Battle Horn-class bulk cruiser

Battle Horn Bulk Cruiser
Craft: Rendili StarDrive's Battle Horn
Type: bulk cruiser
Scale: Capital ship
Length: 600 meters
Skill: Capital ship piloting
Crew: 1,948, gunners: 102, skeleton 840/+15
Crew Skill: Astrogation 3D+2, capital ship gunnery 4D, capital ship piloting 4D+1, capital ship shields 4D, sensors 3D+2, starship gunnery 4D
Passengers: 200 (troops)
Cargo Capacity: 5,000 metric tons
Consumables: 1 year
Hyperdrive Multiplier x2
Hyperdrive Backup: xl2
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

• Two 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: 0-1 squadron of starfighters in cargo hold/main hanger

Capsule
When a planetary government or star system conglomerate needs a capital-class warship to defend its space lanes, it often turns to the bulk cruiser. First introduced after the Clone Wars, the cruiser was the premier warship of the Rendili Star Drive corporation, ideally suited to the budgets and needs of local governments and corporate manufacturing worlds.

During the galactic civil war, many of these vessels were appropriated by the Alliance and used against the Empire. The ships are currently used by the Republic to deliver badly needed protection.

The bulk cruiser has a number of flaws which were demonstrated during the galactic civil war. The warship is slow, moderately old, expensive to keep fueled, and subject to constant breakdown. The Alliance found that it was more cost efficient to convert the cruisers to starfighter launch platforms than to try to keep them battle ready. Those which have not been converted are used as transport escorts by the New Republic. A few have even been spotted in the Imperial fleet, which has made a habit of capturing warships and conscripting them into Imperial service.

Source: Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook (pages 211, 214), Dark Force Rising Sourcebook (page 136)