MARAUDER LIGHT CRUISER

     Craft:  Dromos Ltd. LCF-81A "Marauder" class cruiser
     Type:  Multi-purpose light cruiser
     Scale:  Capital
     Length:  145 meters
     Skill:  Capital Ship Piloting; Marauder
     Cost:  7 million credits
     Crew:  38
     Passengers: 150
     Cargo Capacity:  800 metric tons, 450 cubic meters + Fighter
Bay.
     Consumables:  2 Years
     Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1 
     Hyper Backup:  x12
     Nav Computer:  Yes
     Maneuverability:  2D+1
     Space:  7
     Atmosphere: 364; 1020
     Hull:  2D
     Shields: 3D 
     Sensors:
          Passive:  50/2D
          Scan:  150/3D
          Search:  200/5D
          Focus:  10/5D+1
     Weapons:  
     14 Turbolasers
          Scale:  Capital
          Fire Arc:  5 Front, 3 left, 3 right, 3 back
          Crew:  1
          Skill:  Capital Ship gunnery
          Fire Control: 3D+2 
          Space Range:  3-15/36/75
          Atmosphere Range:  600-3km/72km/150km
          Damage: 5D
     4 Ion Cannons
          Scale:  Capital
          Fire Arc:  Turret
          Crew:  2
          Skill:  Capital Ship Gunnery
          Fire Control:  2D+2
          Space Range:  1-10/25/50
          Atmosphere Range:  2-20/50/100 km
          Damage: 3D
     5 Proton Torpedo Launchers
          Scale:  Starfighter
          Fire Arc:  3 front, 2 rear
          Crew:  1
          Skill:  Starship Gunnery
          Fire Control:  2D
          Space Range:  1/3/7
          Atmosphere Range:  50-100/300/700m
          Damage: 9D
     16 Quad Lasers
          Scale:  Starfighter
          Fire Arc:  Turret
          Crew:  1
          Skill:  Starship Gunnery
          Fire Control:  2D
          Space Range:  1-3/12/25
          Atmosphere Range:  100-300/1.2/2.5m
          Damage: 6D
     Usual Fighter Compliment:  5 X-Wings, 5 B-Wings, 5 A-Wings.

     Dromos Ltd. is a company that was virtualy made anew when
the New Republic liberated the Nathtur system and the Nathtur
Shipyards, a manufacturing planet for Imperial capital vessels. 
The shipyards had been owned by Dromos Ltd. before the empire
nationalized them, and they have recently been restored to what
remained of that company.  Origionaly a manufacturer of mass
cargo carriers, Dromos found it's shipyards configured for the
production of military vessels.  After a mass hiring of Verpines
from an asteroid whose orbit was decaying, Dromos has expanded
into the military market, officialy selling to all customers, but
realy selling primarily to the New Republic.
     The Marauder is the newest heavy ship in the NR's arsenal,
and is expected to become the standard in the next few years. 
Fairly heavily armed and armored, the Marauder is also quite fast
and agile, and capable of carrying fairly large cargoes.