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Neutron Star-class bulk cruiser
Neutron Star-class bulk cruiser
Craft: Rendili StarDrive’s Neutron Star-class bulk cruiser
Affiliation: General / Rebel Alliance
Era: Rise of the Empire
Source: Flashpoint! Brak Sector (pages 29-30), Rebel Alliance Sourcebook (page 59)
Type: Freighter/Frigate/Patrol Vessel
Scale: Capital
Length: 600 meters
Skill: Capital ship piloting: Neutron Star-class bulk cruiser
Crew: 1,993, gunners: 57, skeleton: 840/+10
Crew Skill: Astrogation 3D-3D+2, capital ship gunnery 3D-4D, capital ship piloting 3D-4D+1, capital ship shields 3D-4D, sensors 3D-3D+2, starship gunnery 3D
Passengers: 200 (troops)
Cargo Capacity: 5,000 metric tons
Consumables: 1 year
Cost: 6.5 million (new), 3 million (used)
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Hyperdrive Backup: x12
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 1D
Space: 4
Hull: 5D
Shields: 2D
Sensors:
- Passive: 40/1D
- Scan: 80/2D
- Search: 125/3D
- Focus: 5/3D+2
Weapons:
- 30 Quad Laser Cannons (fire separately)
- Fire Arc: 10 front, 10 left, 10 right
Crew: 1 (15), 2 (10), 3 (5)
Scale: Starfighter
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-5/10/17
Damage: 4D
- 2 Tractor Beam Projectors
- Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 1 (1), 6 (1)
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-5/15/30
Damage: 4D
Starfighter Complement: 1 squadron of starfighters in main hold/hanger
Capsule
The Neutron Star-class bulk cruiser was a class of capital ship used by the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance, manufactured by Rendili StarDrive. They were designed during the Clone Wars to serve as second-line ships.
Characteristics
The Neutron Star-class was 600 meters long. By the Galactic Civil War, the design had become outdated and easily challenged and outgunned by most up-to-date capital ships. It was slow in comparison with many of its counterparts, as well as prone to frequent damage. It required a crew of 2,050 and could carry up to 200 troops.
Despite their slow speed, their engines consumed high amounts of fuel, which somewhat limited the range of these vessels. The Neutron Star also required frequent and expensive maintenance to operate, making it quickly replaced by most organizations that could afford it.
History
Though produced during the Clone Wars, none of these ships saw service in that conflict, as the sudden Separatist defeat made the Rendili ships obsolete. The Empire had little interest in the outdated design and bought only a few for tests and for patrolling secure sectors. The majority was sold to private concerns.
These bulk cruisers were frequently used by planetary and sectoral authorities as patrol vessels in poor systems and fringe world. Some of them were even used as armed freighters, but their poor performance and high maintenance cost put most of these ships out of commission.
The Alliance, to Restore the Republic, deployed some of these vessels, but they often required escort to be effective. Despite the class's capability of carrying starfighters, it hardly counted as an advantage given that most other medium-sized warships were capable of hosting fighters.
