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|name=B/SBC Nightfall
<tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #111111; text-align: center; color: #e5e5ed; background-color:#236066; text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"> '''Production information'''
|manufacturer =Kuat Drive Yards
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|line =Star Battlecruiser
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|model =''Brotherhood''-class
<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Class:
|cost =~805,640,000
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|length =4,000 meters
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
|hyperdrive=*Class One
 
* Backup: Class Ten
[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battleship Battleship]
|navigation=Verpine Navigator SPS
 
|armament=*Heavy dual turbolasers (60)
</td>
:Firing Arc: 10 fore, 10 aft, 20 port, 20 starboard  
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* Turbolasers (160)
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:Firing Arc: 30 fore, 20 aft, 50 port, 50 starboard
<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Modifier:
* Ion cannons (90)
</td>
:Firing Arc: 20 fore, 10 aft, 30 port, 30 starboard
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
*Point-defense laser cannons (40)
Verpine
:Firing Arc: 10 fore, 10 aft, 10 port, 10 starboard
 
* Assault concussion missile tubes (100)
</td>
:Firing Arc: 20 fore, 40 port, 40 starboard
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:Ammunition:  40 missiles per tube
<tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #111111; text-align: center; color: #e5e5ed; background-color:#236066; text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"> '''Technical specifications'''
* Tractor beam projectors (15)
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:Firing Arc: 3 fore, 2 aft, 5 port, 5 starboard
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|complement=*144 Starfighters
<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Modified systems:
*40 shuttles & aux craft
</td>
|crew=*74,250 crew
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
* 400 gunners
*Targeting
|skeleton=3,500
* Countermeasures
|passengers=21,160 troops
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*Prefabricated garrison base
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|capacity=145,000 metric tons
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|consumables=6 years
<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Length:
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
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|role=Command Ship
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
|fleet=Eighth Fleet
2,300 meters
}}
 
'''''Nightfall''''' was the flagship of the [[Navy of the Iron Throne|'''Navy''' of the Iron Throne]]'s Eighth Fleet and premiere force projection platform of the [[Dark Brotherhood]]. She was the first and only of the custom built [[Brotherhood-class Star Battlecruiser|''Brotherhood''-class Star Battlecruiser]] class and formed the core of the ''Nightfall'' Strike Group.  
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Hyperdrive rating:
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<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
Class 1 (Backup Class 10)
 
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Targeting systems:
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<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
STRADEF II
 
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Navigation system:
</td>
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
Verpine Navigator SPS
 
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Countermeasures:
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<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
EM1
 
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Armament:
</td>
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
*Heavy turbolasers (70)
<dl><dd>Fire arc: 20 fore, 10 aft, 20 port, 20 starboard
</dd></dl>* [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Turbolaser Turbolasers] (88)
<dl><dd>Fire arc: 22 fore, 22 aft, 22 port, 22 starboard
</dd></dl>* [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ion_cannon Ion cannons] (40)
<dl><dd>Fire arc: 10 fore, 10 aft, 10 port, 10 starboard
</dd></dl>* [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Proton_torpedo Proton torpedo] tubes (8) turreted
<dl><dd>-20 missile magazine each
</dd></dl>* [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Assault_concussion_missile Assault concussion missile] tubes (10) turreted
<dl><dd>-40 missile magazine each
</dd></dl>* [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Tractor_beam Tractor beam] projectors (8)
<dl><dd>Arc: 3 fore, 2 port, 2 starboard, 1 aft
</dd></dl>
</td>
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Complement:
</td>
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
*Starfighters (144)
* Shuttles (20)
<dl><dd>-Typical complement organized into two starfighter wings
</dd></dl>
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Crew:
</td>
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
*Crew (15,000)
* Gunners (500)
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Minimum crew:
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<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
3,000
 
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Passengers:
</td>
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
*Troops (5,000)
* Deployable garrison
<dl><dd>-Capacity complement
</dd></dl>
</td>
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Cargo capacity:
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<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
35,000 metric tons
 
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Consumables:
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<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
Twelve months
 
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #111111; text-align: center; color: #e5e5ed; background-color:#236066; text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"> '''Usage'''
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Current Status:
</td>
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
Active
 
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Commissioned:
</td>
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
 
[[26 ABY to Present|27 ABY]]
 
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Present for battles/event:
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<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
 
[[Ninth Great Jedi War]]
 
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Affiliation:
</td>
<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
* [[Navy of the Iron Throne|'''Navy''' of the Iron Throne]]
* [[Joint Task Force Rancor]]
* [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]]
* [[Dark Council]]
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Fleet:
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<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
Eighth Fleet
 
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<td bgcolor="#222222;" style="background: #222222; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; border-right: 1px solid #111111; color: #cccccc; font-size:smaller;"> Task force:
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<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
TF 61
 
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<td bgcolor="#2B2B2B" style="background: #2B2B2B; padding-left:6px; padding-right:6px; border-top: 1px solid #111111; font-size:smaller;">
Admiral [[Ganrea Beeliz]]
 
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</table>'''''Nightfall''''' was the flagship of the [[Navy of the Iron Throne|'''Navy''' of the Iron Throne]]'s Eighth Fleet and premiere force projection platform of the [[Dark Brotherhood]]. She was the second of the custom built [[Brotherhood-class Super Dreadnaught|Brotherhood-class Super Dreadnaughts]] and formed the core of the ''Nightfall'' Strike Group.  
 


==  Vessel Info  ==
==  Vessel Info  ==
===  Construction  ===
===  Construction  ===
In [[20 ABY to 25 ABY|25 ABY]] the keel for ''Nightfall'' was laid at the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kuat_Drive_Yards Kuat Drive Yards] facility at [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Xa_Fel_planet Xa Fel] in the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kanchen_Sector Kanchen Sector]. Primary construction was completed two years later and the vessel was surreptitiously transferred to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Roche_asteroids Roche] where [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Verpine Verpine] engineers installed several advanced warship systems enhancing target acquisition and countermeasures.
In [[20 ABY to 25 ABY|25 ABY]] the keel for ''Nightfall'' was laid at the [[starwars:Kuat_Drive_Yards|Kuat Drive Yards]] facility at [[starwars:Xa_Fel_(planet)|Xa Fel]] in the [[starwars:Kanchen_Sector|Kanchen Sector]]. Primary construction was completed two years later and the vessel was surreptitiously transferred to [[starwars:Roche_asteroids|Roche]] where [[starwars:Verpine|Verpine]] engineers installed several advanced warship systems enhancing target acquisition and countermeasures.
 


===  History  ===
===  History  ===
During the [[Ninth Great Jedi War]], ''Nightfall'' was crucial in supporting combat operations in the reclamation of [[Antei]] for the Dark Brotherhood. Together with Lord Sarin's [[Dark Council]], ''Nightfall'''s officers handled C2 functions for the entire theater of war at Antei. Concurrently, her formidable compliment of attack craft conducted thousands of successful sorties as well as providing logistical support and CSAR operations across the planet's surface.
During the [[Ninth Great Jedi War]], ''Nightfall'' was crucial in supporting combat operations in the reclamation of [[Antei]] for the Dark Brotherhood. Together with Lord Sarin's [[Dark Council]], ''Nightfall'''s officers handled C2 functions for the entire theater of war at Antei. Concurrently, her formidable compliment of attack craft conducted thousands of successful sorties as well as providing logistical support and CSAR operations across the planet's surface.
''Nightfall'' was heavily damaged during the war when Omancor Crask directed a strike against the ship using unconventional guided meteoroids. Admiral [[Joss Malin]] successfully defended the ship and her crew though he died in the action. Grand Master Sarin appointed then Captain [[Ganrea Beeliz]] to Admiral giving her command of ''Nightfall'' and all Brotherhood naval forces.
''Nightfall'' was heavily damaged during the war when Omancor Crask directed a strike against the ship using unconventional guided meteoroids. Admiral [[Joss Malin]] successfully defended the ship and her crew though he died in the action. Grand Master Sarin appointed then Captain [[Ganrea Beeliz]] to Admiral giving her command of ''Nightfall'' and all Brotherhood naval forces.


===  Commanders  ===
===  Commanders  ===
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==  Role  ==
==  Role  ==
''Nightfall'' served as the mobile operations center of the [[Iron Throne]] and Dark Council following the [[Battle of Antei]]. As part of Task Force 61, under Joint Task Force Rancor, she was also tasked as the [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]]'s primary planetary assault element. ''Nightfall'' supported I Legion, 13th Starborne Division of the [[Army of the Iron Throne]].  
''Nightfall'' served as the mobile operations center of the [[Iron Throne]] and Dark Council following the [[Battle of Antei]]. As part of Task Force 61, under Joint Task Force Rancor, she was also tasked as the [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]]'s primary planetary assault element. ''Nightfall'' supported I Legion, 13th Starborne Division of the [[Army of the Iron Throne]].  


==  Action  ==
==  Action  ==
* Operation Pleasant Sierra, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bilbringi_system Bilbringi System], [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Namadii_Corridor Namadii Corridor], [[26 ABY to Present|28 ABY]]
* Operation Pleasant Sierra, [[starwars:Bilbringi_system|Bilbringi System]], [[starwars:Namadii_Corridor|Namadii Corridor]], [[26 ABY to Present|28 ABY]]
* [[Ninth Great Jedi War]], [[Antei System]], [[Antei]], [[30 ABY to 39 ABY|30 ABY]]
* [[Ninth Great Jedi War]], [[Antei System]], [[Antei]], [[30 ABY to 39 ABY|30 ABY]]


==  Vessel Complement  ==
==  Vessel Complement  ==
Dependent upon her role, ''Nightfall'''s air and ground compliment varied greatly. When configured for planetary assault the vessel was laden with two full wings of starfighters in order to protect both the ship in orbit and descending transports as landings were effected. ''Nightfall'' was rarely at full strength for crew or embarked air and ground forces given its massive size and the Brotherhood's relatively small military. Like other vessels of the Eighth Fleet she relied on automated systems allowing for fewer crew members.
Dependent upon her role, ''Nightfall'''s air and ground compliment varied greatly. When configured for planetary assault the vessel was laden with two full wings of starfighters in order to protect both the ship in orbit and descending transports as landings were effected. Originally ''Nightfall'' was rarely at full strength for crew or embarked air and ground forces given its massive size and the Brotherhood's relatively small military, but more recently the expansion of the Navy has lead to few crew shortfalls. Like other vessels of the Eighth Fleet she relied on automated systems allowing for fewer crew members.
 


===  Air  ===
===  Air  ===
'''Vessel Aerospace Wing One (VAW-1)'''
'''Vessel Aerospace Wing One (VAW-1)'''
* Strike Fighter Squadron 21 (VFA-21) "Dark Lords"
* Strike Fighter Squadron 21 (VFA-21) "Dark Lords"
* Strike Fighter Squadron 29 (VFA-29) "Regulators"
* Strike Fighter Squadron 29 (VFA-29) "Regulators"
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* Strike Bomber Squadron 38 (VB-38) "Razors"
* Strike Bomber Squadron 38 (VB-38) "Razors"
* Logistic Support Squadron 102 (VLS-102) "Wolf Pack"
* Logistic Support Squadron 102 (VLS-102) "Wolf Pack"
'''Vessel Aerospace Wing Two (VAW-2)'''
'''Vessel Aerospace Wing Two (VAW-2)'''
* Strike Fighter Squadron 40 (VFA-40) "Star Hunters"
* Strike Fighter Squadron 40 (VFA-40) "Star Hunters"
* Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) "Storm Lords"
* Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) "Storm Lords"
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* Orbital Assault Squadron 130 (VAS-130) "Pathfinders"
* Orbital Assault Squadron 130 (VAS-130) "Pathfinders"
* 1st Attack Battalion, 11th Aerospace "Well Divers"*
* 1st Attack Battalion, 11th Aerospace "Well Divers"*
 
''<tt>*</tt>This unit was organic to the Army of the Iron Throne but was coordinated through its supporting vessel's Commander, Aerospace Group.''
''
<tt>*</tt>This unit was organic to the Army of the Iron Throne but was coordinated through its supporting vessel's Commander, Aerospace Group.''
 


===  Ground  ===
===  Ground  ===
'''I Legion'''
'''I Legion'''
* [[1st Special Troops Battalion]]
* [[1st Special Troops Battalion]]
* [[3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry]]
* [[3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry]]
* [[1st Battalion, 22nd Armor]]
* [[1st Battalion, 22nd Armor]]
* [[1st Attack Battalion, 11th Aerospace]] "Well Divers"*
* [[1st Attack Battalion, 11th Aerospace]] "Well Divers"*
 
''<tt>*</tt>This unit was organic to the Army of the Iron Throne but was coordinated through its supporting vessel's Commander, Aerospace Group.''
''
<tt>*</tt>This unit was organic to the Army of the Iron Throne but was coordinated through its supporting vessel's Commander, Aerospace Group.''
 
 
==  External Links  ==
Dark Brotherhood Armed Forces Modified Table of Organization &amp; Equipment
 
[[Category:Dark Council OOB]]

Latest revision as of 18:52, 29 September 2018

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B/SBC Nightfall
Production information
Manufacturer:

Kuat Drive Yards

Product line:

Star Battlecruiser

Model:

Brotherhood-class

Cost:

~805,640,000

Technical specifications
Length:

4,000 meters

Hyperdrive rating:
  • Class One
  • Backup: Class Ten
Navigation system:

Verpine Navigator SPS

Armament:
  • Heavy dual turbolasers (60)
Firing Arc: 10 fore, 10 aft, 20 port, 20 starboard
  • Turbolasers (160)
Firing Arc: 30 fore, 20 aft, 50 port, 50 starboard
  • Ion cannons (90)
Firing Arc: 20 fore, 10 aft, 30 port, 30 starboard
  • Point-defense laser cannons (40)
Firing Arc: 10 fore, 10 aft, 10 port, 10 starboard
  • Assault concussion missile tubes (100)
Firing Arc: 20 fore, 40 port, 40 starboard
Ammunition: 40 missiles per tube
  • Tractor beam projectors (15)
Firing Arc: 3 fore, 2 aft, 5 port, 5 starboard
Complement:
  • 144 Starfighters
  • 40 shuttles & aux craft
Crew:
  • 74,250 crew
  • 400 gunners
Minimum crew:

3,500

Passengers:

21,160 troops

  • Prefabricated garrison base
Cargo capacity:

145,000 metric tons

Consumables:

6 years

Usage
Role(s):

Command Ship

Era(s):

Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era

Fleet:

Eighth Fleet

[ Source ]


Nightfall was the flagship of the Navy of the Iron Throne's Eighth Fleet and premiere force projection platform of the Dark Brotherhood. She was the first and only of the custom built Brotherhood-class Star Battlecruiser class and formed the core of the Nightfall Strike Group.

Vessel Info

Construction

In 25 ABY the keel for Nightfall was laid at the Kuat Drive Yards facility at Xa Fel in the Kanchen Sector. Primary construction was completed two years later and the vessel was surreptitiously transferred to Roche where Verpine engineers installed several advanced warship systems enhancing target acquisition and countermeasures.

History

During the Ninth Great Jedi War, Nightfall was crucial in supporting combat operations in the reclamation of Antei for the Dark Brotherhood. Together with Lord Sarin's Dark Council, Nightfall's officers handled C2 functions for the entire theater of war at Antei. Concurrently, her formidable compliment of attack craft conducted thousands of successful sorties as well as providing logistical support and CSAR operations across the planet's surface.

Nightfall was heavily damaged during the war when Omancor Crask directed a strike against the ship using unconventional guided meteoroids. Admiral Joss Malin successfully defended the ship and her crew though he died in the action. Grand Master Sarin appointed then Captain Ganrea Beeliz to Admiral giving her command of Nightfall and all Brotherhood naval forces.

Commanders

  • Admiral Joss Malin, 27 ABY - 30 ABY
  • Admiral Ganrea Beeliz, 30 ABY - present

Role

Nightfall served as the mobile operations center of the Iron Throne and Dark Council following the Battle of Antei. As part of Task Force 61, under Joint Task Force Rancor, she was also tasked as the Armed Forces of the Iron Throne's primary planetary assault element. Nightfall supported I Legion, 13th Starborne Division of the Army of the Iron Throne.

Action

Vessel Complement

Dependent upon her role, Nightfall's air and ground compliment varied greatly. When configured for planetary assault the vessel was laden with two full wings of starfighters in order to protect both the ship in orbit and descending transports as landings were effected. Originally Nightfall was rarely at full strength for crew or embarked air and ground forces given its massive size and the Brotherhood's relatively small military, but more recently the expansion of the Navy has lead to few crew shortfalls. Like other vessels of the Eighth Fleet she relied on automated systems allowing for fewer crew members.

Air

Vessel Aerospace Wing One (VAW-1)

  • Strike Fighter Squadron 21 (VFA-21) "Dark Lords"
  • Strike Fighter Squadron 29 (VFA-29) "Regulators"
  • Strike Fighter Squadron 33 (VFA-33) "Steady Hands"
  • Strike Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) "Monitors"
  • Strike Bomber Squadron 35 (VB-35) "Star Kings"
  • Strike Bomber Squadron 38 (VB-38) "Razors"
  • Logistic Support Squadron 102 (VLS-102) "Wolf Pack"

Vessel Aerospace Wing Two (VAW-2)

  • Strike Fighter Squadron 40 (VFA-40) "Star Hunters"
  • Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) "Storm Lords"
  • Strike Fighter Squadron 44 (VFA-44) "Dragons"
  • Strike Fighter Squadron 53 (VFA-53) "Archons"
  • Strike Fighter Squadron 54 (VFA-54) "Warlords"
  • Strike Fighter Squadron 57 (VFA-57) "World Famous Wampas"
  • Orbital Assault Squadron 130 (VAS-130) "Pathfinders"
  • 1st Attack Battalion, 11th Aerospace "Well Divers"*

*This unit was organic to the Army of the Iron Throne but was coordinated through its supporting vessel's Commander, Aerospace Group.

Ground

I Legion

*This unit was organic to the Army of the Iron Throne but was coordinated through its supporting vessel's Commander, Aerospace Group.