recovered 178 ships of the lost fleet.

They proved critical in his assault against the New Republic, since he had an abundance of navy crewmen.maintained a personal fleet of six Katana fleet Dreadnaughts, which he used to capture 15 of the Katana ships, including Katana herself; the final ship of the fleet was destroyed in the. Some of Bel Iblis's Dreadnaughts were observed to use, but it is unknown whether this was a modification his forces implemented or a standard feature of the Katana fleet.Later useThe still fledgling fleet of the New Republic used donated, captured, or recovered Dreadnaught-class cruisers until the formally decommissioned them after the project. During the, Dreadnaughts would continue to be used by the New Republic and its successor government, the.Many Dreadnaught-class cruisers were converted by the Alliance and later the New Republic into, which were much less manpower-intensive than standard Dreadnaughts and carried a heavier armament.Some Dreadnaughts ended up as building material for the during the in.

LegacyRendili's practice of letting local shipyards produce their own Dreadnaught-variants on a license lead to many different models being built and fielded. For instance, the produced Rendili Dreadnaughts in several different sizes for their own defensive fleet. The of the designed some of the most extreme models while working on the Rendili license. These engineers later defected during the, bringing their ideas to the. As a result, their refined version of the Rendili Dreadnaught, the and its upscaled variant, the Separatist Dreadnaught, served the Confederate cause throughout the war.A Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser shown to scale with an (1,600m).

Behind the scenesDue to the variety of sources used and the common use of modified Dreadnaught-class vessels, the statistics listed in the infobox may not accurately represent a stock Galactic Republic Dreadnaught. The original listed a lighter armament than most later sources. Both sets of specifications are listed here.Dreadnaught-class starships are seen in many of 's novels. They were first shown in action in, in the struggle for control of the fleet. These vessels were mentioned earlier in, providing the main hull of, and in the where the New Republic modified variant (an ) is snared by tractor beam.

The Dreadnaughts would also form part of. Like many of the ships and vehicles in, the Dreadnaught originated in the Imperial Sourcebook.The Dreadnaught-class cruiser seen in and is noticeably different in physical appearance from other depictions of the vessel, including the model used in that game's sequel,.Appearances.