344 Light Cruiser
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: 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.