Regardless, the Mon Calamari finally began development of the Viscount-class after the Black Fleet Crisis. ĭespite having utilized Mon Calamari battleships and Bulwark-class battle cruisers in previous decades, the New Republic had never constructed anything on this scale before. It took many years of development, combined with the threat of the rogue Executor-class Star Dreadnought Intimidator during the Black Fleet Crisis, to move the development program forward and actually produce the larger dreadnoughts. With this in mind, he proposed the creation of Super Star Destroyer-scale warships to counter the Imperial vessels. Despite having beaten the Executor in combat at the climactic battle, Admiral Gial Ackbar considered the various Super Star Destroyers, still in Imperial hands, as the main threat to the burgeoning New Republic Navy. The design series began its history around the time right after the Battle of Endor. It also had fighter repair bays, for the repair and maintenance of the ship's starfighters. To support wounded in combat, the Viscount-class had hundreds of self-replenishing bacta tanks in its medical wings. The ship was also equipped with enough repair droids to cover the entire vessel during emergency repairs. This totaled a passenger-capacity of 500,000 individuals. The class was also fitted with enough life pods to carry the crews of the ship itself, and also those of whatever smaller support vessels were carried at the time.
Ships of the class could carry hundreds of starfighters, as well as dozens of small support vessels, including frigate-sized ships. Its heavy armament was on par with the Empire's Executor Class Star Destroyer. The computers, electronic equipment, and sensor systems were above and beyond those of an Imperial Star Dreadnought, and it carried a HoloNet transceiver as well. The Viscount 's shields had backups, like previous Calamari designs, and were thus highly regenerative. The Viscount-class was equipped with over five thousand weapons systems, including heavy turbolaser batteries and assault concussion missile launchers. Dozens of docking clamps allowed the vessel to directly dock with many other capital ships at the same time. Its shape was also more compact than the Executor-class and it had heavier and more extensive armor. Furthermore, the vessel required a substantially smaller crew to operate. Although slightly shorter in length than the Executor-class, the superior engineering skills of the Mon Calamari enabled the vessel to carry more starfighters. The first prototype was a 3 km long battlecruiser, and the full production model was a 17 km long dreadnought. The Viscount-class Star Defender was envisioned as the New Republic equivalent of an Executor-class Star Dreadnought. Side and top profile of the Viscount-class with the bow to the left.
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