The Ship List, Light Cruisers

Light Cruisers
Light cruiser is a category encompassing corvette-sized to cruiser-sized ships. The main difference between them and frigates are heavier weaponry, a higher built quality and stronger shielding. Light cruisers are generally stronger than frigates, but there are a lot of exceptions.



Name: Vibre class assault cruiser
Faction: Imperial only
Length: 100 m
Building time: 2 months
Cost: 3 points
Armament: 4 LTL, 4 ion cannons
Fighter complement: none
Consumables: 5 months
Crew: 45 + 60 spacetroopers
Role: commerce raiding, fast strike craft
The vibre class assault cruiser is more of a supercharged corvette than a real cruiser. It is weak shielded, but is faster than any other cruiser or frigate while being heavily armed enough to take on corvettes. It therefore is the ideal craft for commerce raiding.

Name: Republic light assault cruiser
Faction: All factions
Length: 115 m
Building time: 2 months
Cost: 3 points
Armament: 6 MTLs, 2 concussion missile launchers.
Fighter complement: none
Consumables: 1 year
Crew: 90
Role: light cruiser
A derivative of the diplomatic passenger ship, it is now considered outdated.

Name: Carrack-class light cruiser
Faction: All factions
Length: 350 m
Building time: 6 months
Cost: 4 points
Armament: 10 HTL, 20 ion cannons/laser cannons
Fighter complement: 4-5 recon TIE fighter
Consumables: 1 year
Crew: 1092+142 troops
Role: cruiser, screening vessel, long-range patrol
The Carrack cruiser has become a synonym for durability. This ship boosts heavy firepower, heavy shielding and can outaccelerate an X-wing while having a good maneuverability. But it is most known for its extremely strong crew survivability protection, which consists of independen life-support systems, reinforced bulkheads and a very compartmentalized design. Even if a ship breaks apart, it is not unusual to find survivors.

Name: Tartan class patrol cruiser
Faction: Imperial only
Length: 600 m
Building time: 6 months
Cost: 4 points
Armament: 20 laser cannons
Fighter complement: none
Consumables: 1 year
Crew: 70+50 troops
Role: screening vessel, long-range patrol
The Tartan class patrol cruiser is an Imperial anti-starfighter weapon that has become obsolete by the arrival of the Nebulon-B frigate and the lancer frigate. It is in fact more costly than the latter, although being outfought and outclassed in every aspect by them. Only the sheer size of the ship has prevented it from being reclassified as a corvette or frigate.