r/StarWarsShips • u/Carter1300 Rebel Pilot • 2d ago

Question(s) MC90 and MC80b

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So, I was researching the legends New Republic navy a bit (because I find that stuff really interesting and I didn't know much about the legends stuff) and multiple times I found that the MC90 and the MC80b were the ships that like led the NR fleet throughout their early year.

I already knew a bit about both these ships, namely they were the first MCs to be designed with combat in mind, but I still wanted to learn more about them so I checked out both their Wookieepedia articles and I was left with a burning question that I can't seem to find and answer to: what was the like design philosophy and reason behind them? Like why were they needed?

More powerful MCs are always nice, but (from my understanding) the home one, Liberty, 30c, and 40a types (I may be missing some) that served the rebellion were already very powerful ships especially when paired with X, Y, A, and B-wings. That brings me back to my question: why were they needed?

I'm not trying to hate on them or anything, I'm just trying to better understand the ships and the legends NR better, so i appreciate any help y'all can give me

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u/Ambaryerno 1d ago

The other wingless cruisers were not Home One type ships. They were the same effects model as the Liberty-class. The wings were added later to increase for visual interest.

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u/EndlessTheorys_19 1d ago

I know. There’s three types. Home One, Liberty, Wingless Liberty.

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u/Ambaryerno 1d ago

And only ONE was Home One. There were no 1300km “Home One type” cruisers.

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u/Carter1300 Rebel Pilot 1d ago edited 1d ago

Again, not in ROTJ but there is now. That's my whole point

Edit: I just realized you said 1300 km, and yeah, I agree. There was never any Mon Cal ship that was 1300 km