MC80 Heavy Cruiser

MC80 Heavy Cruiser is the ship that will later become the backbone of the Rebel Alliance Fleet as seen during the Battle of Endor. 
==Description==
At close to 1200 meters, this Mon Calamari star liner is among the largest ships in space, and widely considered among the most beautiful. A series of curved ridges flow gracefully from the front of the ship to the rear. Some of these protrusions look as if they are melting into the hull of the ship while others barely seem attached; some are globular, others torpedo-shaped, others cylindrical tapering to teardrop ends, and it is said that no two MC80s has the exact same pattern of attachments and protrusions. Scattered among them are weapons emplacements and shield generators, whose placement is also unique.
==Reputation==
Known for its incredible speed and durability and sometimes called the "uncatchable Mon Calamari". The MC80 has won the respect of officers all over the galaxy.
==History==
If any single class of ship could claim to have saved the Republic, it is the MC80 Heavy Cruiser. During the early days of the Clone Wars, the aging Republic fleet had considerable difficulty interdicting the Black Fleet during operations without the aid of the Mon Calamari Navy.
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The ship's mix of speed, firepower, and powerful shielding made it the bane of the Black Empire's Navy.
Another historical factoid: The MC80 Heavy Cruiser RNS Vanix II was the flagship of the Republic Navy until it was stolen during the defection of Petrus Sabbatius. Then-chancellor Wilhuff Tarkin and a young guard officer named Gregge Menglor recovered the ship but Tarkin opted to use the Dreadnaught RNS Coruscant as the fleet's flagship because it housed a precious galactic-range comsystem.
==Upgrades==
The task of upgrading an MC80 to its maximum specifications is known to cause mental breakdowns in some technicians as it requires literally thousands of upgrade parts. No other ship can be upgraded as much the MC80. The shields, specifically, take days to upgrade and complete. Armor is also strenuous. The weapons systems are fairly straightforward, however.
==Shipyards==
The Royal Mon Calamari Salesman on Mon Calamari
Category:Ships
Category:Capital Ships