344 Light Cruiser: Difference between revisions

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344 Light Cruiser
Craft: Sienar Fleet Systems Guardian 344-class Light Cruiser
Affiliation: Empire
Era: Rise of the Empire
Source: Planets Collection (pages 117-118)
Type: Imperial customs light cruiser
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 42 meters
Skill: Space transports: 344 light cruiser
Crew: 4, gunners: 4, skeleton: 2/+10
Crew Skill: Space transports 4D, starship gunnery 4D, starship shields 3D
Passengers: 10 (troops), 6 (prisoner cells)
Cargo Capacity: 150 metric tons
Consumables: 3 months
Cost: Not available for sale (375,000 black market)
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Hyperdrive Backup: x10
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 9
Atmosphere: 400; 1,150 kmh
Hull: 5D
Shields: 2D
Sensors:

Passive: 30/1D
Scan: 60/2D
Search: 90/4D
Focus: 4/4D+1

Weapons:

4 Laser Cannons

Fire Arc: 2 front, 2 turret
Crew: 1
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+2
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5 km
Damage: 5D

Capsule: : Designed by Seinar Fleet Systems concurrently with the Guardian, the 344-class has very similar performance characteristics. Aside from cosmetic differences, the primary differences between the more common Guardian and the 344-class are the lower crew requirements of the 344 (which is a benefit for understaffed system forces, but a liability on long patrols when the crew tend to get worn down), the craft's ability to carry a complement of troops, the slower hyperdrive, less cargo space, and better maneuverability.

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+'''344 Light Cruiser'''<br />'''Craft''': Sienar Fleet Systems Guardian 344-class Light Cruiser<br />'''Affiliation''': Empire<br />'''Era''': Rise of the Empire<br />'''Source''': Planets Collection (pages 117-118)<br />'''Type''': Imperial customs light cruiser<br />'''Scale''': Starfighter<br />'''Length''': 42 meters<br />'''Skill''': Space transports: 344 light cruiser<br />'''Crew''': 4, gunners: 4, skeleton: 2/+10<br />'''Crew Skill''': Space transports 4D, starship gunnery 4D, starship shields 3D<br />'''Passengers''': 10 (troops), 6 (prisoner cells)<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 150 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 3 months<br />'''Cost''': Not available for sale (375,000 black market)<br />'''Hyperdrive Multiplier''': x2<br />'''Hyperdrive Backup''': x10<br />'''Nav Computer''': Yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': 2D<br />'''Space''': 9<br />'''Atmosphere''': 400; 1,150 kmh<br />'''Hull''': 5D<br />'''Shields''': 2D<br />'''Sensors''':
-'''Craft''': Sienar Fleet Systems Guardian 344-class Light Cruiser<br />'''Affiliation''': Empire<br />'''Era''': Rise of the Empire<br />'''Source''': Planets Collection (pages 117-118)<br />'''Type''': Imperial customs light cruiser<br />'''Scale''': Starfighter<br />'''Length''': 42 meters<br />'''Skill''': Space transports: 344 light cruiser<br />'''Crew''': 4, gunners: 4, skeleton: 2/+10<br />'''Crew Skill''': Space transports 4D, starship gunnery 4D, starship shields 3D<br />'''Passengers''': 10 (troops), 6 (prisoner cells)<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 150 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 3 months<br />'''Cost''': Not available for sale (375,000 black market)<br />'''Hyperdrive Multiplier''': x2<br />'''Hyperdrive Backup''': x10<br />'''Nav Computer''': Yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': 2D<br />'''Space''': 9<br />'''Atmosphere''': 400; 1,150 kmh<br />'''Hull''': 5D<br />'''Shields''': 2D<br />'''Sensors''':
 *Passive: 30/1D
 *Scan: 60/2D
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 : Fire Arc: 2 front, 2 turret<br />Crew: 1<br />Skill: Starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D+2<br />Space Range: 1-3/12/25<br />Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5 km<br />Damage: 5D
-'''Capsule''': The Guardian-class light cruiser, also known as Guardian-class Customs corvette, was an Inter-System Customs Vessel used primarily by the Galactic Empire.
+'''Capsule''': : Designed by Seinar Fleet Systems concurrently with the Guardian, the 344-class has very similar performance characteristics. Aside from cosmetic differences, the primary differences between the more common Guardian and the 344-class are the lower crew requirements of the 344 (which is a benefit for understaffed system forces, but a liability on long patrols when the crew tend to get worn down), the craft's ability to carry a complement of troops, the slower hyperdrive, less cargo space, and better maneuverability.
-These cruisers were quick, tough, hard-hitting ships which were intended to patrol remote systems without the immediate fear of destruction. The Guardian-class was quite capable of handling common freighter and smuggler traffic, however, it was not well equipped for boarding actions as it lacked space for a boarding party.
-Guardian cruisers were totally outclassed when deployed against capital ships. These ships could be outfitted with external docking racks to carry TIE Fighters; however, this modification reduced the Guardian-class's maneuverability.
-In the Empire's formative years, this type of downscaled warship was designed by Sienar Fleet Systems to patrol remote sectors. The Guardian-class became one of the three main ship classes employed by Imperial Customs, and was thus a common Imperial system patrol craft.
-Guardians, which were in service from before the Battle of Nar Shaddaa, were a common sight in lightly populated, isolated systems where the Galactic Empire needed to maintain a presence without underwriting the expense of assigning a larger vessel to patrol duty. Also, these light cruisers often patrolled with corvette or frigate support.
-These ships also saw use outside the Imperial military. The privately owned station known as "The Wheel", a gambling haven located in the Besh Gorgon System employed ten of these cruisers for traffic control duty in its security forces. Political entities such as the House Pelagia in the Tapani sector maintained these ships as well. One such ship was the Reprise.
-The Guardian 344-class light cruiser was made by Sienar Fleet Systems to succeed the Guardian-class. It addressed the previous cruiser's lack of space for a boarding party. It is known that some 344s fell into pirate hands, an example would be The Last Thing owned by Dorok Zalaster.
-Like the Guardian 344, pirates such as Shanto Dhil acquired Guardian-class cruisers as well. Dhil's Guardian light cruiser, The Avatar's Needle liked to pose as an Imperial vessel in order to get close enough to bacta transports to steal their cargo.