The Liberation-class troopship was one of the first productions of the Republic Engineering Corporation. After the declaration of the New Republic, many worlds decided to join the new government. Unfortunately, most of those worlds were not free, instead they were occupied by the remnants of the fallen Empire. Thus the New Republic saw the need to liberate those worlds, a quite difficult mission as still tens of thousand troops could be stationed on such a conquered planet. In order to free those people from the grip of the Empire, the Liberation-class troopship was designed. It is the perfect vessel for liberation operations, hence its name.
It's a huge transport ship with nearly a hundred thousand troops aboard, about two complete army corps. Along comes their weaponry and equipment as well as the gargantuan complement of ground vehicles for two corps of soldiers. There are several decks aboard the ship, which are only used for the compact storage of the assault vehciles. Only the ship's dimensions allow it to carry that much personnael and vehciles. With more than five thousand light repulsorcraft, such as airspeeders, speeder bikes, tramp shuttles and ULAVs and hundreds of heavy tanks like Freerunners, soldiers have enough power and opportunities to successfully run a planet's liberation. A large landing strut construction even allows the ship to land on planetary surfaces.
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| Stats: | Christopher Deck |
| Illustration: | Jim Baikie in Dark Empire, Empire's End, Dark Horse. |