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So the name kinda speaks for itself, and my lore here is very short, but here it is: as the Galactic Civil War dragged on without an end in sight and the New Republic started fielding highly capable small warships, specifically the MC30d assault frigate (please go check that out cuz I spent a lot of time and effort on it and I'm really proud of it: https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsShips/s/7yt1iT0LcF), and the empire needed more proper warships.

The issue was manpower was a major issue so they took a look at their smaller ships, such as the vindicator. It already was a capable ship, but it didn't have the firepower to compete with the 30d, which the empire aimed to fix. By giving it the Tector treatment, the armor was increased and the Vindicator was able to power the heavier weapons needed to give it a better chance against the 30d. It still lost a good amount of the time (about half the time) so the project was mostly scrapped and the 30d continued to be a menace.

So the Vindicator is often described as basically a pocket ISD (or at least that's how I've often seen it described) and one of the roles listed on its Wookiepedia page has it being a light battleship. That being said the "heaviest" weapon it has are light turbolasers. Why is that? Shouldn't a light battleship/pocket ISD have some medium turbos at the very least or something?

Like ik it has a ton of light turbos (20 quads and 25 regulars), but is the volume of them enough for the role it fills? Like if it went up against an MC40a or an Assault Frigate (mark I or II) would it be able to win due to how many light turbos it has or would it not be enough?

I could also be looking at this all wrong, so, if I am, please correct me

So this is basically just an overhaul in terms of writing quality and stuff with a bunch of new sections added in. If you've seen the original post, I've clearly labeled the new stuff so you can just read that as the existing stuff is like 99% the same. I just improved some grammar and that kind of stuff in it. Anyways, here it is so enjoy:

The MC30d was a variant of the 30c born from two things. One of them was the 30c named the Krakana (after the fearsome predator from Mon Cala), the most visually distinct MC30c to undergo conversion and refitting at secret rebel space docks. The other reason was the increasing number of New Republic commanders who were becoming frustrated with the lack of armor there. Mon Cal shields were very good and powerful, but they didn't last forever, and that area was an obvious weak spot. 

The Krakana was visually distinct through additional tail fins and a “beefed up” rear section that housed several advanced features such as another reactor, complementing the reactor already found onboard the ship. It was also painted with shark-tooth style designs on either side of the bow, reminiscent of the rows of razor-sharp teeth in the mouth of the predator it was named for. Out of the 4 engines whose original homes were now covered by the expansion, 2 were moved to the underside of the newly filled-out area (which means they're more exposed, but it was a worthwhile trade-off), and the other 2 were housed under the new tail sections.

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The Krakana and her captain, a man named Caden (idk what last name to give him), would quickly prove themselves during a skirmish in the Outer Rim. This skirmish involved the Krakana, and a couple squadrons of X + Y-wings desperately trying to hold off an ISD while a convoy of supply ships fled. Featuring not just more armor, but also more cluster bombs and double the proton torpedoes (and tubes), the Krakana was able to do what was very rare, if not impossible for a 30c: cause enough critical damage to the ISD that it was forced to flee the system in flames. People all around the galaxy heard this story as it became one of the many legends of underdogs beating the empire that inspired many to join the rebellion. As her crew watched the ISD flee, stunned, one junior crewman asked Caden how they had won. His response was simple: “we didn't win, we just outlasted them. You can owe that to our newly triple redundant shields, additional armor, and increased firepower.” 

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Canon lore (sadly and surprisingly FAR weaker): When the New Republic came around, commanders noticed the various pirates and other criminal factions tended to throw everything they had at the spindly rear section (kinda reminiscent of the recusant). This was a major issue when the MC30c was on long patrols around the outer reaches of the NR’s territory, a task it was surprisingly well suited for with its relatively small size, as mon cal shield gens were very complicated and could be hard to fix. Because of this, a lot of commanders would opt not to have their shields on full power to not risk burning any parts out and needing repairs. This led many commanders to begin to strap extra armor onto their 30c’s to cover that rear area. Eventually, once her captain suggested it, engineers and ship designers in the NR decided to just take inspiration from the Krakana and fill this section in to expand the capabilities and the lifetime of the rapidly aging 30c by providing a whole extra section for different mission modules. The thing with these mission modules was that they weren’t swappable. Every captain had to choose which module they wanted upon taking their ships back to the shipyards.

Legends lore (FAR stronger, even though I know very little about legends): In the first couple of years following Endor, as the war dragged on without any end in sight, and the New Republic’s list of enemies continued to grow as the empire fractured and splintered, the NR defense fleet was spread thin as it attempted to combat all the new (and old) threats. This led to ships such as the MC30c being deployed in missions and roles they were never meant for. As a torpedo boat, the 30c was built to hit insanely hard, insanely fast, a tactic well-suited for raiding. 

Unfortunately, the NR wasn’t the rebellion, and raiding just wasn’t a tactic they could rely on anymore. NR defense fleet forces were increasingly forced to slug it out in long and hard battles, something the 30c wasn’t suited for. Combine that with advanced starfighters like the XG-1 Starwing becoming more prominent, armed with ion cannons and a stupid amount of munitions, the 30c started to show its flaws even more as their shields were overwhelmed by volleys of fire over the long periods of time most battles occurred in. This led many 30c commanders to strap extra armor plates onto their ships to cover this area, but this was a stopgap measure at best, as it created an extra layer of armor; without anything else behind it, there was still a hollow space, which meant the armor wasn’t as strong as it could be. That is when the Krakana’s captain, Caden, proposed something that seemed obvious to him, but clearly wasn’t: follow the Krakana’s standard and fill that section in completely. 30c commanders loved it, and slowly their ships were brought back to the shipyards for conversion to the new 30d standard. The most common upgrade package was using the added space to fit another reactor, just like the Krakana. This new reactor powered another backup shield gen, and additional weapons. 

NEW SECTIONS (AGAIN)

This package became so common that it ended up getting its own official name, the MC30d Assault Frigate, and a fun nickname among those who crewed and served alongside it: the frontline terror. It was fast, hit hard, and was decently tanky, all leading to a very powerful frigate. 

Another major feature of the 30d line was how it didn’t follow the Mon Cal standard of no two ships being the same. While this was a key part of the added-on section, with it being a “swappable” module, and it was impossible to make them all completely identical, all 30ds shared the same standard design and were all but identical in terms of how they looked. Two 30ds may have completely different weapons and a completely different module, but they will look almost identical. A key factor of the module was how, unlike the Imperial Strike Cruiser, once a module was installed, it couldn’t be switched out for a different one.

Unfortunately, no ship was perfect, and the conversion from 30c to 30d was not only very expensive, but also still left the ship overall lightly armored. This led to numerous criticisms of the 30d, which only heightened when the New Class Modernization program produced the Corona-class frigate. Despite being designed as a replacement for the Nebulon B and lacking a robust suite of anti-capital weapons, it had numerous benefits over the 30d. As a highly standardized ship designed to fit with the rest of the modern NR fleet, it was cheaper and easier to make. It also could hold 36 starfighters and was a far better multi-role ship, which was what the NR was beginning to favor. 

Despite all this, the 30d assault frigate still saw service within the NR navy, even with the new modernization efforts, acting as a powerful frontline warship while being small enough that it didn’t compete too much with any of the NR’s other warships. 

Love for the craft, and criticism too, only increased once the "Winged Assault Frigate" variant was introduced. Taking inspiration from the old Liberty cruiser line, this variant added a pair of wings to the sides, giving the ship a shape many said reminded them of a battleaxe. The wings not only increased armor around the old weakpoint, again, but also allowed for several systems to be moved out of the main hull. This movement of systems improved quality of life for the mechanics and crew as the main hull was less crowded. Some commanders were bold and just used the wings as an excuse to increase their ships firepower and defensive capabilities, but this was few and far between. Once again though, this was a costly upgrade on top of the already expensive conversion from 30c to 30d, leading to increased criticism of it.

So, like the title says, I need help with the composition/what is in an imperial fleet.

Now this is a very specific scenario and it involves the empire having discovered a small rebel outpost and having sent a fleet to destroy it and prevent any rebels from escaping.

The major thing here is that I don't want any ISDs in this fleet and I have a general idea of what types of ships to use, but not how many of them to use.

So this is gonna be a bit of a brief post because my questions are pretty quick and easy, but I'm really curious about them:

First off what's the imperial equivalent to the MC30c?

And second off, what's the biggest/most powerful imperial warship a single MC30c (both with and without a single escort squadron of X-wings or Y-wings or a 50/50 split of both) can hold its own against? Cuz there's an in-universe rumor in canon that a 30c could hold its own against an ISD, but that just doesn't seem plausible.

Oh and what's the biggest/most powerful warship a single 30c (again, both with and without that escort squadron) could destroy?

Kinda an added thing here, cuz I just thought of it, but how would a single 30c (once again both with and without that escort squadron) fare against a standard imperial patrol fleet or advanced fleet (you can pick the composition just make sure to include it in your answer so ik what you would consider a standard patrol fleet or advanced fleet)?

So, to start off, ik in Legends the Mon Cal Cruisers are converted civilian ships, while in Canon they're a mix between city buildings turned into ships and trade ships, but no matter which lore you follow they were converted by the rebellion into warships.

My question is 3 parted and it starts off with canon, where the conversions occurred at the Mako Ta space docks. Were the Mako Ta docks the only place that this occurred? Ik it's the only place we know about in canon (or at least that ik about), but with how many Mon Cal Cruisers served the rebellion, surely they weren't actually the only ones, right?

Now moving into legends, this is a lot more straightforward: do we know about any of the places where the conversions occurred?

For the final part it's very simple but connects to the second part: do any of these places in legends (if we know of any) exist in canon too?

What's everyone's favorite variant of the X-wing (both canon and legends) and why?

Personally I've always loved the T-70. To me it looks different enough from the T-65 that I am perfectly fine with it being the X-wing used all those years after the original. I also have just always loved the split engine intake and wing design because it's just so satisfying how they split from a single one of each (per side) to 2 of each (per side). I've also always loved the lore behind it with the quick change munitions rack and how they use the advances in miniaturization technology to pack a lot more into a smaller frame than the 65.

Anyways that's it for me, so what about y'all?

So bit of a random question, but why did the T-65 have 4 full circle engine intakes (1 per wing) while the T-70 had 2 full circle engine intakes (each full circle was split across 2 wings)

Basically, why did the T-70 and T-65 X-wings have the engine/wing configuration they did? Was there any real benefit to the split wing of the 70 versus the full wing of the 65?

And to expand the range of the question why did the ARC-170 have a single large engine and single intake (edit: I meant per side)?

I hope this all makes sense and I'm sorry if it doesn't

Okay y'all, my post just detailing my MC30d did semi okay but now I'm bored so I'm gonna do this: I need brutally honest feedback (please be nice about it though) because even if I don't like it I'll accept it all. I'm bored and want something to do so that's why I'm doing this. Oh and I'm not talking about the drawings, nothing can be done to improve them outside of someone else taking things into their own hands.

For reference here's my concept again: The MC30d was a variant of the 30c born from two things. One of them was the 30c named the Krakana (after the fearsome predator from Mon Cala), the most visually distinct MC30c to undergo conversion and refitting at the Mako-Ta space docks. The other reason was the increasing number of New Republic commanders who were becoming frustrated with the lack of armor there. Mon Cal shields were very good and powerful, but they didn't last forever, and that area was an obvious weak spot. 

The Krakana was visually distinct through additional tail fins and a “beefed up” rear section that housed a small hangar. It was also painted with shark-tooth style designs on either side of the bow, reminiscent of the rows of razor-sharp teeth in the mouth of the predator it was named for. Out of the 4 engines whose original homes were now covered by the expansion, 2 were moved to the underside of the newly filled out area (which means they're more exposed, but it was a worthwhile trade-off), and the other 2 were housed under the new tail sections.

For armament, the Krakana had mostly the same as the base 30c, with just a few changes. The full armament is 2 Forward-mounted heavy proton torpedo launchers, 16 Turret-mounted twin medium turbolasers, and 16 quad point-defense laser cannons. The main difference between the Krakana and its more standard counterparts was the removal of the cluster-bomb launchers to make more space for all the systems and rooms that would now be needed with the addition of the fighter complement.

Canon lore (sadly and surprisingly FAR weaker): When the New Republic came around, commanders noticed the various pirates and other criminal factions tended to throw everything they had at the spindly rear section (kinda reminiscent of the recusant). This was a major issue when the MC30c was on long patrols around the outer reaches of the NR’s territory, a task it was surprisingly well suited for with its relatively small size, as mon cal shield gens were very complicated and could be hard to fix. Because of this, a lot of commanders would opt not to have their shields on to not risk burning them out. This led many commanders to begin to strap extra armor onto their 30c’s to cover that rear area. Eventually, once her captain suggested it, engineers and ship designers in the NR decided to just take inspiration from the Krakana and fill this section in to expand the capabilities, and the lifetime, of the rapidly aging 30c by providing a whole extra section for different mission modules.

Legends lore (FAR stronger, even though I know very little about legends): In the first couple of years following Endor, as the war dragged on without any end in sight, and the New Republic’s list of enemies continued to grow as the empire fractured and splintered, the NR defense fleet was spread thin as it attempted to combat all the new (and old) threats. This led to ships such as the MC30c being deployed in missions and roles they were never meant for. As a torpedo boat, the 30c was built to hit insanely hard, insanely fast, a tactic well-suited for raiding. Unfortunately, the NR wasn’t the rebellion, and raiding just wasn’t a tactic they could rely on anymore. NR defense fleet forces were increasingly forced to slug it out in long and hard battles, something the 30c wasn’t suited for. Combine that with advanced starfighters like the XG-1 Starwing becoming more prominent, armed with ion cannons and a stupid amount of munitions, the 30c started to show its flaws even more as their shields were overwhelmed by volleys of fire over the long periods of time most battles occurred in. This led many 30c commanders to strap extra armor plates onto their ships to cover this area, but this was a stopgap measure at best, as it created an extra layer of armor, but without anything else behind it, there was still a hollow space, which meant the armor wasn’t as strong as it could be. That is when the Krakana’s captain, a man by the name of Caden (idk what last name to give him), proposed something that seemed obvious to him, but clearly wasn’t: follow the Krakana’s standard and fill that section in completely. 30c commanders loved it, and slowly their ships were brought back to the shipyards for conversion to the new 30d standard. The most common upgrade package was placing another reactor, 2 smaller engines under the tail, another shield gen, and additional weapons.

My only idea for improvement/expansion rn is that we could do a like swappable mission module or something like that instead of just the pure combat module (the reactor and everything) and the patrol module (the hangar)

Attention, my fellow pilots and officers of the Rebellion, the Mid Rim offensive has turned into a disaster and is now the Mid Rim Retreat. Alliance high command has put it on you to create a fleet that will help us to survive. Unfortunately, all of our large star cruisers are undergoing refits and militarization at the Mako-Ta space docks, so you will not have access to them. Thankfully, though, you will have nearly unlimited access to our small to medium-sized vessels. 

Your fleet must be built to complete one of the following objectives and you must state which one your fleet is built for: Escort evacuation convoys and fleet elements, delay and distract imperial forces, or help with the extraction of valuable assets in the form of veteran leaders and intelligence operatives. You cannot build a fleet that completes all the objectives at the same time, but you can create multiple fleets with one fleet to fill each objective. If you create multiple fleets, you must split all your assets among them.

Your fleet can consist of no more than 15 ships (excluding fighter complements), but you can have an additional 4 squadrons of fighters if you choose. If you have additional squadrons, at least one ship must have a hangar bay for maintenance and refueling purposes. That hangar bay doesn't have to be big enough to house more than a handful of fighters as you can run a carousel of fighters docking at any given time. 

For reference, I will be leading the Starbird Raiders, a group of rebel privateers that aims to delay and distract imperial forces through strategic raids on vulnerable targets. The Starbird Raiders consist of the modified MC30c frigate Krakana (please go ahead and check out my post on that because I worked really hard on it and I'm really proud of it: https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsShips/s/8AFStBBoOS) an electronic warfare and control Nebulon B frigate (the Sonarstorm), and 4 gunship conversion CR90 corvettes (the Ravage, the Stormer, the Vengeance, and the Ranger). In total, their fighter wing, which is named Raider Squadron, has 8 A-Wings (2 per corvette), 6 X-wings (from the Krakana), and 4 Y-wings (from the Sonarstorm). They also have a number of ground troops onboard the CR90s who disembark for ground combat and operations following the creation of a safe landing zone for the corvettes by Raider Squadron.

Edit: I forgot to mention that fanon ships are fully allowed as long as they fit the requirements (like my modified 30c the Krakana)

First off I just want to say that any and all feedback (positive or negative) would be very much so appreciated, and I try to respond to all of it, so please don't be scared to share your thoughts.

Anyways, the MC30d was a variant of the 30c born from two things. One of them was the 30c named the Krakana (after the fearsome predator from Mon Cala), the most visually distinct MC30c to undergo conversion and refitting at the Mako-Ta space docks. The other reason was the increasing number of New Republic commanders who were becoming frustrated with the lack of armor there. Mon Cal shields were very good and powerful, but they didn't last forever, and that area was an obvious weak spot. 

The Krakana was visually distinct through additional tail fins and a “beefed up” rear section that housed a small hangar. It was also painted with shark-tooth style designs on either side of the bow, reminiscent of the rows of razor-sharp teeth in the mouth of the predator it was named for. Out of the 4 engines whose original homes were now covered by the expansion, 2 were moved to the underside of the newly filled out area (which means they're more exposed, but it was a worthwhile trade-off), and the other 2 were housed under the new tail sections.

For armament, the Krakana had mostly the same as the base 30c, with just a few changes. The full armament is 2 Forward-mounted heavy proton torpedo launchers, 16 Turret-mounted twin medium turbolasers, and 16 quad point-defense laser cannons. The main difference between the Krakana and its more standard counterparts was the removal of the cluster-bomb launchers to make more space for all the systems and rooms that would now be needed with the addition of the fighter complement.

Canon lore (sadly and surprisingly FAR weaker): When the New Republic came around, commanders noticed the various pirates and other criminal factions tended to throw everything they had at the spindly rear section (kinda reminiscent of the recusant). This was a major issue when the MC30c was on long patrols around the outer reaches of the NR’s territory, a task it was surprisingly well suited for with its relatively small size, as mon cal shield gens were very complicated and could be hard to fix. Because of this, a lot of commanders would opt not to have their shields on to not risk burning them out. This led many commanders to begin to strap extra armor onto their 30c’s to cover that rear area. Eventually, once her captain suggested it, engineers and ship designers in the NR decided to just take inspiration from the Krakana and fill this section in to expand the capabilities, and the lifetime, of the rapidly aging 30c by providing a whole extra section for different mission modules.

Legends lore (FAR stronger, even though I know very little about legends): In the first couple of years following Endor, as the war dragged on without any end in sight, and the New Republic’s list of enemies continued to grow as the empire fractured and splintered, the NR defense fleet was spread thin as it attempted to combat all the new (and old) threats. This led to ships such as the MC30c being deployed in missions and roles they were never meant for. As a torpedo boat, the 30c was built to hit insanely hard, insanely fast, a tactic well-suited for raiding. Unfortunately, the NR wasn’t the rebellion, and raiding just wasn’t a tactic they could rely on anymore. NR defense fleet forces were increasingly forced to slug it out in long and hard battles, something the 30c wasn’t suited for. Combine that with advanced starfighters like the XG-1 Starwing becoming more prominent, armed with ion cannons and a stupid amount of munitions, the 30c started to show its flaws even more as their shields were overwhelmed by volleys of fire over the long periods of time most battles occurred in. This led many 30c commanders to strap extra armor plates onto their ships to cover this area, but this was a stopgap measure at best, as it created an extra layer of armor, but without anything else behind it, there was still a hollow space, which meant the armor wasn’t as strong as it could be. That is when the Krakana’s captain, a man by the name of Caden (idk what last name to give him), proposed something that seemed obvious to him, but clearly wasn’t: follow the Krakana’s standard and fill that section in completely. 30c commanders loved it, and slowly their ships were brought back to the shipyards for conversion to the new 30d standard. The most common upgrade package was placing another reactor, 2 smaller engines under the tail, another shield gen, and additional weapons. Some of them event mounted wings similar to those you would find on the larger Liberty class star cruisers (I didn't want to go through all the effort of drawing those but if this gets enough support i definitely will try my hand at it)

So, I was researching the legends New Republic navy a bit (because I find that stuff really interesting and I didn't know much about the legends stuff) and multiple times I found that the MC90 and the MC80b were the ships that like led the NR fleet throughout their early year.

I already knew a bit about both these ships, namely they were the first MCs to be designed with combat in mind, but I still wanted to learn more about them so I checked out both their Wookieepedia articles and I was left with a burning question that I can't seem to find and answer to: what was the like design philosophy and reason behind them? Like why were they needed?

More powerful MCs are always nice, but (from my understanding) the home one, Liberty, 30c, and 40a types (I may be missing some) that served the rebellion were already very powerful ships especially when paired with X, Y, A, and B-wings. That brings me back to my question: why were they needed?

I'm not trying to hate on them or anything, I'm just trying to better understand the ships and the legends NR better, so i appreciate any help y'all can give me

I need Y'all's help with this because I'll admit I know next to nothing about the post Endor era in what's now Legends because I didn't really get into Star Wars until after Disney took over and created their new canon.

Essentially what I've done is created a variant of the MC30c for the New Republic that covers up that distinctive "spine" area in the back (the area that kinda looks like the recusant's spindly extension to it's engines) and I'm trying to explain why this was done in both canon and legends. I've created a canon explanation, but I need help with the legends one.

My basic idea revolves around it being an obvious weak spot and Mon Cal shields not lasting forever. On some ships, this area was filled in with hangars (no explanation needed there, it provides fighter coverage without needing a separate ship for long missions away from refueling/maintenance hubs) but on most it housed an extra reactor which I'm going to say allows for increased firepower and the addition of 2 more engines while it also makes the ship more armored in general.

I need help thinking of plausible explanations that use that basic idea though. Like why was that necessary? Mon Cal shields are super strong and stuff so what made them start to not last as long? My initial thought was the allegiance class (I was thinking it was a post Endor ship for some reason) but it had been in service for 4 years by the time of Endor so that doesn't work which is why I'm turning to y'all for help.

To be blunt what are some of the imperial ships (everything from starfighters to capital ships) from the post Endor era that would make such protection that would be in case the legendary Mon Cal shields fail, something that became standard?

AKA what was the empire fielding more of or creating (whichever/whatever it may be) that was making Mon Cal shields not as crazy good?

Hopefully this all makes sense and y'all understand what I need and can help me with this

Attention my fellow pilots and officers of the Rebellion, the Mid Rim offensive has turned into a disaster and is now the Mid Rim Retreat. Alliance high command has put it on you to create a fleet that will help us to survive.

Unfortunately all of our large star cruisers are undergoing refits and militarization at the Mako-Ta space docks, so you will not have access to them. Thankfully though, you will have nearly unlimited access to our small to medium sized vessels.

Your fleet must be built to complete one of the following objectives: Escort evacuation convoys and fleet elements, delay and distract imperial forces, or help with the extraction of valuable assets in the form of veteran leaders and intelligence operatives.

For reference I will be leading the Starbird Raiders, a group of rebel privateers that aims to delay and distract imperial forces through strategic raids on vulnerable targets. As my command ship I will take one of the most visually distinct MC30s that has already undergone conversion and refitting at the Mako-Ta space docks: the Krakana (named after the fearsome predator from Mon Cala).

Painted with a shark tooth design reminiscent of the rows of razor-sharp teeth found in the mouth of a Karkana, it was also visually distinct through the additional tail fins and the “beefed up” rear section that now house hangars. As for the engines, they are moved to the underside of the new expansion area (which means they're more exposed, but I think it's a necessary trade-off.

For armament, it has mostly the same as the base 30c, with just a few changes. The full armament is 2 Forward-mounted heavy proton torpedo launchers, 16 Turret-mounted twin medium turbolasers, and 16 quad point-defense laser cannons. The main change is the removal of the cluster-bomb launchers to make more space for other systems, rooms, and such. 

The Starbird Raiders consist of the Krakana, an electronic warfare and control Nebulon B frigate (named the Sonarstorm) and 4 gunship conversion CR90 corvettes (named the Ravage, the Stormer, the Vengeance, and the Ranger). In total, they have 8 A-Wings (2 per corvette), 6 X-wings (from the Krakana), and 4 Y-wings (from the Sonarstorm). 

They also have a number of ground troops onboard the CR90s who disembark for ground combat and operations following the creation of a safe landing zone for the corvettes by raider squadron.

I have included images of the Krakana (sorry they're so bad, the black is supposed to be open hangar bay entrances and the white is supposed to be the teeth) for reference if you want to look at them. If any of you want I can also send you the closed hangar version of the Krakana which just removes the black rectangles.

Here are a couple of "renderings" I made of my idea for a variant of the MC30c. Essentially, it fills out the sides while leaving that top area exposed. I'm not sure what to call it in general (class-wise and such). I'm either going to do MC30a or just have it be a single ship sorta thing for the 30c (I'm probably gonna do this). 

Anyways, here’s the brief lore write-up I've created: one of many MC30s that underwent conversion and refitting at the Mako-Ta space docks, the Krakana (named after the fearsome predator from Mon Cala) was among the most distinctive. Painted with a shark tooth design reminiscent of the rows of razor-sharp teeth found in the mouth of a Karkana, it was also visually distinct through the additional tail fins and the “beefed up” side sections that now house hangars. As for the engines, they are moved to the underside of the new expansion area (which means they're more exposed, but I think it's a necessary trade-off.

For armament, it has mostly the same as the base 30c, with just a few changes. The full armament is 2 Forward-mounted heavy proton torpedo launchers, 16 Turret-mounted twin medium turbolasers, and 16 quad point-defense laser cannons. The main change is the removal of the cluster-bomb launchers to make more space for other systems, rooms, and such. 

Part of a group of rebel privateers (known as the starbird raiders) that includes the Krakana, an electronic warfare and control Nebulon B frigate (named the Sonarstorm) and 4 gunship conversion CR130 corvettes (named the Ravage, the Stormer, the Vengeance, and the Ranger). In total, they have 8 A-Wings (2 per corvette), 6 X-wings (from the Krakana), and 4 Y-wings (from the Sonarstorm). 

They are a very strong and flexible raiding team, capable of handling almost anything short of a proper ISD. They proved this with victory after victory during the Mid Rim retreat when they helped over the vulnerable transports desperately trying to escape imperial wrath.

I apologize for how bad the drawings/renderings are and also how bad this write up is compared to some of my other stuff. This was the best I could think of/do as I was really lacking inspiration and ideas when it came to this whole thing. I just knew what I wanted from my 30c variant and that was about it soooo yeah

So this is what I'm calling the MC75D, the pure brawler variant of the MC75. I imagine it as sorta a direct rebel answer/equivalent to the Tector, following the same design philosophy of sacrificing starfighters and a hangar for extra armor and weapons.

I decided to shorten the ventral fin and move the bridge to the front of the ship (the black and white area) so it's a bit more protected.

In my seemingly never ending quest (and struggle) to find a <500 meter ship that can carry like 1-2 squadrons of X-wings without being an actual carrier, I have realized compromises need to be made which has finally brought me to my favorite design out of all the MCs: the MC30c.

My question is this: since MC ships are hardly standardized I figure it's very feasible/possible to have a 30c with a hangar, but how big (in terms of how many A-wings it could hold, how many X-wings it could hold, and how many X-wings AND Y-wings it could hold at the same time) would such a hangar be and what sacrifices would need to be made in other areas of the ship (like weaponry and such)?

Just an FYI I understand there's no way the 30c can hold 2 squadrons of X-wings which is why I mentioned that I'm willing to make compromises in terms of how many X-wings and even what fighters it holds.

Oh and I guess I do have another question so I guess it multiple questions, not just a single one: could the 30c land on a planet? Like is that a possible/feasible thing? If not, what's the best way for troops and crew members and everyone and such to get from the ship to the surface of the planet and stuff like that?

Thinking about it I do actually have one final question: what do y'all figure the biggest ship that could dock at the 30c's airlock would be? Like is there a limit do y'all think?

Okay so this is basically just an MC30 with wings like the ones found on a liberty type, but the idea was to create a frigate sized MC cruiser that can carry between half a squadron to a squadron of X-wings without sacrificing any major components.

This may have been entirely unnecessary and the base MC30 could've been able to do that just fine, but oh well, I'm sure someone will tell me if I did this for no reason

So this is a bit of a random question, but I was just looking at a bunch of the fleet shots for the rebels in ROTJ and a bunch of the mon cal cruisers looked weirdly scaled next to each other. Like 2 MC80 liberties could be 2 different sizes in the same exact shot (FYI the picture is random and has nothing to do with what I'm talking about).

I know this is probably just perspective, but it got me wondering: just how far does the whole "no two Mon Cal cruisers are the same" thing go? Like is there a limit to how different 2 ships of the same class could be from each other?

So, like the title says, I have a few questions about the acclamator. Keep in mind this is for a rebel unit that specializes in things such as hit and run tactics, raids, hunting down small imperial units, and stuff like that.

1. is there any ship that could be considered a smaller version of the acclamator? Cuz I love the carrying capacity and stuff the acclamator gives you, but a 750 meter ship is a bit too big for what I had in mind for this unit.

2. if there's not, what ship would you suggest? (Oh and nobody mention the quasar. I like it, but it's just such a boring pick considering how common of a pick it is)

3. what mods would be best for the acclamator and/or whatever ship for the Rebel unit I'm trying to build here?

Edit: to be more specific here I'm looking for a ship that can carry at least like a squadron or 2 of x-wings while still being a good base/hub for a smaller rebel unit