Kandosii-type dreadnaught

Mandalorian Dreadnaught Mandalorian Dreadnaughts were capital ships used by the Mandalorians during the Mandalorian Wars.

Characteristics


The Mandalorian Dreadnaught design had sharp, thin lines and these ships were armed with several nuclear missile launchers located in a lower protruding superstructure.

A notable flaw in their design was that their hyperspace navigation systems could be crippled by a strategically-placed charge in the rear.

History
A Mandalorian Dreadnaught led a battle group of assault ships during the Battle of Serroco, where they bombarded the planet's surface with nuclear missiles.

Sometime prior to 100 BBY, Rendili Star Systems adopted a Mandalorian warship design to create the Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser. The design used in the Mandalorian Wars shared some superficial similarities with the Rendili Dreadnaught design. Additionally, some MandalMotors designs like the Crusader-class corvette, would also borrow the sharp-edged, aggressive look of the ancient warships.

Known ships

 * Gratua
 * Jai'galaar
 * Parjai

Behind the scenes
The reference to the Dreadnaught-class heavy cruisers being based on Mandalorian starships comes from The Dreadnaughts of Rendili; combined with Palpatine's statement later in the comic that the heavy cruisers would be turned into dungeon ships, it was clearly intended to show the development of the Mandalorian Dungeon Ship from Dark Empire. However, the History of the Mandalorians article later made the dungeon ship specifically a separate ship class.



According to Dustin Weaver, he was aware that the Mandalorian Dreadnaught was the basis of the Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser, but deliberately opted for a different appearance, citing changes over the millennia and a more aggressive look. He based the design on the Crusader-class corvette and the Lictor-class Dungeon Ship. He also stated that they were produced by MandalMotors.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 15: Days of Fear, Part 3
 * The Taris Holofeed: Siege Edition
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 23: Knights of Suffering, Part 2
 * Star Wars Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili