Aftab Ackbar's MC95 Star Cruiser

The Mon Calamari male Aftab Ackbar utilized an MC95 Star Cruiser during the war between the First Order and the Resistance in 34 ABY. The Star Cruiser was the flagship of the Mon Cala fleet when the First Order arrived to destroy a group of fleeing Resistance operatives and make an example of the planet Mon Cala. Onboard the cruiser, Ackbar ordered the Mon Cala fleet to enter hyperspace immediately in order to avoid losing the battle. Together with the rest of the fleet, the cruiser was instrumental in rebuilding the Resistance navy.
==Description==
The MC95 Star Cruiser featured a hyperdrive and an engine. The cruiser also had two docking bays.
==History==
The Star Cruiser used by the Mon Calamari male Aftab Ackbar was the flagship of a fleet of starships located on the planet Mon Cala, serving under the rule of the Mon Calamari monarchy. In 34 ABY,Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Allegiance 4 to 34 ABY. during the First Order-Resistance War, Ackbar's starship participated in an escape from the planet during the closing stages of a mission on the planet by the Resistance.
After the First Order arrived to destroy the Resistance operatives before they could escape and punish the inhabitants of Mon Cala for siding with the Resistance and giving them the starships needed to rebuild the Resistance navy, Ackbar led the fleet from aboard his cruiser. Chieftain Nossor Ri sacrificed his life by distracting the First Order with his Mon Calamari fighter, buying the fleet vital time. Noting that they had a short window of escape, Ackbar ordered the ships to immediately enter hyperspace or risk participating in the "shortest battle in the history of Mon Cala." The fleet subsequently joined the Resistance and its navy and became an integral part of its rebuilding.
==Commanders and crew==
The cruiser was commanded by Aftab Ackbar, who was the son of the late veteran Admiral Gial Ackbar.Allegiance 2 When the Mon Cala fleet prepared to escape the planet from the attacking First Order forces, Ackbar realized that they had a window of escape after Ri bought the fleet time. Commanding the fleet from his chair inside the cruiser, Ackbar ordered the vessels to escape before the remaining First Order forces arrived.
==Behind the scenes==
The MC95 Star Cruiser appeared in the fourth issue of the 2019 comic miniseries Star Wars: Allegiance. The issue was written by Ethan Sacks, illustrated by Luke Ross, and published by Marvel Comics on October 30, 2019. In one panel, the ship was erroneously depicted as an MC85 Star Cruiser. Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy definitively confirmed that Aftab's cruiser was an MC95 Star Cruiser.Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
==Appearances==
*Allegiance 4 
==Sources==
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
==Notes and references==
Category:MC95 Star Cruisers
Category:Starships of the Resistance