The New Hope
Description
The New Hope is a Strike-class medium cruiser, a venerable 450-meter
warship. It has firepower about half of a Victory II-class Star Destroyer
and defensive shielding and armor superior to an Interdictor Cruiser. It
has an optimal crew of 2,000+ crewmen and a skeleton crew of 800.
It has twenty standard turbolasers, ten turbolaser batteries, ten enhanced
ion cannons, and ten tractor beam projectors. The New Hope has a
modular superstructure that allows for quick manufacturing, repairing,
upgrades, and modifications.
However, the modular superstructure has proved to be its greatest fault.
A well-placed series of shots can break part of the superstructure,
disintegrating the vessel. For this reason, Captain Pierce and the
engineering staff have made several modifications on the workings of
the ship, reducing its normal modular construction, but increasing its
stability.
Its primary hyperdrive is a Class 2 rating, and its backup was a
Class 12 rating. It can carry 6 thousand metric tons of cargo, could
operate autonomously for 2 years, and had a decent velocity and
maneuverability for its class.
In its current configuration, the New Hope carries 400 troops, 5
Ground Vehicles, Two squadrons of fighters, and a small number
of assorted support craft.
New Hope Command Staff
Command Section
Captain Andon Pierce
Executive Officer (Republic Observer)
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Operations Section
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Quarters
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Medical
Grozkazza, Chief Medical Officer
Sensors and Communications
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Weapons and Security
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Flight and Vehicle Operations
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Deflectors
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Engineering
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The Civilians
The Refugees: These are people who have sought shelter on the New
Hope during the course of its travels through the war-torn Galaxy of
the recent years. Despite being a military vessel, the New Hope
often finds itself relying heavily on its civilian populace, and has
formed something of a symbiotic relationship with them over the past
while. Often, the refugees harbor specialists with skills that crew
members either don't have, or don't have in enough numbers on
their own…
The Jedi: The few Jedi on board the New Hope are all refugees, either
recently come out of hiding for whatever reason. Often, these people
are mere students or hopefuls, rather than the Knights and Masters
that the Republic is hoping to reclaim. Still, every little bit helps,
and the Jedi of the New Hope are attempting to form an informal
school to help each other develop what skills can be…
