A "pocket-cruiser of the outmoded Marauder class" later appeared in Han Solo and the Lost Legacy, but no connection between this particular vessel and the previous two was made until the publication of the Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook, where it was also given specifications and a visual depiction for the first time. The Marauder-class corvette first appeared in Han Solo at Stars' End during the Corporate Sector Authority's attack on an outlaw tech base and later during the evacuation of Stars' End, but it was only identified as an "Authority corvette" in the former case and an "Espo assault ship" in the latter. Some groups were known to employ Marauders as late as the Yuuzhan Vong War. Around the same time, the crime lord Rei'Kas lost three Marauders against the Aing-Tii at Exocron. Pirate captain Zothip tried to buy the same ships, but was outbid by the Diamala. Marauders remained in use in the Corporate Sector through at least 19 ABY, and the Diamalan Commerce Ministry purchased twelve of the ships approximately three months prior to the Caamas Document crisis. Some Rebel Marauder-class ships continued to serve in the New Republic Defense Fleet. Many Alliance Marauders had their turbolasers replaced with Diamond boron missile launchers, turning them into much more capable combat vessels able to handle most targets from range. The Rebel Alliance also employed a few of the ships, which were mostly acquired from the Corporate Sector through piracy. The Corellian Resistance owned a Maurauder-class corvette, Retribution commanded by Bria Tharen participated in the Battle of Ylesia. They eventually came into use by private individuals and a few outlaw groups. The ship was used extensively by the forces of the Corporate Sector Authority, where they could often be found in use as escorts for Victory-class ships in the Corporate Sector Authority Picket Fleet, or employed for law enforcement or anti- piracy actions. The missile cruiser variant, employed by the Alliance Fleet Orders were slow, and the Marauder was considered one of Sienar's rare failures, so RSS finally sold production rights to the Corporate Sector Authority to be produced and used in the Corporate Sector. When the Republic declined to purchase them, mainly due to the Republic's inefficient bureaucracy and not any problems with the ship itself, Sienar managed to sell some to other small governments and organizations such as the Kathol Republic. Although not powerful enough for engagements against warships such as those used by the Imperial Navy, they were excellent as patrol and interdiction vessels.īuilt by the profitable Sienar Technologies division of Republic Sienar Systems, a precursor to Sienar Fleet Systems, the Marauder-class was intended for use as a patrol and escort ship by the Galactic Republic. Sometimes called a " Pocket cruiser," the Marauder 's sublight speed was faster than a Victory I-class Star Destroyer. Some Marauder-class ships were equipped with four diamond-boron missile launchers in place of their heavy turbolasers. Their very accurate tractor beams allowed them to capture ships with little collateral damage, and they were sometimes paired with ships equipped with gravity well projectors for this purpose. They had space for 12 starfighters, and capacity for 80 troops for use in boarding actions or planetary landings. Marauder-class corvettes were equipped with eight double turbolasers and three tractor beam projectors, and could optionally support four more turbolasers if a larger power generator was installed.
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