Braha'tok-class gunship/Legends

Braha'tok-class gunship The Braha'tok-class gunship was a capital gunship class made for the independent Dornean Navy. Designed purely for military use, the ninety-meter long craft bristled with weaponry, including turbolasers and concussion missile launchers. At first, the gunships were used to defend Dornea from the Imperial Navy, but in 4 ABY, two of them were sent to Sullust to join Admiral Ackbar's Alliance Fleet, which was poised to strike at the Death Star II over Endor.

The two ships were the Braha'tok, under the command of Kiles L'toth, and the Torktarak, commanded by Etahn A'baht. During the Battle of Endor, both of the Dornean gunships engaged the Imperial Carrack-class light cruiser Eminence, destroying it in the process. However, the Braha'tok had been heavily damaged during the fighting, and Ackbar ordered that it be scuttled. The Dorneans protested against the order, and had the Braha'tok shipped back to their planet, where it served as a war museum.

Characteristics
The Braha'tok-class gunship was designed purely for military use and to that end, it possessed no ground troop accommodation, and only had a small hangar. It was ninety meters in length, armed with eight double-turbolaser cannons and eight concussion missile launchers. The optimal crew number was seventy-five, with operations such as fire control, maneuvering, and command all centralized in the ship's bow. The bow itself was hammer-like in design.

History
Developed by the Dornean Braha'ket Fleetworks Conglomerate during the Imperial era, two of the Braha'tok-class gunships were sent to join the Alliance Fleet massing at Sullust in 4 ABY. The Dornean Navy had been sucessfully holding off their Imperial counterparts for years, but were able to spare two of the gunships. The Braha'toks had been unseen outside Dornea before 4 ABY, and so as to not arouse the suspicion of Imperial Intelligence, the Dornean government claimed that the two ships were on "shakedown cruises."

The two ships were the Braha'tok and the Torktarak, commanded by Kiles L'toth and Etahn A'baht respectively. They successfully met up with the fleet at Sullust, which was poised to strike at the construction site of the Death Star II over Endor. There, the fleet, under the command of Admiral Ackbar, was met by a substantial Imperial fleet under the command of Admiral Firmus Piett, and was subsequently caught in a trap devised by Emperor Palpatine.

When the Death Star II's superlaser destroyed the MC80 Liberty type Star Cruiser Liberty, several other craft were severely damaged or destroyed by the ensuing explosion. As rescue craft scrambled to pick up the survivors, L'toth moved the Braha'tok in to defend them. In doing so, his ship was set upon by the Carrack-class light cruiser Eminence, a warship three times the size of the Braha'tok-class. In spite of the natural advantage that the Eminence had L'toth was at first able to successfully fend the Imperials off.

The Braha'tok eventually sustained heavy damage, prompting the Eminence to move in for the kill. Before it could though, A'baht brought the Torktarak to the Braha'tok ' s aid, attacking the Eminence from the rear. In doing so, he was able to destroy the Imperial craft, and defend the waylaid Braha'tok as recovery operations continued. Following the battle, the Torktarak, which had received little damage, returned to Dornea. Meanwhile, Admiral Ackbar ordered that the severely damaged Braha'tok be scuttled. The Dornean Navy protested the decision however, and had the craft shift back to Dornea, where it served as a war museum.

Behind the scenes
This ship was originally known only as "ROJ BG ship", which was shorthand for "Return of the Jedi Background ship".

The name of this ship and its specifications were developed by Ello137 through the What's The Story? feature of Star Wars Hyperspace.

Years before the What's the Story? competition, this ship was discovered by Bob Brown and Curtis Saxton. They gave it the provisional name Y-Head Corvette.

The name of this ship class, Braha'tok, may be a nod to the Jaffa warrior master Bra'tac in the popular science-fiction series Stargate SG-1.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi