Veneras-class Light Carrier

Purpose built as a compact fleet carrier, the Veneras is a lightly armed carrier, carrying turrets that are more often used for point defense rather than being turned on other sub-capital ships. While it is standard to load twenty fighters, the Veneras is capable of carrying nearly double that, though carrier operations become less efficient as the hangar becomes increasingly crowded. Much like any Imperial vessel, it is loaded with an abundance of escape craft, easily able to evacuate the entire crew of the vessel even if several of its escape craft were destroyed before evacuation had begun.

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Iron Wolves Empire Veneras-class light carrier

Dimensions:

    Height:      56 meters

Armament:
    30x    Imperial railgun turrets

Compliment:

    4 Selar-class light shuttles

    8 VV-Xi or VV-Xp fighters
    4 R-21 'Longsword' light bombers
    8 Mod/S fighters
    20 fighters in total

Escape craft:
    5 large shuttles (96 crew + 2 pilots)
    8 small shuttles (12 crew + 2 pilots)
    6 elevators (8 crew) (elevators serve as additional escape pods)