The Cal-class battleship was the last model of the Kumauri Battleship series, manufactured about some 10,000 years ago in the outer regions of the Galaxy. The ship's name was derived from a young would-be Emperor named Vall Kumauri, who tried to build his own Empire. But his Empire broke down after only a few years.
He had a strong fleet mainly consisting of these large battleships. The Kumauri/Cal-class Battleship is still one of the largest starships ever constructed. It served in hundreds of navies, also in the fleet of the Old Republic.
The ship's primary weapon is the huge "Mass Driver Cannon" that covers the top of the main hull. Asteroids could be tractored into the rear end of the weapon and accelerated tremendously in the cylinder-shaped cannon. When the asteroids were shot out of the cannon they had such a high speed that they were very dangerous projectiles which could not be stopped by the shields in those days.
The ship had also a huge complement of Turbolaser and Laser Cannons. These could shoot larger asteroids into smaller pieces so that they could be tractored in the "Mass Driver Cannon". To draw the projectiles into the "Mass Driver Cannon" the ship had 6 Tractor Beam Projectors. The ship was large enough to have hangar space for 4 squadrons of Starfighters.
Today, there are only very few of these ships left. One of them is the Cal Ambre (mentioned in WEG's Cracken's Rebel Operatives). The ship has been overhauled and modernized into a unique luxury gambling resort. All weapons except the "Mass Driver Cannon", the Tractor Beam Projectors and two Turbolasers have been removed.
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| Ship Name: | Cal Ambre |
| Appearance: | Cracken's Rebel Operatives, pg. 83 |
| Stats: | modified |
| Illustration: | Mike Vilardi |