Recusant-class light destroyer/Legends

The Recusant-class Light Destroyer - known commonly as the Commerce Guild Destroyer - was a vessel used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. The Recusant was mass-produced by zealous workers led by Techno Union foremen, using materials from Commerce Guild worlds. The Commerce Guild Destroyer was manufactured by Hoersch-Kessel Drive and Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps. During the Clone Wars, large numbers of this vessel were built, destroyed in battle, and replaced. Recusants were often used to carry out raids on Loyalist commercial shipping, though in large number, such craft were deadly. Four to six Commerce Guild Destoyers could defeat a Republic Venator-class Star Destroyer or Victory-class Star Destroyer. However, it would take 1,000 Recusants to engage a Kuat Drive Yards Mandator-II Star Dreadnought.

The Recusant, like the vast majority of the Confederacy's warships, was largely controlled by automated droid brain technology. As a result, little crew space was required. This gave the Commerce Guild Destroyer a sinister, skeletal appearance. It was not equipped with hangars for ground based forces, but carried about 40,000 battle droids for boarding actions. The Recusant also carried starfghters for fleet engagements and was armed with 1 prow heavy turbolaser; 4 heavy turbolaser cannons; 6 heavy turbolaser turrets; 5 turbolaser cannons; 30 dual laser cannons; 12 dual light laser cannons and 60 point-defense laser cannons.