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'''
+'''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 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.
+'''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.
-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.