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MC80a Calamari Cruiser

Manufacturer - Mon Calamari
Speed - 10 MGLT
Weapons - 48 Taim & Bak XV9 Turbolasers
              (With computer assisted targeting)
            20 ArMek SW-7 ion batteries
            Six Phylon-Q7 tractor beam projectors
Warhead Launchers - 2 Warhead Launchers
Shield Rating - 3840 SBD
Hull Rating - 2128 RU
Length - 2.6 km
Crew - 5402
Troops - 1200
Gunners - 200
Hyperdrive - Yes
Description - Heavy starship. Exceptionally durable, these ships form the backbone of the 
Rebel Alliance fleet. Starfighter complement is three squadrons. 

To the Rebel Alliance, the addition of the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser to its fleet 
was a godsend. To the Empire, it was a nightmare. The Calamari Cruiser's creation 
was the direct result of Imperial arrogance and perceived invulnerability. In the 
early stages of the Galactic Civil War, the Imperials brought an armada to Mon 
Calamari and demanded that it declare allegiance to the Empire. When they refused, 
the Imperials brazenly razed the planet and enslaved the race. They believed that 
the Mon Calamari, a peaceful race of explorers, would not and could not strike 
back at them. The Mon Calamari began forming an underground and a militia and 
bided their time. Meanwhile, Imperial officers started to take Mon Calamari as 
personal slaves. 

Admiral Ackbar was himself a slave to Grand Moff Tarkin, who 
noticed Ackbar's intelligence and on a whim taught him military strategy and 
bounced battle plans off of him. Ackbar was rescued by a daring Rebel strike 
that was intended to capture Tarkin. The primary mission was a failure, but the 
rescue of Ackbar, who had been privy to Tarkin's battle plans and became an 
expert in Imperial defense strategy, provided the Rebellion with a capable and 
willing military officer and inside information on the Empire's war goals. What 
is more, the rescue and installation of Ackbar as an officer motivated the Mon 
Calamari race to revolt and join the growing Rebel Alliance. They modified 
their huge ships of exploration, outfitted them for war, and donated them to 
the Alliance, giving the Rebels their first capital ships. This was sorely 
needed, for up until then the largest ship the Rebellion could field was a 
Nebulon-B Frigate. They had nothing that could stand up to a Star Destroyer, 
much less a fleet of them, and although a Mon Cal Cruiser is not quite the 
equal of a Star Destroyer, their addition to the Fleet enabled the Alliance 
to go toe-to-toe with Imperial fleets for the first time. 


Mon Cal Cruisers are huge, seemingly organic ships. Each one is a work of 
art, sculpted to the designer's personal specifications. The work stations 
aboard most Cruisers are designed for Mon Calamari and Quarren physiology, 
although they were modified for humanoid use during the Civil War. Mon 
Calamari Star Cruisers were not used in a major engagement until the Battle 
of Endor, where they played a vital role. Without the capital ships, the 
Rebel Fleet would have been decimated when it retreated into the waiting 
fleet of Star Destroyers. Admiral Ackbar directed the battle from the bridge 
of Home One, the largest Mon Cal Cruiser that existed at that time.