Cessation II-class Cruiser

## Background

At 550 meters in length, the Cessation II-class Cruiser features smoother exterior lines with a gray & red ship camouflage; two octagon cylinder shapes---where the bow ends in a pointed tip and flat octagon in the aft with two smaller maneuverability / emergency thruster engines each---are to port and starboard connected to a main rectangular body by three contact points each (six points total); the port & starboard octagons are slightly longer in length then the primary rectangular body (by 20 meters each in both bow & aft). The rectangular body ended aft with a series of 3 circular engines and ended bow with a hanger bay. An identical three-stage pyramidal-flat topped super structure was both ventral & dorsal, with a bridge resting on the dorsal side, top of the superstructure.

### Manufacturer

* CargoCorp Interplanetary Business Group

(7 BBY to present)

* Jump Aerospace Systems (10 BBY to 7 BBY)

### Roles

* Capital Ship

* Command Ship

* Communications Ship

## Technical

### Engine unit(s)

* 3 Heavy Drive Z10 Engines

* 4 Xon397 Thrusters (thrust vectoring capable)

## Protection

### Hull

Alusteel combined with a Ferro-magnesium exterior (1,100 RU)

### Shields

Bastion Defender Shield Generator System Mark 2 (2,000 SBD)

## Armament

### Primary

6 All purpose mass driver cannons

* 3 port & 3 starboard, both along sides of octagon cylinders

20 Dual Turbolaser Turrets

* 5 dorsal port, 5 dorsal starboard (both along octagon cylinders; turrets are staggered from lowest to highest from both ends---with the middle turret the "peak"---allowing 3 turrets at all times to bring firepower on a given target bow or aft)

* 5 ventral port, 5 ventral starboard (both along octagon cylinders; turrets are staggered from lowest to highest from both ends---with the middle turret the "peak"---allowing 3 turrets at all times to bring firepower on a given target bow or aft)

### Secondary

36 double laser cannons

* Groups of nine in three 3-cannon pairings positioned as a triangle

* Positioned "before" or "after" super structures both dorsal and ventral

### Other

8 bow facing single ion cannons

* 4 port bow pointed tube end (2 dorsal, 2 ventral on either extreme of pointed bow)

* 4 starboard bow pointed tube end (2 dorsal, 2 ventral on either extreme of pointed bow)

## Complement

### Shuttles

10(70 personnel)

* 4 Delta-class JV-7 Escort Shuttles

* 6 M-1FD Planetary Drop Ships

### Starfighters

36(149 personnel)

* 24 Bounce Interceptors (2 squadrons)

* 12 BTL-S8 K-Wing Assault Starfighters (1 squadron)

### Vehicles

218

* 58 animals

* 23 artillery pieces

* 137 vehicles

## Crew

### Passengers

None

Introduced in 10 BBY by Jump Aerospace Systems & built by CargoCorp Interplanetary Business Group starting in 7 BBY, the *Cessation II*-class Cruiser---(fully crewed and complemented at 14,019 personnel)---is mostly identical in appearance & weaponry to the *Cessation I*-class Cruiser.

In the modern Kingdom's Navy, it has become a mid-range cruiser with modest abilities across the board. Its increased speed, protection, and larger hanger bay give it important mission profile versatility.

The *Cessation II*-class Cruiser is part of the navy's New Class Initiative.

## Structural Design

The *Cessation II*-class Cruiser adapts a sleeker exterior to smooth out rough lines from its predecessor (additionally has a color scheme similar to a *King I*-class Cruiser)---and replaces the circular port & starboard tubes with a octagon cylinder shape, which bow ends in a pointed tip and flat octagon in the aft---and a sleeker interior to utilize more usable space and saves additional room with a newer, smaller, and more powerful reactor core and more powerful & smaller engines ( 3 Heavy Drive Z10 Engines & 4 Xon397 Thrusters). This overall increased room allows for a larger hanger bay, which adds to the cruiser's mission profile versatility.

## Weaponry

The *Cessation II*-class has an excellent array of weaponry and replaces the 12 Quad Turbolaser Turrets from its older brother with 20 Dual Turbolaser Turrets (similar to the CR90 Corellian Corvette). It also replaces the 24 double laser cannons with 36 double laser cannons and the 8 concussion missile launchers with 8 single ion cannons.

## Upgrades

Upgrades from the *Cessation 1* to the *Cessation II* include:

* **Speed**; upgrades to 60 MGLT
* **Hyperdrive**; upgrades to Class 1
* **Hull**; is upgraded alusteel combined with a Ferro-magnesium exterior (1,100 RU)
* **Shields**; deflector shields' strength is increased (2,000 SBD; *Bastion Defender Shield Generator System*)
* **Weapons**; replaces the 12 Quad Turbolaser Turrets with 20 Dual Turbolaser Turrets and 24 double laser cannons with 36 double laser cannons. The 8 concussion missile launchers have been replaced with 8 single ion cannons.
* **Ground Forces**; keeps the Mobile Assault Battalion
* **Starfighters & Shuttles**; upgrades to 24 Bounce Interceptors, 12 BTL-S8 K-Wing Assault Starfighters, and maintains the original 4 *Delta*-class JV-7 Escort Shuttles & 6 M-1FD Planetary Drop Ships