Merciless
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| Vainglorious-class Cruiser Merciless | |
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| Manufacturer | Rendili StarDrive |
| Product Line | Heavy Cruiser |
| Model | Vainglorious-class Cruiser |
| Class | Capital ship |
| Length | 920 meters |
| Atmospheric Speed | 800 kph |
| Hyperdrive | Class 2/Class 15 Backup |
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| Cargo Capacity |
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| Crew | 3634 |
| Passengers | 2,000 |
| Affiliation | Galactic Empire |
The Merciless is a converted Old Republic battle cruiser. It is currently used as an escort/troop carrier to the VSD Dominion and normally carried regular army units.
General Characteristics[edit]
The Vainglorious-class Cruiser is an early design by Rendili StarDrive, dating back to the days of the Old Republic. It was even introduced before Rendili's famous Invincible-class dreadnaught cruiser. Those days, the Vainglorious was one the Old Republic's main fleet vessels, manufactured for space combat and featuring dozens of Turbolaser Batteries. The ship also had enough troops aboard to engage in ground battles and other combat scenes located on planetary surfaces. The starship's construction allows it to enter a planet's atmosphere, a feature that was later also used in the Victory-class Star Destroyer. Its tractor beam array is located at the bottom of the hull, so that smaller craft can immediately be pulled into the large hangar bays.
With the development of newer starship designs by the Rendili Corporation and the demand for more heavily armed vessels toward the end of the Old Republic and the rise of the Empire, the Vainglorious cruiser was slowly replaced with the Dreadnaught battlecruiser and the Victory Star Destroyers. However, some cruisers can still be encountered on the galactic space lanes. Some of them still serve in the navies of more remote star systems while some others have fallen into smugglers' and pirates' hands.
Vast Empire History[edit]
The Merciless was refitted in time for the Chapter 8 assault of Moorja. Various regular army units are assigned to the ship, though obviously not all can be carried at one.
Armament, engine, and hyperdrive upgrades had occured in the latest refit. Obviously, the Merciless is no longer a ship of the line, and some of the modifications reflect this. Even so, an atmosphere capable troop carrier gives the Corps one more offensive weapon against the Vast Empire's foes.
Mission History[edit]
To be completed later
