Marauder-class Corvette
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(Backup) Class 8.0
(3) Tractor Beam Projectors
(2) Shuttles
The Marauder-class Corvette was a 195-meter-long light capital ship introduced prior to the Clone Wars. Built by the profitable Sienar Technologies division of Republic Sienar Systems - a precursor to Sienar Fleet Systems - the Marauder-class was intended for use as a patrol and escort ship by the Galactic Republic. When the Republic declined to purchase them, mainly due to the Republic's inefficient bureaucracy and not due to any problems with the ship itself, Sienar managed to sell some to other small governments and organizations. Orders were slow, and the Marauder was considered one of Sienar's rare failures, so RSS finally sold production rights to the Corporate Sector Authority to be produced and used in the Corporate Sector. Eventually the ships also came into use by private individuals and a few outlaw groups.
Marauder-class Corvettes are equipped with eight double turbolasers and three tractor beam projectors, and can potentially support four more turbolasers if a larger power generator is installed. They have space for 12 starfighters, and capacity for 80 troops for use in boarding actions or planetary landings. Their very accurate tractor beams allow them to capture ships with little collateral damage, and they are sometimes paired with ships equipped with gravity well projectors for this purpose.
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