Mechan-class Fleet Tender

Designed by Julius Marcus Deronin, the-then XO of Red Fleet, the Mechan-class is designed for repair purposes and supply holding on the fly. The Mechan-class is designed to have parts for almost any BSC ship, except for the Dread-class, the Apocalype-class, and the Imperator-class. Also the Mechan has three hangar bays (each being able to hold up to a full squadron of fighters, or 4 transports/freighters/support craft) for repair duties.

The ship was designed after the first battle of the Grey Worlds Campaign, due to Deronin's disgust at the Imperator's field repair capabilities, deeming them not only too little for the extent of damage that happened to his fighters, but also because it did nothing for any damage sustained by the capital ships. Finally, the fleet tender part came into being, because the ship would be able to resupply others, making it further useful on either prolonged Campaigns, or for help to be sent when a fleet calls for backup. The early specifications were changed after the engineers at Killian Shipyards found several design flaws.

While the 20 quad laser cannons are a poor weapons complement for a ship of its size, a fleet tender is not designed for battle.