CARNELIAN STORM

     Craft:  Heavily Modified KBSytems Heavy Cargo Transport.
     Scale:  Capital
     Type:  New Republic Battle Cruiser
     Length:  350 meters
     Cost:  Not for sale
     Crew:  125
     Passengers: Up to 500 
     Cargo Capacity:  3,000 tons
     Consumables:  3 years
     Hyperdrive Mod:  x2
     Hyper Backup:  x10
     Nav Computer:  yes
     Space:  6
     Maneuverability: 2D+1 
     Atmosphere:  Not capable of atmospheric flight
     Hull:  5D
     Shields:  2D
     Sensors:
          Passive:  50/1D
          Scan:  80/2D
          Search:  160/3D
          Focus:  8/4D
     Weapons:  
     16 Turbolaser Batteries 
          Scale:  Capital
          Fire Arc:  4 each
          Crew: 2 each  
          Skill:  Capital Ship Gunnery
          Fire Control:  3D
          Space Range:  3-15/35/75
          Atmosphere Range:  6-30/70/150
          Damage:  4D
     45 Heavy Blaster Cannons
          Scale: Starfighter 
          Fire Arc:  15 right, left, and rear
          Crew:  1
          Skill:  Capital Ship Gunnery
          Fire Control:  3D+2
          Space Range: 1-3/12/25 
          Atmosphere Range:  100-300/1.2km/2.5km
          Damage: 4D+2
     1 "Centurion" Super Laser
          Scale: Capital
          Fire Arc:  Front
          Crew:  4
          Skill:  Capital Ship Gunnery
          Fire Control:  2D+2
          Space Range:  3-20/45/85  
          Atmosphere Range:  6-40/90/170km
          Damage: 10D
     Fighter Compliment:  15 X-Wings, 15 Y-Wings, 5 B-Wings, 1
Shuttle, 2 Spacewhip SR fighters, 2 Destroying Angel Super
Fighters (q.v), and 2 Hero Class Archaic fighters.

     The Carnelian Storm is the flagship of Commodore Eric Lance,
a veteran of the Rebellion who made a moderately large fortune as
a privateer.  The Carnelian Storm is the flagship of Commodore
Lance's 15 capital ship flotilla, and is unmistakable, largely
covered with a bright crimson layer of paint.  Together with the
rest of that fleet, the Carnelian Storm is currently stationed in
the Yaeger Sector, with a roving commission under Admiral
McCrain.
     Lance confiscated this ship from a trading corporation that
had been carrying processed ore to Imperial construction plants,
and began work on the cargo-hauler almost right away.  The ore
chutes seemed natural as fighter slings, and the Carnelian Storm
Carrier was born.  At first, the only fighters that the then
Captain Lance was able to get his hands on were a few Y-Wings,
some souped up Renegade Special Editions, and a pair of Heros, in
nearly flawless condition.
     Since then, he has improved his fighter complement, both by
pulling strings at New Republic Central Command, and by personal
purchase of the now available X-Wings.  Eric managed to get his
hands on the pair of Destroying Angels through his contacts at
RPD, and he and his wingman have put them through their paces,
flying them into some remarkably heated battles against Imperial
ships, the occasional Yaeger pirate, and several varieties of
alien fighters, as his fleet has recently been fighting a running
series of battles against the Chakh Empire.
     Commodore Lance has some plans to further improve on the
Carnelian Storm, but he hopes to get an Opal II battlecruiser as
a new flagship, will the Yaeger/New Republic Combined fleet ever
become a reality.