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Aegis-class Star Cruiser


Name/Model#
Aegis-class Star Cruiser
Designer/Manufacturer
Kuat Drive Yards
Combat Designation
Combat Cruiser
Length
800 meters
Crew
8536
Speed
18 MGLT
Weapons
50 Double Laser Cannons
50 Turbolasers
10 Ion Cannons
20 Concussion Missile Launchers
4 Tractor Beam Projectors
Fighter Capacity
Two squadrons
Other Onboard Craft
4 Shuttles
2 Landing Barges
Era Introduced
Aftermath of Yavin

Designed as Kuat Drive Yards' answer to the Sienar Fleet System Immobilizer 418 line of cruisers, the Aegis cruiser and Aegis line looks a lot like the Imperial Star Destroyer, only smaller. This is not surprising, when it is considered that the Aegis cruiser was designed by the same team that designed the Imperial and Executor class Star Destroyers. The Aegis cruiser performs primarily as a picket ship and fast escort, replacing the old Dreadnaught and the aging Victory Star Destroyers. Not as expensive as an Imperial Star Destroyer, and nearly as powerful, the Aegis Star Cruiser is only half the ISD's size. However, its downside is limited starfighter and troop holding capacity. Moreover, the Imperial Star Destroyer is twice the Aegis Cruiser's size... and fear is a powerful ally.