Shadow (cruiser)

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Shadow
Production information
Class:	Bothan Assault Cruiser
Technical specifications
Length:	850 meters
Hyperdrive rating:	Class 1 Backup Class 8
Armament:	20 Turbolasers Fire Arc: 8 front, 4 left, 4 right, 4 rear 24 Heavy double turbolaser cannons Fire Arc: 1 battery front, 2 batteries right, 2 batteries left, 1 battery rear 10 Ion cannons Fire Arc: 4 front, 3 left, 3 right 20 Proton torpedo tubes Fire Arc: 10 front, 5 left, 5 right Ammo: 16 per tube 4 Tractor beam projectors Fire Arc: 1 front, 1 left, 1 right, 1 rear
Complement:	4 Starfighter Squarons 5 LAAT/i Transports
Crew:	1,240
Passengers:	250 (troops and pilots)
Cargo capacity:	5,000 metric tons
Consumables:	2 years
Usage
Affiliation:	Clan Arcona
Known commander(s):	Alex Draconis
Commissioned:	27 ABY
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Vessel Info

The Shadow is a Bothan Assault Cruiser. The ship was commissioned by Clan Arcona in 27 ABY after the Eighth Great Jedi War.

Role

The Shadow acts as a carrier for the Second Fleet's 2nd Fighter Wing. Also, when House Qel-Droma is sent independently on an assignment, it often utilises the BAC Shadow

Action

The Shadow first saw action in the inter-House Feud, a set of small issues that escalated into conflict between the two Houses of Clan Arcona. The Shadow was the crucial centerpiece of the House Qel-Droma in its campaign against House Galeres, but the feud was cut short by the fast action of the Consul and the power of the ISDII Eye of the Abyss II.

The next time the Bothan Assault Cruiser saw serious action was in 29 ABY during a feud with Clan Scholae Palatinae and Clan Plagueis, as the ship was sent with the Arcona Expeditionary Force into the Cocytus System to fight the enemy Clans' fleets, as well as the Yuuzhan Vong. The BAC sustained some minor damage during the battle, but nothing too serious.

Officers

• Commanding Officer: Alex Draconis
• Executive Officer: Dal Hodezan

Complement

Currently attached to the Shadow are 4 squadrons of fighters, which together form Wing III of the Arcona Expeditionary Force. Wing III is commanded by Tung Nabb.

• Black Malice Squadron - (XJ-Wings)
  • Commanded by William Travers
• Silver Night Squadron - (XJ-Wings)
  • Commanded by Wesley deLuce
• Dark Rain Squadron - (K-Wings)
  • Commanded by Peter Ruddle
• Thanatos Squadron - (E-Wing)
  • Commanded by Helen Hart

There are also 6 Armored Interface Craft-4.

Troop Complement

The troop complement attached to the Shadow forms the twelfth division of the Arcona Army Corps. It is commanded by Colonel Channe Fay.

• 9 Infantry Squads - 90 Troops
• 9 Heavy Trooper Squads - 90 Troops
• 1 Scout Squads - 10 Troops
• 2 Medic Squads - 20 Troops
• 1 Engineer Squads - 10 Troops