![]() ![]() Later use Ī Hammerhead-class ship during the New Sith Wars With a third of the Republic's fleet crushed at Malachor V during the wars, and another third, including bigger Interdictor-class cruisers, taken by Revan to form the basis of his Sith Empire's forces, the ailing Republic government turned to these smaller capital ships to halt the Sith advance. ![]() Hammerheads participated in the Battle of Vanquo, Battle of Serroco and defended Coruscant, among many other deployments. Mandalorian Wars ĭuring the Mandalorian Wars thirty years later, they remained in frontline service, sometimes alongside the Inexpugnable-class command ship, itself a class made to sell more Hammerheads. During the restoration period after the war, it was mass-produced at such a scale that Rendili Hyperworks finished a new cruiser every ten days for several years. Hammerheads were first seen in service in the Great Sith War, where they participated in the Battle of Koros Major. This changed over time, earlier ships having three engines that emitted blue particles. They were propelled by four ion engines emitting particles in the orange section of the visible spectrum during the wars around 3956 BBY. As demonstrated by the Endar Spire and the Harbinger some years later, they also appeared to have a number of lighter, point-defense laser cannons for use against small craft mounted at various points along the hull. ![]() In 3956 BBY the cruisers appeared to possess at least seven turbolasers, with three batteries of two and a single turbolaser cannon mounted atop the hammerhead bridge structure. They also strongly resembled the EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate of the Galactic Civil War era, due to the vertically elongated bridge. The spaceframe resembled the later Consular-class cruiser and the CR90 corvette, though this may have been coincidental. Hammerheads could enter atmospheres and land on planetary surfaces. This ship could also undertake independent operations, unlike the Foray-class blockade runner, which was never observed outside a supporting fleet. Serving on the line in fleet engagements as a courier and as a command ship of large fleets, it was a workhorse of the Republic and a common sight near Republic-controlled worlds. This ship was a cruiser and a successor design to the smaller Praetorian-class frigate. ![]()
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