Light Corvette
Name/Model# : | Light Corvette
Designer/Manufacturer : | Rendili StarDrive
Combat Designation : | Imperial Customs Vessel
Scale : | Starfighter
Length : | 180 Metres
Skill : | Space transports: Light Corvette
Crew Skill : | Space transports 5D, starship gunnery 5D+2 and starship shields 5D+1
Crew : | 58 Crew 52 + Gunners 6
Skeleton Crew : | 18 (+10 DIFFICULTY)
Troop Capacity : | 20 Troops
Cost of Craft : | Not available for sale / What ever the Black Market can bear
Nav Computer : | Yes
Sublight Speed : | 8 Space Units
Hyperdrive Rating : | Class 2
Hyperdrive Backup : | Class 8
Atmospheric Speed : | 1,050 kph (WEG=365)
Manoeuvrability : | 2D
Cargo Capacity : | 500 Metric Tons
Consumables : | 2 Months
Weapons : | 6 Turreted Double Turbolaser Cannons Crew: 1 Gunner per cannon Fire Control: 2D Space Range: 3-15/35/75 Space Units Atmospheric Range: 300 metres-1.5 km/3.5 km/7.5 km Damage: 4D
Sensors : | Passive : 30 Space Units/1D Scan : 60 Space Units/2D Search : 90 Space Units/4D Focus : 4 Space Units/4D+1
Shields/Hull Rating : | Shields 3D. Hull 5D+1
Note : | The Pirates of Prexiar's corvette increased manoeuvrability, replaced 2 turbolaser cannons with 2 tractor beam projectors at a cost of weaker shields. Its sensors maintain the same ranges, but are not as capable; reason unknown. Shadowport knockoffs tend suffer from slightly less hull integrity and sublight speed, however StarForge Station's versions appear to be exact copies of legitimate ships.
The Light Corvette is one of the three main ships employed by Imperial Customs, with the other two being the Imperial Customs Corvette and the Guardian-class Light Cruiser. It was conceived to counter ships flown by smugglers who have modified their craft beyond legal specifications and have reckless tendencies. This design is quick, nimble, rugged, features excellent weapons and shields; in short it's solid at its job. This ship was in service at least a few weeks after the Battle of Yavin. The area between the two forward arms of the corvette feature sufficient space to allow a Ghtroc freighter to be docked. With no surprise, shadowport knockoffs are in high demand. Nonetheless, the produced knockoffs suffer from the low quality of the outlaw shipyards. It is known that shadowports such as StarForge Station employs some of their manufactured knockoffs for their own defence. Unfortunately, pirates have managed to get their grubby hands on these ships. In the case of the Pirates of Prexiar, they managed to capture a Light Corvette and modify it for their nefarious purposes.
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Sources: IA***Pg 57, 58, (Card 20) / GG6***Pg 76, 77 / PSPG***Pg 48 / PP***Pg 83 / RPG2RE***Pg 175, 181, 182 / TFOP***Pg 5, 69, 76, 77, 94, 95, 114
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