Excel-class Escort Carrier

Feliinyen Excel-class Escort Carrier

"Damn it Treus..! Launch all fighters! have them protect the Lakinda while the bombers soften up her targets!"

- Captain Azreel Korin of the "Laqinda"

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 Predator-class Corvette.

Details
Designed alongside the Accel-class Light Frigate, the Excel-class would be oriented towards pure carrying capacity, being in essence an Accel-class stripped of most of its weapons with a pair of large hangar pods attached to the sides. The ship was known for being able to carry a substantial amount of support craft thanks to its large hangar pods, sometimes being outfitted to be able to handle containing slightly large ships such as light freighters and even some small corvettes and sloops.

The ship was intended to serve as a means of being able to insert fighter or bomber support into danger zones and quickly leaving, allowing the fighters and/or bombers to be able to attack then flee into hyperspace with their own hyperdrives if need be, all the while keeping the carrier safe. It would often serve as a mobile base, being able to carry a substantial amount of troops and vehicles and was capable of atmospheric flight, something almost no other purpose built carrier has been able to do, allowing it to use its powerful tractor beams to bring down vehicles and portable bases easily.

Production
The Excel-class entered production at the start of the Clone Wars and would see use protecting the shipyards as the King and Queen's Blades were constructed as well as patrolling the borders of Feliinyen space. Every Excel-class built would always be couple to an Accel-class Light Frigate.

Usage
In its early years, the ship would be solely used in defensive roles such as escort, border patrol, base defense, etc. However as the war progressed, the class began being used as an offensive force, used to attack enemy fighter squadrons along with other escort ships besides their coupled Accel-class. In multiple instances the Excel would end up supporting their coupled Accel during attacks. In one such battle, the Excel-class "Laqinda" and her coupled frigate "Lakinda" faced off against an Imperial Task Force composed of a Vindicator cruiser, an Interdictor-48 cruiser and a pair of Arquitens light cruisers. The Lakinda charged first, disabling their TIE Interceptor escort as the Laqinda's fighters began launching, following the Lakinda as the the bombers deployed by the Laqinda began making runs on the Interdictor, taking out her shields as the Lakinda moved in to take out the Interdictor, it would be cut off by the Vindicator and the two began battling as the Laqinda moved around, keeping the Interdictor from escaping, with the Lakinda eventually getting in position to fire all of the anti-ship torpedoes at near point blank range, destroying the Vindicator before turning and firing the rest of it's torpedoes at the Interdictor, destroying it too. The Laqinda and her crew would later be awarded the Medal of Valor for their actions against a enemy force standing over 8 times larger and emerging victorious

Obsolescence
Despite being an aging spaceframe, the Excel and Accels would go on to serve for decades, continually receiving refits and upgrades as the years pass and technology advanced well past their intended retirement point.

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

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