Smidger class Carrier Drop-Ship

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Mass: 10,900 tons
Length: 241 meters
Width: 93 meters
Height: 21 meters
Drive System: Heavy Ionic Thruster
Armament:

  • 5x Missile Rack
  • 5x Light Blaster Cannons
  • 16x Medium Blaster Cannons

Armor: Standard
Crew: 11

Among the most deadly Drop-Ships ever fielded, the Smidger class Carrier Drop-Ship is the largest dedicated fighter-carrier in common use by the V'romo Kingdom.

Due to the importance and expense of the craft, the Smidger is generally escorted by at least two or three well-armed Assault Drop-Ships.

Armament

The Vengeance is equipped with light weaponry and armor for its size, but makes up for it with its maneuverability and large number of V'romo Fighters. The bulk of its firepower is made up of missile launchers. These are backed up with large blasters.

Cargo

Running the length of the ship, the cavernous fighter bay takes up the bulk of the Smidger and can be divided into two separate self-contained bays via small bracing walls in an emergency. Referred to as the port and starboard bays, both feature four small launch bays able fire off a fighter a minute. While capable of recovering two fighters a minute, the proximity of both large recovery bays to the craft's engines forces the crew to shut the massive ionic drives off to avoid frying its returning fighters.

Beyond its load of fighters, the Vengeance has a meager two-hundred and fifty tons of spare cargo capacity.