With the looming threat of the resurgent Divine Right on the horizon, the Makhtari Commonwealth Defense Force (MCDF) saw the need to develop new classes of warships. The MCDF Type T Corvette, the first of these new starship designs, was developed in secret under the guise of a new heavy racing yacht.
While the Type T is, charitably speaking, a mediocre heavy racing yacht, it is a fast and highly maneuverable light warship thanks to its dual thru-space drives and four outsized maneuvering pods. It is well suited as a commerce raider, a long range patrol vessel, and in a support role for larger fleet engagements.
The Type T typically deploys with a crew of 12, although for short duration missions or patrols 4-person crews are common. There are unconfirmed rumors that the MCDF conducted extensive trials with a pre-production Type T and a crew of 2 Imperial Template Makhtarans. MCDF force spokesbeings have no comment regarding the veracity of these claims or the hypothetical results of the rumored combat trials.
Primary armament for the Type T is a dual mount energy cannon turret and 6 torpedo launchers (4 forward and 2 aft) with rotary 5-munition magazines for a total payload of 30 torpedoes.
The Type T has a docking bays for three auxiliary craft. There is one bay for a small shuttlecraft located forward of the dorsal maneuvering strut and two drone bays located port and starboard above the horizontal maneuvering struts.
In addition to military-grade defensive shields, Type T corvettes, as well as their torpedoes and auxiliary craft are equipped with cloaking systems.