star wars saga edition marauder corvette

When the Republic declined to purchase them, mainly due to the Republic's inefficient bureaucracy and not any problems with the ship itself, Sienar managed to sell some to other small governments and organizations such as the Kathol Republic. Although not powerful enough for engagements against warships such as those used by the Imperial Navy, they were excellent as patrol and interdiction vessels.īuilt by the profitable Sienar Technologies division of Republic Sienar Systems, a precursor to Sienar Fleet Systems, the Marauder-class was intended for use as a patrol and escort ship by the Galactic Republic.

Sometimes called a 'Pocket cruiser,' the Marauder's sublight speed was faster than a Victory-class frigate. Some Marauder-class ships were equipped with four diamond-boron missile launchers in place of their heavy turbolasers. Their very accurate tractor beams allowed them to capture ships with little collateral damage, and they were sometimes paired with ships equipped with gravity well projectors for this purpose. They had space for 12 starfighters, and capacity for 80 troops for use in boarding actions or planetary landings. Marauder-class corvettes were equipped with eight double turbolasers and three tractor beam projectors, and could optionally support four more turbolasers if a larger power generator was installed.

The Marauder-class corvette was a 195-meter-long light escort ship introduced prior to the Clone Wars.

Star wars saga edition marauder corvette