Point-defense cannon

Point-defense cannon
Usage and history
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Confederacy of Independent Systems Galactic Empire Zann Consortium

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A point-defense cannon was a kind of fast-tracking starship emplacement, typically laser cannons or ion cannons, that were used to defend large starships against smaller starfighters. Point-defense cannons were also used to defend against missiles.

History

Many starship classes employed point-defense laser cannons:

Super Star Destroyers

• Executor-class Star Dreadnought
• Vengeance

Capital ships

• Centurion-class battlecruiser
• Kandosii-type dreadnaught
• Lucrehulk-class battleship
• Munificent-class star frigate
• Recusant-class light destroyer
• Venator-class Star Destroyer
• Vindicator-class heavy cruiser
• Imperial I-class Star Destroyer

Cruisers

• Hammerhead-class cruiser
• Acclamator-class assault ship
• Viscount-class Star Defender

Other Ships

• Crusader-class corvette

Appearances

• Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Republic Commando
• X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar
• Legacy of the Force: Invincible

Sources

• "Message to Spacers 1: XQ2 Space Platform" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link (/default.asp?x=starwars/article/Mesop1) not verified!)
• "Message to Spacers 8" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Separatist supply ship in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Trade Federation battleship in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)