Admiral Raddus' Flagship - Profundity Complete Breakdown - MC75 Cruiser - Star Wars Ships Explained

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I'm not on the notification squad but I brought a mc-80 with a compliment of e-wings mind if I join?

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[@gkaiserage8129]

Seeing battles like that just makes me want a Rouge Squadron movie with lots of space battles

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YES YES YES!!!!!! That is a brilliant idea 💡!!!!!

[@optillian4182]

Guess what.

[@gkaiserage8129]

@@optillian4182 YES! I know it is just an announcement trailer but I am still super excited we are getting a Rouge Squadron movie!

[@ncrranger679]

Wish granted

[@ajrontour330]

This aged well

[@richardkinkead3315]

Mon Calamari's are bad asses. I never realized their cruisers were actually underwater city's that sat vertically.

[@valenrn8657]

High water pressure in the deep oceans needs good structures. Our air tight submarines can be modified for space travel when engines and life support technologies are at sufficient level.

[@valenrn8657]

From worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/23521/would-a-submarine-make-a-great-spaceship Quote from Sean Boddy Okay, hold on. Let the actual submariners weigh in. I spent 8 years of my life in the Unites States Navy aboard Los Angeles Class submarines as a Nuclear Electricians Mate. I have a background in engineering and radiological controls as a result. Please treat this as an extended comment - the answer as given is, in fact, no. But there are number of misconceptions that you guys are flailing around. I can unequivocally and without a doubt say that it would not explode. The air would leak out from around the shaft that makes the screw go around, but you'd likely weld that shut before spending several billion dollars flying something that heavy that high. You'd also have to seal a few cable ways but sonar doesn't work in space, so no big loss. As far as oxygen - (classified). But that kind of machine uses very very clean water, and uses it pretty slowly. It's not like it needs access to the ocean to work. Look up commercial grade systems and you'll understand. As far as radiation - bring it. The whole charged particle thing is simply incorrect. A beta particle or an alpha particle simply won't cause an avalanche cascade in steel. There's not a significant neutron source up there. That leaves the gamma rays that everyone has to deal with. As far as power - (classified). But no nuclear reactor anywhere can operate without a heat sink. That's just thermodynamics. And submarines sink heat to the Main Seawater Expansion Tank, aka the ocean. Period. No water, no power. Forget it - no workarounds. As far as burning up - the ISS is a thing that is real. Polish it shiny and paint it white and there is no real risk of burning up. The reactor is down so, meh. The biggest thing that everybody missed is that all submarines are built assuming that gravity is a thing that exists. The entire design of a nuclear reactor must take into account this very basic thing. Shoving something like this into microgravity means water starts coming out of the tops of tanks and pooping gets real risky. Steam that should be on top gets on bottom and water destroys your turbines while us enlisted men take turns opening various valves to naked vacuum because we like to watch things disappear into space - which is the real reason why we'd all end up dead from hypoxia. ------------ We need engine and power generation tech improvements before pushing submarines into space.

[@UCG501stGhost]

ET3 here(surface), what was your rate?

[@valenrn8657]

Arun Shukla The thickness of the skin of the Lunar Lander was only the thickness of a few sheets of tinfoil, and that was able to keep the cabin pressurized. A modern submarine platform and thick hull plates are overkill for non-combat space applications. MonCal capital structures was designed to operate deep under water.

[@robinvan1983]

@@valenrn8657 so the mon cala never figured out to build cities in less constrained enviroments? A house still has a different purpose than a ship. you just don't stick engines on it and call it a spaceship

[@ASCENDEDR6]

"The ISD has an overexposed bridge." "Hold my beer."

[@blackknightpraetor1667]

ASCENDED You saw what happened to the Nebulon B that got in front of the Profundity while the Devastator was firing right? Honestly these ships have too many weakspots, but that doesn’t mean I hate them.

[@nickdouglas736]

ISDs were build to be warships so their overexposed bridge is a huge design flaw especially withe the shield generators exposed, the Profundity was basically just a building that was turned into a warship/carrier.

[@YinYangLogo]

@@nickdouglas736 But the bridge was part of the collar that was added to make it more battle-ready

[@nickdouglas736]

StealthyTNT I think they have a secondary bridge within the Hull. At least I think I read it somewhere. So that exposed bridge is more of a observation thing.

[@metaouroboros690]

@@nickdouglas736 The idea of an observation tower in space where there is no horizon or surface of the ocean is pretty funny. Star Wars is neat and all, but newer Sci-Fi would do well to try and predict what spaceships might actually look like rather than recreating WW2 in space.

[@LAV-III]

Radius was a mayor? No wonder he had a ship named after him

[@ratbat1072]

Ok

[@rigobertogiusti3637]

The rebels named the Raddus after admiral raddus after his death here at Scarif before that shop was called something else

[@flurry2694]

His father is called diameter

[@Alvaldong]

His grandfather is called Circumference

[@thecalmclone2813]

The ship was named after him because of his leadership at scarif not because he was a mayor

[@Draekmus]

I like Canon's history for this ship over Legends. Don't get me wrong, Legends made a cool story about how these ships were converted from luxury cruisers into warships. But converting your entire city into a battleship? I can't think of anything that can top that!

[@podemosurss8316]

Canon also has transport ships converted into warships. Mon Calamari can turn everything into a warship.

[@Draekmus]

Give them a shipping container. Just an ordinary metal box... and I'll bet they'll have that refitted into at least a corvette by the end of the day.

[@jasoncaldwell8199]

It's an idea and scene 100% stolen from Marvel's Annihilation miniseries of 2006. It's REALLY too close for coincidence.

[@bradykenny5485]

Jason CALDWELL well they own marvel as well so 🤡

[@stephenlutz6936]

The tie submarine and now the MC75 crusier. Is this a water themed week and if so, I like it. Like for more water vehicles!

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

Very good video, now you could talk about other Mon Calamari ships like the MC80 Liberty

[@MetaNerdzLore]

yeah i should soon

[@dekuzilla91]

I love Admiral Raddus and I love the design of the Profundity.I want a Raddus action figure and a model of the Profundity.

[@amgoose979]

BladiusPrime search up Star Wars armada

[@friedrice7876]

BladiusPrime Theres a SW Armada model

[@dekuzilla91]

@@friedrice7876 I know but if I do that I will have to start playing the game

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@@dekuzilla91 Who said that i just collect the models

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@@friedrice7876 yes I've never played the game in my life, yet I have ten sw armada models

[@davidc.pierce9631]

A formidable ship, to be sure. I love it! Great job, on filling in the backstory of this ship's origins! 👍

[@obsidian53-B]

When I see the MC-75 I can't help but think that this ship has some inspiration from the Nebulon-B like the long and thin section, but with a thicker haul . Both of ships these ships do look good together and I would like to see this ship in the future.

[@shadowslayer205]

Exactly, it looks to me like a Correlian ship.

[@alformodoritos2076]

Trooper I thought it looked like the dauntless cruisers.

[@camojoe83]

A thicker what?

[@StuartLugsden]

I don’t know why but this is my favourite out of all the Mon Cala ships so far.

[@kyzr666]

The Mon Calamari are one of my favorite species on Star Wars. I wish we had more of them on the shows. Not just characters, but also their culture. I wish Clone wars had cover that part in more episodes.

[@Straswa]

Great work MetaNerdz. A fascinating watch.

[@alekbeaver4088]

I love things not talked about a lot/rare things, so admiral radius is super cool to me. I’m really glad that you made this video, it means quite a lot to me. Thanks

[@Arclite02]

You might want to check your math of the height of the Profundity at 2:05, there... 435 meters is big, but not FOUR THOUSAND FEET big.

[@billo8316]

Finally! Thanks for taking my suggestion!

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Lol yeah I saw it say wat I was thinking that was you

[@FancyGonkBoi]

Hey Hoop

[@sleepingbagmanstudios489]

Star wats armada nerd here, but it was nice that you used the mc75 from the game in the size comparison

[@daverage4729]

Digging that concept art for the Providence at 5.15. Very nice.

[@stevenf.gonzalez1080]

I'm most likely the only one who nicknamed this ship: "the profanity".....

[@MetaNerdzLore]

lol im sure raddus did when he saw the devastator

[@MrStingBlade]

Any chance you can do a video on what companies produce hyper drives? And the actual... dimensions of them.

[@Capt_Cepheus]

That Moment when Vaders Star Destroyer came out of Hyperspace an the small Rebel Fighters and Transporters crashed directly into it... What a Heartbreaking Moment. Great Video as usual. :)

[@daisygowanditchburn4844]

Have to say that the space battle in Rogue One is probably one of my favourites. While the rest of the film, especially the first half where it feels they are jumping all over the place and quite rushed, may be a bit lack luster?... that climax is probably one of my favourite Star Wars moments.

[@FoxerBoxerNaaniwa]

So, the majority of the early rebel Mon Cala ships were also essentially skyscrapers? That... is... SO COOL!

[@valenrn8657]

Deep ocean skyscrapers aka submarines with star-drive tech.

[@thatgamingtitan]

Great video MetaNerdz. I always loved the Mon cala ships but this one had a more unique design then the others. But man that bridge is so exposed to fire.

[@macrebel8068]

imperial ships: dropped out of light speed sees cities coming out imps: well so much for that idea

[@yeetmanyeet1146]

Always wanted to see this, can you do more videos on the old republic

[@andrewperkin7192]

I love this ship so much

[@attilamenyhert9464]

Such a great ship. Long live Mon Cala!

[@bernardoribeiro9815]

The profundity was one of the most beautiful ships in Star Wars movies, and also a Rebel Aliance hero. I would love if it could scape from scarif and fight again maybe on the battle of Endor

[@Gavanater7]

Favorite youtuber keep up the great work. And well mc-75 are powerful as hell respect

[@bryceyboiii6549]

I've been waiting for this oh my gosh

[@sos_legio_primus]

In the U.K.''s Royal Navy a Trawler is a Jeep ( general purpose) boat/ small ship used for a variety of roles such as minesweeping and mine laying, sub hunting, harbour defence and even convoy escorting in the past. Although their names do come from fishing trawlers that were requisitioned from the civilian fishery fleets and modified for a combat role or custom ordered built and modified fishing trawlers for a military purpose. I Guess the ' Trawler' name fits as most squids (Mon Calamari ;-p )warships are converted and modified civilian ships.

[@LoneWolf20213]

soooo like the nebula, it has that one annoying thin, straight neck that has the most important part on a beam

[@MetaNerdzLore]

yeah, they gotta make it silly somehow

[@harrysmith1711]

I really like how a lot of the new canon Mon Cal cruisers like the Profundity and later the Raddus have a look that's more of a fusion of Mon Calan and Quarren engineering. I hope that this trend continues with newer ships down the line

[@Coco-qk8sg]

Love the channel. Would you please do a video about the history, creatures and members of the mole pole circus?

[@kelo3801]

That would make a excellent video showing all those ships comming out of the water, then n2 space.

[@neofulcrum5013]

Rest In Peace Raddus

[@wyattpopham6541]

Love the channel keep up the good work

[@Steve-hk5ds]

The Concept art for the Invisible Hand is a beaut, far better than the final version we got.

[@astygmatyzm9071]

Awesome video! Could you cover the Scariff shield gate?

[@sliverbullet7973]

I’ve been waiting for this video!!!

[@helloimme7605]

Great work on your videos!

[@NuclearSynthetics]

Doing great man!

[@Hopscotchlemonadespritz]

Previous to this video I was under the impression that the organic, streamlined shape of Mon Cal cruisers was chosen to contrast with the severe, geometric shape of Imperial vessels. What an interesting concept having them double in function, but I am having trouble imagining how the decks might change orientation to suit each purpose.

[@yukin1990]

"Remember, the fish folks make the best ships!!!!", I like the Mon Calamari ship !!! Hope MC90 makes a comeback!!!

[@Hopscotchlemonadespritz]

The Profundity appears taller than even the Burj Khalifa if placed vertically along its length, as in the cluster of Mon Calamari city-ships, illustrated before their exodus.

[@cashcleaner]

I love the Mon Calamari, and their shops look great, but the ret-con explaining that they are converted buildings and habitats from under the ocean is just silly. Back in the day they were mentioned as being originally starliners and transport ships the Mon Cal were able to arm and equip for combat, which I think is pretty cool in its own right.

[@chasesterling6360]

Another great video

[@Dreska_]

The Empire: We're taking over your planet Mon Calamari cities: A'ight I'm out

[@nicholasavasthi9879]

Empire: ...wait that’s illegal.

[@spamviking]

Maybe they built the engines under licence from KDY, like how Martin built the B-57 bomber under licence from English Electric.

[@valenrn8657]

Japan's Mitsubishi and Leonardo of Italy has contracts to assemble F-35s. 3rd party F-35 suppliers has licenses/contracts to build F-35 parts for JSF program.

[@jacksonyoung9731]

Love how you used the armada ship

[@Attilakiralyart]

MetaNerdz: "It's engine is actually built by Kuat Drive Yards, it is unclear how it came to ...." Me: *money*

[@Arashmickey]

0:35 wait... which way is down on a mon cal cruiser? Blast these topsy-turvy fish people!

[@insertmemorableusernameher6795]

#humannityfirst

[@ianclancy2261]

Gravity is meaningless whilst underwater. I would assume that when they were being used as cities the ships were full of water, drained to aide the ships leaving the planet.

[@Arashmickey]

Flippin water people!

[@LouisKing995]

Ian Clancy Gravity isn’t meaningless under water mate. There is still up and down, hence why things sink

[@nicholasavasthi9879]

The enemies gate is down

[@abledog006]

For me it's the best looking of the Mon Calamari ships. Just a great silhouette. I'd love to have a nice model kit of it... unlikely, but I'd snap one up in a heartbeat!

[@mattheweppley]

Incredible video, as always! VERY WELL DONE! I really enjoyed learning about this ship, which is one of my faves. :-)

[@monsoonmast]

One of the best-looking Mon Cal ships.

[@Gigas0101]

The profundity is never seen firing a shot in Rogue 1, I wish to argue that Mon Calamari ships officially have no guns are are just glorified aircraft carriers with really powerful shields.

[@Noble-ws8ph]

.....despite there being shots of them firing?

[@SWIFTO_SCYTHE]

Okay wait... the cityships pointing upward.... does that mean everyone is standing sideways ???

[@ORBrunner]

Do you remember the old quest-game that called Starship Titanic? This ship looks like nearly like the ship form the game It is beautiful to gaze upon it.

[@teamtundra2619]

I just noticed something Admiral Raddus called out a hammerhead ship for a kamikaze attack Decades later a ship named The Raddus was destroyed during a kamikaze attack

[@waltuhgaming6523]

I have a headcanon that this ship was built by a collaborative mon calamari and quarran effort, and that's why it looks like a mix of a Providence and a normal mon calla ship

[@cristianochin8655]

Nice video

[@jpotter2086]

@ 1:36 .... what source are these speeds from? They seem laughably low! Are those in-atmosphere? If so, which atmosphere and under what gravity? @ 5:17 ... For anyone not familiar, that is a painting by John Berkey. Lucas was a fan of his. It was nice to see that influence continuing on.

[@HeleentheArcane]

ISD: I have the most exposed bridge! MC75: hold my blue milk.

[@stephenlutz6936]

I was over twelve hours late for the last video. Not this time!

[@insertmemorableusernameher6795]

You should make a video about guessing what buildings the Mon calamari ships are

[@biggleton]

"Rogue One, may the Force be with you."

[@CHEF-55457]

I rather reposition the bridge's location, it has the same weaknesses like the Nebulon B Frigate. The Nebulon B's scrawny middle section was its weakness and it also shows on the Profundity's long section for the bridge.

[@thetruestarwarsnerd4684]

I love Star Wars and this ship so much I named my 14 ft sailboat after the ship

[@topper4781]

"hold" i dont think throwing men into the slaughter house counts has holding darth vader xD

[@shrentheorc7766]

It was always strange to me how Vader's location in the docking bay of the Profundity changes because he clearly could not be by the entry point when its on the side of the corvette. Instead you see him in the back of the docking bay further down and there are docking clamps in front of him on a platform where he is looking forward out of the docking bay as the ship is leaving. There are also similar platforms on the side of the docking bay below where the ship takes off. I personally think this is a huge editing flub made on purpose to make things look interesting because we all know there is no entry point in the back of the corvette.

[@warpigdelux2354]

Big facts with meta nerds

[@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847]

Edd: *cowed* "What is that, Rolf?" Rolf: "The HAT OF DISCIPLINE. Do you live in a cave?" *He brings it down on Edd* "All is forgiven." Edd: "Thank you, Rolf."

[@andyb1653]

ISD: Check out my ridiculous bridge placement! Profundity: hold my blue milk....

[@cryptosporidium1375]

Well, the Profundity did break down... when the Empire boarded it!

[@ac-te9cg]

Question I have been wondering is why was the rebel alliance able to hold there own against 2 star destroyers. And when Vader’s ship arrives single handily took down the rebels

[@blingaguchialia4137]

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[@GoDamnWeird]

I always get my chips from the local fish place. Sorry if that's not PC, but they're the best!

[@Funkography]

Yes!!! Been wanting to know more about this ship. #Noice

[@joshk96]

One of the best things the new canon has done is make this ship.

[@quattordicimontenapoleone3113]

So how does "top sub-light speed in space" work in the Star Wars universe?

[@nicholasavasthi9879]

I assume it’s as much as their inertial compensators can take while maintaining a reasonable turning radius? In reality I don’t think this was at all thought through, but that’s what I’m going with.

[@cheesaliciousable]

The fish folk are best served with chips xD

[@EirikBull]

Interesting. Didn't know that they were underwater buildings. What comic book is those screens from? :)

[@ZiotGaming]

What makes no sense is, if they are ships, once they get horizontal all of the stuff inside should still be vertical, right?

[@johnwillsea6600]

Since it was a water world where all the buildings were taller than wide and based off the pictures you showed wouldn't the ship be on end (probably it's engines) when posing as a building?

[@TheJayjam]

You should have taken the lenght of the ship rather than the height as it's "building height" since underwater they were vertically positioned for takeoff.

[@hiro9253]

if i were raddus i would have maneuver the ship around and try to give as many time for leia's corvette to escape with the data and then turn the ship back again to ram vader's ship. im surprise to see a fleet admiral that just stand still when enemy flagship appeared.

[@bungiecoocoo]

And I thought the ISD had an exposed bridge

[@nicholasavasthi9879]

At least this thing has an excuse, being a civilian ship and all. The ISD has no such justification.

[@azrael_war_schon_vergeben6810]

That still annoyes me. Why would you build your ship on a way that you can basically just throw heavy things at who ever is commandeering it

[@yesshwararoovin8902]

Well basically my ship is da best!!!

[@rafaelnishizumi6330]

Still prefer my MC80 Liberty or MC90 Star Cruiser.

[@DirectorBird]

Imperials: attack mon cala Mon calamari: what if we just up and leave?

[@matthewedon]

At 2:00 you may wanna check your meters to feet math for the Profundity.

[@tannius5116]

The profundity survived! You can see it in star wars 9.

[@Nate-uz8ih]

Think something wrong in the height comparison for the measurement in feet

[@AndrewHesterLaugh]

...*eyes the bridge placement...* and people question the Empire where they have their bridges?

[@thetruestarwarsnerd4684]

Oh and I love you videos they're awesome

[@lucasthebobo1068]

We love the MONCALAMARY

[@kevintang2605]

The super laser from the Death Star was meant to target Scarif only.

[@friedrice7876]

And now these bad boys show up in the battle of exegol in multiple different variations