Inexpugnable-class tactical command ship

Inexpugnable-class tactical command ship The Inexpugnable-class tactical command ship was a large warship class in the Republic Navy during the Mandalorian Wars.

Dimensions


The Inexpugnable-class was ring-shaped, with large hangars and a command area located underneath the main superstructure, to the stern. Additional hangar decks were located on the vessel's bow, to allow rapid deployment of fighters from multiple levels. This also made them vulnerable to boarding operations.

In addition to the fighter decks, there was a cargo bay located adjacent to the ship's brig.

Offensive and defensive systems
Vessels of the Inexpugnable-class, also known as "Inexies," were equipped with five large double turbolaser batteries, five turbolaser batteries, two laser cannon batteries for point-defense purposes and two tractor beam batteries. Three turbolaser batteries were on each side of the main circular superstructure and two were near the bridge of the vessel.



Propulsion systems
The Inexpugnable-class was propelled by four large thrusters powered by engines deep within the circular superstructure. A possible auxiliary thruster was located in between the main four.

Complement
The class could carry 144 Aurek starfighters and 24 S-250 Chela-class starfighters, as well as small transports, like 24 Conductor-class landing craft and 6 Ministry-class orbital shuttles.

Bridge
The Inexpugnable-class was designed so Rendili could sell more Hammerhead-class cruisers. As such, the bridge was an innovation in design, in which holograms were projected over a transparent deck, providing a merger of electronic and visual data and facilitating command for up to 64 Hammerhead cruisers. This bridge design, known as the "wishing well", could produce vertigo.

History
Six Inexpugnable-class vessels were launched from Rendili/Vanjervalis Drive Yards at Corellia, including the Courageous and the Swiftsure. These vessels were large command ships and battle group flagships in the Republic Navy during the Mandalorian Wars. After the Battle of Serroco, they were equipped with a new sensor package that allowed them to use tactics like the Vanjervalis Chain.

The ships were meant to act as testing ground for the new design, but less than half a dozen prototypes were built before the Mandalorians attacked in full. After the refitting of the Swiftsure, it was used as a basis for the production model.

Millennia later, the battleships of the Trade Federation would come to resemble this class, with Hoersch-Kessel Drive's Lucrehulk-class battleship having a similar, circular superstructure.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 8: Flashpoint, Part 2
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Days of Fear
 * The Admiral's List: Jimas Veltraa Memorial Edition
 * The Admiral's List: Remember Serroco! Edition
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 18: Nights of Anger, Part 3
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 31: Turnabout