Predator-class Corvette

Predator-class

"And to think these were once civilian ships..."

- Unnamed rebel pilot

The  was one of the ships of the line of the Feliinyen Royal Navy along with the King's Blade-class Battlecruiser, the Queen's Blade-class Battlecruiser, the Accel-class Light Frigate, and the Excel-class Escort Carrier.

Details
Prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the RV-7 line of transport ships served as a ferry between the Feliinyen homeworld and her moons. When the war broke out, a new model of ferry was already being introduced, and in an successful attempt at cutting military costs without sacrificing the need for a corvette, the entirety of the RV-7 production was nationalized and militarized into the RV-7p "Predator" corvette. A ship that would come to be known as one of the most dangerous ship for a fighter to encounter.

The RV-7p would be retrofitted to have 10 medium quad laser cannons as well as a powerful shield generator and state-of-the-art hyperdrive, all supplied by the Feliinyen Navy's latest small ship power core, the Allier Gen-9. Along with the control systems being completely changed for a much more fighter-like helm seat made the Predator a perfect anti-fighter corvette. With sufficient speed, durability and firepower to combat swarms of smaller ships easily.

Production
The ship would be retrofitted as soon as the Clone Wars was observed to have started by Feliinyen monitors, ending their production as civilian transports and beginning their career as military warships.

Usage
The Predator would see heavy usage for the majority of the Clone Wars as a border patrol ship. Continuing in this role until the rise of the Empire and the declaration of war by the Empire against Feliingna, where it would finally earn its reputation as a fighter squadron's worst nightmare.

During the war the class would contribute to mayor victories and even make it so certain defeats weren't total disasters. Making sure that even if the loss of a planet was suffered, the loss of the fleet to enemy fighters and bombers would not be.

Obsolescence
Later during the war, the Predator's older spaceframe would begin to show its age, leading to increasing losses. This eventually lead to the replacement and later retirement of the Predator for much more modern corvette frames, such as the CR-120 frame, the SF series, the Crusader-class purchased from mandelorian allies and the Qrowwe-class autonomous corvette.

Behind the scenes
This ship was created using the Lego Digital Designer.

The design was inspired heavily by the Colonial One of Battlestar Galactica. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica