Iron Fist vs Mon Remonda

Was just re-reading the x-wing series.

And came up with a personal quirk.
We have Han solo and his flagship sent to hunt down Zsinj's super star destroyer- The Iron fist.
In the opening chapters of Solo command- Mon Remonda is ambushed by Zsinj's forces- his super star destroyer, an ISD, a victory class destroyer, a dreadnaught and two light cruisers.

Solo along with mon remonda has another mon cal cruiser, a frigate and a maurader class corvette.
Further in his second group- he has an isd, another mon cal cruiser and a quasar bulk cruiser.

Supposedly these forces are relatively evenly matched.
Now the imperial dreadnaught and the two cruisers possibly cancel out the frigate, the corvete and the bulk cruiser.

Leaving mon remonda, two more mon cal cruisers, and an isd against zsinj's ssd, an isd and a victory class destroyer.
4 capital ships versus 3 imperial capital ships. Relatively fair odds except zsinj has an super star destroyer on his side.
Further Zsinj has a second group consisting of 2 more star destroyers, 2 dreadnaughts, a light cruiser and a lancer class frigate.

A tad overkill for solo.
Though solo through good tacics is able to escape and disable iron fist's engines.

In the x-wing book iron fist- mom remonda supported by 3 smaller cruisers is able to hold its own against the iron fist and turbolaser blasts from the razor's kiss.

Mon remonda even survives a direct bararge from both super destroyers and is able to slug it out.

Now I am a bit confused by the capabilities of the Mon Remonda. It only houses 4 squadrons, while a ISD carries 6- yet somehow it would seem mon-remonda is a match for the iron fist.

I would think solo's group would need atleast a few more cruisers or destroyers to handle a super star destroyer. Should a super start destroyer- 8 km or 12 or 15 km in lenght depending upon your opinion not be more then a match for a mon cal cruiser- the size of a km long isd?
I would think one would need around 4-6 cruisers or destroyers, or at the very least 3 to handle a super isd?
Yet we do not
Which brings me to my question. how powerful is the Mon Remonda? I know it is considered to be one of the more powerful mn cal cruisers. But is it bigger then your average mon cal cruiser?
To make sense out of the battles- one would need to assume that mon remonda is the equivalent of iron fist. Which to me does not make sense.

I was wondering if someone better schooled in star wars' ships, be able to answer this question as I am having trouble comprehending how solo's group could survive two big battles with the iron fist with forces so outnumbered or outclassed?

 

I sense another impending SSD debate...

 

hmm weak.....
and what about mon remonda's capabilities?

 

The only passage that would belie that would be Zsinj's own statment to the disguised Face about his 'abilities for repair being unparalleled'. He could be putting on a show for his guests int hat regard too, like his false bridge.

 

Good book, Solo Command. Cover too.

 

Repairs may be simple with the huge dock at Rancor Base. Resupply may be more difficult...

Mon Remonda is cited as being overpowered compared to other Mon Cal cruisers of similar size, which are already stated to have extremely durable shielding.

There is also the fact that the Rebel force used torpedo salvoes to great effect against Zsinj's ships, to complement the big guns.

 

The Iron Fist was an old Mandator II. Eight klicks of mini-Executor.

The Brawl is still unaccounted for.

 

Iron Fist was Brawl. Award by the Emp for stranding the fems on Dathomir.

 

Also, re: 4 squadrons to 6 squadrons.

Standard rules of engagement in the Rebellion Era were 3:1 in favor of the Imperials. So, by those factors, the Alliance had the numerical superiority there.

 

Truth is, Han and Zsinj faked it. And Zsinj went into the NR witness program and settled on Bakura.

 

Well, as has been mentioned before, the Iron Fist most likely was not running in top condition. The only remaining problem is the fact that the Mon Remonda seems to have almost invincible shields, similar to the Galactic Voyager years later when fighting the Knight Hammer.

--Adm. Nick

 

The Iron Fist isn't the same ship as the Executor mind you. The Executor was the longest (and will remain the longest) Super Star Destroyer. The Iron Fist is actually a Superior Class Super Star Destroyer a 8 km ship with less weapons then the orginal Executor. On the note of the Mon Remonda surviving the two ships, keep in mind that the Razor's Kiss was a stripped down ship and had far less weapons then the Iron Fist.

 

Yep.

I was kidding about the Brawl, Ex.

 

I know, I realised that bit too late. It's the high charisma; I should be attributing my awareness too.

 

Awareness isn't an attribute, Ex -- it's a skill. Looks like you should be attributing WIS.

 

It gets better. I didn't think I needed Intel in Shadows of Amn. With only 9, Mindflayers are braining me dead in two hits. It took some ingenius tactics to counter them, because I was too miser to use any potions or spells.

Speaking of which, do you really need Intel for KOTOR 1?

I don't know how realistic the Remonda engagements were. Especially at the end of Iron Fist. While she was left limping and quite damaged, true, the new book Solo Command seemed all fixed up. She's but a flit to a flitgnat, and I don't like how all all her guns are clustered in 6 and 12s. It may concentrate fire on one spot, but enough hits and you can cascade chainreactions across her hull batteries in return, too close together as they are.

 

Not to get too off-topic, but potions of genius are your friend. Animate undead is also useful, since the skeletons are not affected by mind flayers.

What especially annoyed me about that thing was the idea that the SSD could bring only a small fraction of its weapons to bear on the Mon Remonda at once. That situation should've been temporary at best while the Fist maneuvered slightly to bring more of its weapons into play.

 

I know . . . but that would make killing mindflayers too easy.

I liked most of the Wraith Trilogy, but most books have Superstars powered down. Whe I think of scores of batteries raining energy bolts second after second, what could possibly stand in their way? Remonda presents a 1200m target hard to miss.