General R&D: Kaloth Battlecruiser
This ship was in the Hand of Thrawn Duology, the main ship of the Calvrihu Pirates, who had two of the Battlecruisers.The ship armament may be a bit too much for a ship it's size, but apparently this website here: www.gub.ruhr-uni-bochum.d...ruiser.htm
Got their stats from an official Star Wars Guide.
Anyways, here you go:
Name: Kaloth
Class: Battlecruiser
Type/Model: Deep Space Combat Vessel
Dimensions:
Length: 301 Meters (Althought I think it should be closer to 500, judging by crew, and weapons embarked)
Width: ?? At least 75 Meters
Height: ?? At least 50 Meters
Armament:
44 Turbolaser Batteries
24 Laser Cannons
2 Tractor Beam Projectors
Defenses:
Shields: Yes, I read in Spectre that they have Particle shields that can repel Star Destroyer Turbolaser Fire.
Hull: ??? Probaly around 750 RU
Shields: ??? Probaly around 1000 SBD
Comments
#4 7:21pm 17/11/03
Yeah, the book stated that it kept in formation with a group of CEC Gunships, so apparently it is pretty fast on the sublight, but it is bulky in manuever. Also, on one of their pirate raids on a pair of NR Medium Transports, they had grafted a KDY-150 Ion Cannon onto the Battlecruiser. This, the bulky manuvering at high speed, and the number of weapons tells me that this vessel seems to be larger than 307 meters, unless of course it has a good sized width, and height. And yes, shields are quite weak, for even though they were in tight formation with shields overlapping one another, the first volley of proton torpedoes as stated ripped right past the shields and impacted squarely on the bow of the battlecruiser. It had been destroyed by the third volley, meaning a total of 15 proton torpedoes had taken it down. So it is a ship based almost totally on offense, meant to inflict rapid damage, and not a ship good for prolonged fights. Like maybe a hit and run vessel, that sort of thing, etc.
#3 6:35am 17/11/03
They are 307 meters long, cannon, and "older" ships.
Used in the Thrawn Duology by the Cavirhulli (sp) Pirates.
Well armed (did some heavy damage to Admiral Pellaon's ISD) but most likley have relativley weak sheilds and armor (since they were destroyed by 1 salvo of proton torpedoes)
[quote] Kaloth Battlecruiser
an old-model warship, the Kaloth cruiser measured 307 meters in length. It was armed with 44 turbolaser batteries, 24 laser cannons, and 2 tractor beam projectors. It was crewed by 1,240 and required 224 gunners. (GG9) [/quote]
That comes from [url=http://www1.theforce.net/cuswe/]CUSWE[/url] which in my opinion is the most effective and accurate Star Wars Databank.
{CUSWE is a link}
#2 4:28am 17/11/03
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#1 3:48am 17/11/03
Aren't the Kaloths supposed to be big and old? I thought they were 800 meters or so... the stats seem to reflect that.