Mandator IV Siege Dreadnought

"That thing's chewing through our fighters too quickly! They'll have a clear shot to the planet if we don't knock it out!" unknown Resistance pilot during battle of Thaakwa.

The Mandator IV Siege Dreadnaught was a capital ship belonging to the First Order designed to be a spearhead in breaking planetary defense fleets. It was equal parts battleship and carrier as it carried over 200 fighters and bombers within it ready for deployment upon reaching a combat zone.

The First Order mainly constructed the Mandator IV's over the junk planet of Raxus Prime with material made of melted down starships and droids from the planet below. The sheer amount of raw material available for use made the creation of the Mandator IV easier and quicker than if they were constructed at an Imperial shipyard. This method of manufacturing was a surprise to the New Republic who franticly sought the locations where the dreadnaughts were being assembled.

Armaments
The Mandator IV carries an assortment of anti fighter and anti capital ship weaponry to fulfill its role of a siege dreadnaught. It is also sometimes equipped with missiles containing chemical agents for release into a planets atmosphere as terror weapons.