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| Endurance-class Fleet Carrier | |
| Production Information | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Model |
Endurance-class |
| Scale |
Capital Ship |
| Cost |
110,396,000 Credits |
| Technical Specifications | |
| Length |
1,040 meters |
| MGLT |
12 MGLT |
| Hyperdrive Rating |
Class 2 |
| Backup Hyperdrive Rating |
Class 10 |
| Shielding |
3,500 SBD |
| Hull |
3,100 RU |
| Armament |
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| Complement |
72 Starfighters |
| Crew |
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| Passengers |
1,600 (troops) |
| Cargo Capacity |
15,000 Metric Tons |
| Consumables |
5 Months |
| Usage | |
| Roles |
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| Affiliation | |
The Endurance-class Fleet Carrier often serves as the centerpiece of many modern, and smaller, New Republic fleets. Unlike its cousin, the Defender-class Star Destroyer, the Endurance-class sees greater use as it is a cheaper alternative.
The Endurance has a Class 2 hyperdrive and can carry 1,600 troops and enough consumables for five months. However, weapons had to be sacrificed to make room for extra fighters. Endurance-class Fleet Carriers are only armed with a secondary armament of twelve turbolaser cannons, twenty laser cannons, eight ion cannons, and four tractor beam projectors.
While they boast improved hull integrity, their shields are markedly less powerful. Although they are equipped with a formidable anti-starfighter weapon system, the fleet carriers are usually protected by screening ships and starfighters. They are not designed to enter the savage heart of battle, but to deploy and coordinate smaller ships.
The main fighting punch of an Endurance-class ship consists of two wings of starfighters. One wing is typically a short-range assault wing composed of K-wing bombers and Defender Starfighters for close support. The other wing is a long-range superiority wing composed of hyperdrive-equipped fighters such as E-wings, A-wings, and X-wings.