Recusant-class Light Destroyer
Name/Model# : | Recusant-class Light Destroyer (Commerce Guild Support Ship)
Designer/Manufacturer : | Hoersch-Kessel Drive Inc. and Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps
Combat Designation : | Light Destroyer
Scale : | Most likely capital
Length : | 1,187 Metres
Width : | 157 Metres
Height : | 163 Metres
Skill : | ?
Crew Skill : | ?
Crew : | 300
Skeleton Crew : | ?
Cost of Vessel : | Not available for sale
Fuel Consumption : | Main Reactor consumes 8,600 tons per second
Nav Computer : | Most likely yes
Sublight Speed : | See WotC
Max Speed : | 2,800 G
Hyperdrive Rating : | Class 2 (30,000 light-year effective range)
Hyperdrive Backup : | Class 12
Atmospheric Speed : | Cannot Enter Atmosphere
Manoeuvrability : | See WotC
Cargo Capacity : | 10,000 Metric Tons
Consumables : | 2 Years
Weapons : | 1 Forward Prow Heavy Turbolaser Cannon 4 Heavy Turbolaser Cannons (2 Forward, 2 Aft) 6 Heavy Turbolaser Turrets 5 Turbolaser Cannons (2 Left, 2 Right, 1 Aft) 30 Dual Laser Cannons (5 Forward, 10 Left, 10 Right, 5 Aft) 12 Dual Light Laser Cannons (4 Forward, 4 Left, 4 Right) 60 Point-Defence Laser Cannons (15 Forward, 15 Left, 15 Right, 15 Aft) NOTE: Weapons' stats see WotC web site
Sensors : | Passive : ? Scan : ? Search : ? Focus : ?
Shields/Hull Rating : | See WotC web site
Starfighter Squadrons : | None
Troop Capacity : | 40,000 Battle Droids [In space-optimized stowed format] (NOTE: No more than 3,000 Battle Droids can be activated onboard at once)
Support Craft : | ?
Note : | WotC lists weapon facings in batteries, with exception of laser cannons. IE: Dual Laser Cannons (1 battery front, 2 batteries left, 2 batteries right, 1 battery rear).
The Recusant-class Light Destroyer was characteristic of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' ship development program. It was designed to be relatively economical to construct in order to facilitate its mass production by the Techno Union (who employed the material resources of the Commerce Guild). As such, enormous numbers of these vessels were constructed and destroyed during the Clone Wars. Although it was heavily armed for its size, only in large numbers was the design's effectiveness revealed. Lone light destroyers were generally unleashed to raid Republican commercial shipping. Meanwhile, squadrons of four to six ships were deployed to handle Venator-class or Victory-class Star Destroyers. A largely skeletal hull protects this ship. Underneath the smooth hull segments that guide its circulating energy shields are void spaces in which Vulture droid fighters can find temporary refuge. In the event of shield failure, its mostly-hollow hull is vulnerable to heavy damage. Only tiny portions of its thin superstructure are devoted to supporting living beings, since most of the crew consists of battle droids. In the area of the ship's hump habitable decks can be found. Jutting from the dorsal section of the Recusant are its electromagnetic sensor antennas. Located on the mid-forward flanks, just below the hump are the neutrino radiator grilles. Within the main hull, between the stern and the reactors run the ship's power connections. Located with the aft engines is the ship's hyperdrive.
Sources: starwars.com+Databank+Starship+Commerce Guild Support Ship / ROTSICS***Pg 14, 15 / WotC+Starships and Vehicles of Revenge of the Sith
[Main][Back]