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Protector-class Escort Cruiser


Name/Model#
Protector-class Escort Cruiser
Designer/Manufacturer
Sienar Fleet Systems
Combat Designation
Escort Cruiser
Length
600 meters
Crew
3000
Weapons
20 Quad Laser Cannons
6 Ion Cannon Batteries
4 Tractor Beam Projectors
26 Double Laser Cannons
Fighter Capacity
One Squadron
Other Ships
Two Shuttles (1 Lambda-class; 1 Beta or Gamma-class)
Era Introduced
Height of Empire

Built on the same flame as its predecessor the Enforcer, the Protector is a faster and more heavily armed flanking and escort ship. It is the fastest and most maneuverable of the SFS Immobilizer series, and can pack a deadly punch against small cruisers with its twenty quad laser cannons and six ion cannon batteries, and against starfighters with its twenty-six double laser cannons. Its engines are capable of producing 80% of the forward thrust of a TIE. Most of its weaponry's needed parts are already in the factory inventory, as the Protector uses the same double laser cannons, mounts, and targetting sustems as the standard TIE/ln. Eight turrets are effectively mounted on the poles of each of the four spheres that mount the gravity well generators on the Interdictor, creating a deadly tracking system to repel attack starfighters. The Protector spells certain doom for any Rebel attack, but was rejected by the Imperial navy, unfortunately, because some admirals thought the concept of calling on a specialized ship to defend an Imperial Star Destroyer was insulting. Some Protectors have been sold to the CSA, or are in the employ of Imperial Customs. Despite the Protector's weaponry and speed, it still lost to the Lancer Frigate in the trials for the Fleet Anti-Starfighter Platform competition.