Strike-class medium cruiser

The Strike-class of medium cruisers were designed by the Loronar Corporation during the Galactic Civil War for the Imperial Starfleet as a general-purpose vessel capable of modular modifications to allow it to fit many missions profiles, yet cheap enough to be produced in large quantities.

A departure from the Starfleet trend towards increasingly large warships, the Strike-class was an admission to diminished ability to defend space superiority against the Rebel Alliance and other forces as the conflict wore on. While closer to a frigate in size, the 450-meter long Strike-class was capable of challenging larger Alliance cruisers with its surprisingly heavy load of firepower, strong shields and high sublight speed. The Order of Battle considered two Strike-class cruisers the equivalent of one Victory-class Star Destroyer.

In addition, the interior storage space of the Strike-class could be modified for different missions. The most common sets were designed for planetary garrison, space superiority and planetary assault. Planetary garrison load outs included an assault company, two AT-STs, one AT-AT and several support speeders; space superiority included two squadrons of TIE fighters; the planetary assault load out included five AT-ATs.

Specifications

 * Type: Cruiser
 * Crew: 1972 crewers, 140 gunners
 * Cargo capacity: 6000 metric tons
 * Dimensions: 450 meters long, ~90 meters tall
 * Armament:
 * 20 turbolaser cannons
 * 10 turbolaser batteries
 * 10 ion cannons
 * 10 tractor beam projectors
 * Hull: 100 RU
 * Shields: 160 SBD
 * Hyperdrive: Class 2
 * Sublight speed: 18 MGLT