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Entry Number: 776-875-400
Subject: CR-120 Corellian Corvette
Status: Fanon
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After seing the massive success of the CR 90 during the Galactic Civil War and after, CEC came up with newer models.The latest incarnation easily holds its own in a modern galaxy.

The vessel was designed to fit the empty role of anti-starcraft in the greater galaxy. Masive carriers and their wings and Gladius-frigates were the common tool, but there was nothing small enough to maneuver between frigates and ships, and still be able to accurately attack fighters AND fight larger ships at the same time. The CR 120 is just that. Standard crew is 8 officers and 36 enlisted, though this can be as high as 30 officers and 180 enlisted. Passenger room is 600 persons at most. Length is 240 meters, with 30 meters at its skinniest and nearly 180 at its widest.

The basic design follows a short, stubby bow similar to star destroyers, but with wings and a tail-end covering the thirteen identical engines. The initial design carries little armament itself, but the manufacturers installed no less than 30 hardpoints onto these babies, earning the nickname "Multi-Task." Because of this feature, there are virtually hundreds of weapons configurations for the ship, depending on the model and role.

A military model has this typical weapons configuration:
- 3 Mass-Driver Cannons
- 7 Class-7 Turbolasers
- 7 Class-8 Laser Cannons
- 7 Class-6 Ion Cannons
- 7 Class-7 Missle Tubes

This is fairly standard. All military models come with basic shielding, armor, and hyperdrive, as well as a Point-Defense system. Due to customization though, upgrading is fairly easy for a group of mechanics.

Hangar room is limited to space for a shuttle. Shields strength is fairly good for a ship it's size, but its crown jewel is the engines. This baby can crank it up to 2500 MGs with all weapons blazing and hold the course for hours on end. Full throttle, she clocks at 3000 MGs in space, and 2300 MGs in atmosphere when stripped down. Combined with a fast .8 hyperdrive and this, she can literally fly circles around everything else.

Of course, there are drawbacks. Using such thrust strains the systems, can cause overheating, and generally diverts power away from weapons to the engines, and can even cut life-support if pushed too hard. Thus, ideal speed is limited to a max of 2750 MGs before straining occurs.

The ship also suffers from weak armor, especially in the thin center, where the ship has proven to be blown in half by strong enough turbo-lasers or missles.

Even still, these short-comings are minor, at best. When you can fly this fast, alter the ship for a variety of missions and facilities, and can even punch holes in Destroyers in small groups, you don't have much to worry about. Properly equipped, these could even strangle frigates such as Wombat IIs and Gladiuses, which are eternally bound to their components.

Thus, this is the vessel to own. They're small, fast, bite hard, cheap, and easy to come by. Every known major organization has at least one, if not a hundred of these, and many are popping up in the hands of crime rings and mercenary gangs. Parts are in extreme surplus, there's no lack of the ship, and when you can arm a ship this size almost as much as a vehicle twice its size.