Model: Modular Taskforce Cruiser

Manufacturer: Tagge Industries Shipyards

Designation: Multipurpose Starship and Transport Vessel

Length: 1,150 meters

Crew: 1,600-3,700 (varies according to mission profile)

Troops: 1-3,300 (varies according to mission profile)

Cargo Capacity: (varies according to mission profile)

Consumables: 6 months

Hyperdrive Multiplier: x3

Hyperdrive Backup: x7

Speed: 6 MGLT

Hull: 994 RU

Shields: 1,920 SBD

Special Features:

Weapons: 15 Medium Turbolasers

Onboard Craft: The hospital configuration carries 5 Lambda Class T-4a Imperial Shuttle, the survey configuration carries 6 TIE Bombers and 6 Skipray Blastboats and the observation configuration carries 12 TIE/ln Fighters.

 

Manufactured by Tagge Industries Shipyards, the Modular Taskforce Cruiser has an underlying structure that allows it to be built fast, in any numbers and to serve any purpose. Basic functional modules can be added to a single framework, making the ship economical for everyone. The basic structure includes the drive system, crew quarters, life support, and command compartments. The functional modules include a hospital module, a survey module, an observation module, a rescue module, and an inquisition module. The basic frame is 1,150 meters long, and is armed with fifteen medium turbolasers. The crew of a taskforce cruiser depends upon its configuration.

The hospital module is used in planetary disasters, antiterrorist clean up functions, and space battle recovery. The hospital module can handle any number of disasters from combat to radiation leaks. Equipment includes thousands of medpacks, repulsorlift stretchers, five shuttles for transporting casualties, and a centralized medical computer.

The survey module is used for the rapid exploration of planets and entire systems. Besides the crew, the module contains over 100 exploration airspeeders for rapid surveys, 500 exploration droids, and six Skipray Blastboats and six TIE Bombers for defense. The module has a centralized computer for quick analysis of all gathered data. This module and its crew can completely analyze a planet within a standard 24 hour day and determine likely colony sites, and mineral and agricultural resources. The computer and its techs can also calculate likely astrogation routes from any nearby trade routes.

The observation module is used for espionage and long range observation for intelligence gathering. The cruiser itself does not infiltrate enemy territory since it would be easily detected by enemy sensors. Instead, the ship is equipped with 500 probots and observation droids, which are deployed around the perimeter of enemy holdings for passive observation. The probots can run the standard light/energy spectrum analysis and eavesdrop on communications frequencies. Some specially equipped probots can scan very localized hyperspace with cross-channeled radiation. With the subspace link-up, the probots can be deployed up to 30 light years away and still have instantaneous communication with the cruiser. The ship has TIE/ln Fighters for defense.

The rescue module is used for space battle clean-up and repair. When a cruiser is dispatched to a battle scene, it is loaded with a variety of replacement parts for the ships that were involved in the battle. Doctors search any wrecks that were not already checked for survivors. The primary mission of the techs is to repair what ships they can so that they can be flown back to dockyards for complete repairs. Those ships that cannot be repaired are analyzed and the techs note what must be done to the ship so that it can be returned to the nearest Imperial shipyard. Military planners at the shipyard will then determine whether repairs will be attempted or simply scuttled.

The inquisition Module is the most recent addition and it is used for punitive action against insurgents and rebellious worlds. Aboard the module's cavernous cargo holds are 15,000 pre-fabricated disintegration chambers, two garrison bases, an Orbital Data Net Eraser unit, probes with sterilization spores, five cluster bombs with Magnetic Pulse Cluster Bombs (Mag Pulse system), and a complete orbital Nightcloak system.