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Munificent-class Star Frigate

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this 825-meter-long frigate was designed and manufactured by Hoersch-Kessel Drive and Gwori Revolutionary Industries during the height of the Clone Wars. The Munificent-class frigate was originally commissioned by the InterGalactic Banking Clan to protect planets on which the IBC had erected vaults and storehouses, as well as to harass those planetary governments that owed the IBC debts. After the Battle of Geonosis, these vessels served the Confederacy of Independent Systems as combat communications platforms, coordinating fleet movements and navigation across vast distances. The Munificent-class frigate was armed with a pair of heavy turbolaser cannons, two long-range ion cannons, twenty-six twin turbolaser cannons, twenty light turbolaser turrets, and thirty-eight point-defense laser cannons. A crew of 200 droids was required to operate the vessel, which could also accommodate up to 150,000 deactivated battle droids. A Class 1 hyperdrive gave the Munificent-class frigate a range of some 150,000 light-years, allowing it to move into and out of battle zones with ease. Separatist engineers added huge hyperwave transceivers and communications jamming systems to the Munificent-class frigate, allowing it to broadcast battle plans to other CIS vessels while jamming the communications and targetting systems of Republic ships. Two separate reactors provided power to the many shipboard systems, and could operate independently if one was damaged or forced off-line. The Needle-shaped Munificent-class frigate had an array of four wings at the aft of the vessel. The larger, horizontal wings provided stability, while the shorter, vertical wings housed the hyperdrive systems. Interestingly enough, the Munificent-class frigate lacked any sort of hangar or docking bays, although droid starfighters could be held in a cargo area if needed.