Mon Calamari Commonwealth

"*The current is against us, but there are no tides we cannot overcome.*"
―Mon Calamari proverb
The **Mon Calamari Commonwealth**, often referred to simply as the **Commonwealth**, (30 ABY-) was a regional power located in the Outer Rim and bordering Hutt space. Comprised of the Mon Calamari and Quarren colonies as well as their shared homeworld, the Commonwealth was only officially established as a splinter state from the corrupt New Republic. Even while under the Republic and other galactic governments the races of Dac always possessed an advanced civilization and rich culture which permitted them some degree of autonomy compared to the core worlds of the galaxy. Though numerically weaker than its rivals such as the Hutt Cartel, the Commonwealth was able to uphold its sovereignty through its highly advanced Starfleet.

## Military

### Navy

"*Make no mistake, the Mon Calamari saved the galaxy.*"
―Mon Mothma
One of the most impressive features of the Mon Calamari homeworld was its vast shipyards. For millennia they were used exclusively for civilian construction, but after the Imperial occupation of the planet the inhabitants turned their orbital resources against the Empire. Almost all of the Rebel Alliance's capital vessels were of Mon Calamari design and were some of the only ships in the galaxy capable of threatening the Imperial Star Destroyer. This status quo continued into the days of the New Republic with Dac providing a significant percentage of the Republic Navy's tonnage until the Shadow Crisis, when the planet was directly threatened by the government they helped create. The Mon Calamari began to withdraw most of their material support from the New Republic following the war and ever since have focused on home defense with their highly advanced fleet.

#### Cruisers

The **MC80b Star Cruiser** in its prime was the backbone of the New Republic Navy, a direct upgrade from the early MC80 cruiser popularized by the Rebellion. With Dac's withdrawal from the Republic the spending on new starship designs dwindled, and this antiquated but reliable design was left to make up the bulk of the Dac defense fleet.

Developed in the latter days of the New Republic, the **MC85 Command Cruiser** was one of the largest ships ever launched in the post-Endor period. Dwarfing even the Home One type cruiser, its shields were scaled appropriately, creating a level of protection even a Super Star Destroyer would struggle to crack. The class possessed a disproportionately low amount of weapons though, giving it the role of a tough command ship to support the more offense oriented MC80b.

#### Starfighters

The oldest ships in the fleet were among the starfighters, such as the A/SF-01 B-wing heavy bomber. New during the time of the Galactic Civil War, the B-wing was phased out long ago by the Federation and only consistently lived on in the shipyards of Dac. But in spite of its age it still packed quite a punch, each B-wing effectively serving as its own heavy weapons platform capable of devastating enemy forces.

On the defensive front the RZ-2 A-wing interceptor, though based on an old Rebel design, was fairly new in the days of the Galactic Order as it was the latest in a series of reinvigorating refits. With improvements to its maneuverability and speed the A-wing only grew more unwieldy to fly, and only the finest of Mon Calamari pilots were assigned to fly one.