| Name/Model# : | Modified Invincible-class Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser <<Stats taken from WEG>> |
| Designer/Manufacturer : | Rendili StarDrive/Vaufthau Shipyards Limited |
| Combat Designation : | Modified Heavy Cruiser |
| Scale : | Capital |
| Length : | 2,011 Metres |
| Crew : | 23,128 Crew 23,014 + Gunners 114 |
| Skeleton Crew : | 12,795 |
| Cost of Vessel : | Not disclosed to the public |
| Nav Computer : | Yes |
| Sublight Speed : | 2 Space Units |
| Hyperdrive Rating : | Class 4 |
| Hyperdrive Backup : | Class 25 |
| Atmospheric Speed : | Cannot Enter Atmosphere |
| Manoeuvrability : | 1D |
| Cargo Capacity : | 700 Metric Tons |
| Consumables : | 1 Year |
| Weapons : | 12 Turbolaser Cannons (4 Forward, 3 Left,
3 Right, 2 Aft)
Crew: 3 Gunners per cannon Fire Control: 2D+1 Space Range: 3-5/7/10 Space Units Atmospheric Range: 3-5/7/10 km Damage: 2D 30 Quad Laser Cannons (7 Forward, 10 Left, 10 Right, 3 Aft) Crew: 1 Gunner per cannon Scale: Starfighter Fire Control: 2D Space Range: 1-5/10/17 Space Units Atmospheric Range: 100-500 metres/1 km/1.7 km Damage: 6D 6 Concussion Missile Tubes (2 Forward, 2 Left, 2 Right) Crew: 4 Gunners per tube Fire Control: 1D Space Range: 2-5/10/15 Space Units Atmospheric Range: 200-500 metres/1 km/1.5 km Damage: 3D 6 Tractor Beam Projectors (2 Forward, 2 Left, 2 Right) Crew: 4 Gunners per projector Fire Control: 2D Space Range: 1-5/15/30 Space Units Atmospheric Range: 1-5/15/30 km Damage: 4D |
| Sensors : | Passive : 30 Space Units/0D
Scan : 50 Space Units/1D Search : 100 Space Units/2D Focus : 4 Space Units/3D |
| Shield/Hull Rating : | Shields 2D. Hull 3D+2 |
| Starfighter Squadrons : | None |
| Troop Capacity : | 6,000 Troops |
| Support Craft : | None |
The Modified Invincible-class Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser presently is in service with the Corporate Sector Authority. The Corporate Authority Sector decided upon these vessels for use in their Authority Picket Fleet for a number of reasons. These ships were 3,000 years behind the cutting edge of technology and were not in high demand for any modern navy and therefor they would be inexpensive. And secondly, these ships would only be engaging in piracy prevention, smuggling interdiction and system patrol.
The Dreadnaught Heavy Cruisers cannot challenge Imperial battle cruisers, but they were more than sufficient to contain sorry smuggling vessels and tramp freighters. The Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser's archaic systems made training difficult at best. To counteract the unpredictable performance of these antique vessels, the CSA Security Division began a crash program of hiring technical advisors from system defence navies that were still using these ships. Within a few years, these advisors accomplished their goal of training competent officers and co-ordinating inexpensive system upgrades.
For the CSA, these ancient ships still maintained most of their original running gear, but often weapons, control and shield systems had been substantially upgraded, which made the vessels more than adequate to deal with smugglers and pirates. However, even with the upgrades the Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser cannot compete with modern warship standards. Even after the upgrades these ships are still incredibly wasteful of energy and crew resources. The sublight drives of these mammoth and once mighty vessels fill one-third of the ship's interior space.
These mammoth vessels were
first designed over 3,000 years ago and were based on the titanic battle
cruisers from the eras of Xim the Despot and the Alsakan Conflicts. At
the time these ships were one of the largest battle cruisers in the Old
Republic fleet. And at their time they were an amazing feat of engineering
and were feared throughout the civilized worlds and their weapons could
obliterate any ship they came across. However, within a few decades the
Invincible Dreadnaught was outdated and it was retired out of service.