Changes: Point-defense cannon

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A point-defense cannon was a kind of starship emplacement, typically laser cannons, blaster cannons or light ion cannons,^[1] that were used to defend large capital starships against smaller starfighters.^[2] Point-defense cannons were also used to defend against missiles.^[3]

Vindicator-class heavy cruisers were armed with point-defense laser cannons and point-defense light ion cannons.^[2]

Appearances

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

Sources

Starships of the Galaxy
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections
"Starships and Vehicles of Revenge of the Sith" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
"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!)
Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
"Message to Spacers 8" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Trade Federation cruiser in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
Separatist supply ship in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Trade Federation battleship in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
Strongholds of Resistance

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Notes and references

In other languages

[SotGSE-1] Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition

[SotG-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Starships of the Galaxy

[FoC-3] Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption

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 *[[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]]
 *[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]
-*[[Zann Consortium/Legends|Zann Consortium]]
+*[[Zann Consortium/Legends|Zann Consortium]]}}
+A '''point-defense cannon''' was a kind of [[Starship/Legends|starship]] emplacement, typically [[Laser cannon/Legends|laser cannons]], [[Blaster cannon/Legends|blaster cannons]] or light [[Ion cannon/Legends|ion cannons]],<ref name="SotGSE">[[Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)|''Starships of the Galaxy'', Saga Edition]]</ref> that were used to defend large capital starships against smaller [[Starfighter/Legends|starfighters]].<ref name="SotG">''[[Starships of the Galaxy]]''</ref> Point-defense cannons were also used to defend against missiles.<ref name="FoC">''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]''</ref>
-}}
-A '''point-defense cannon''' was a kind of fast-tracking [[Starship/Legends|starship]] emplacement, typically [[Laser cannon/Legends|laser cannons]] or [[Ion cannon/Legends|ion cannons]], that were used to defend large starships against smaller [[Starfighter/Legends|starfighters]]. Point-defense cannons were also used to defend against missiles.
+[[Vindicator-class heavy cruiser|''Vindicator''-class heavy cruisers]] were armed with point-defense laser cannons and point-defense light ion cannons.<ref name="SotG" />
-==History==
-Many starship classes employed point-defense laser cannons:
-'''[[Super Star Destroyer]]s'''
-*[[Executor-class Star Dreadnought/Legends|''Executor''-class Star Dreadnought]]
-*''[[Vengeance (Vengeance-class)|Vengeance]]''
-'''[[Capital ship/Legends|Capital ships]]'''
-*[[Centurion-class battlecruiser|''Centurion''-class battlecruiser]]
-*[[Kandosii-type dreadnaught]]
-*[[Lucrehulk-class battleship|''Lucrehulk''-class battleship]]
-*[[Munificent-class star frigate/Legends|''Munificent''-class star frigate]]
-*[[Recusant-class light destroyer|''Recusant''-class light destroyer]]
-*[[Venator-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Venator''-class Star Destroyer]]
-*[[Vindicator-class heavy cruiser|''Vindicator''-class heavy cruiser]]
-*[[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial I''-class Star Destroyer]]
-'''[[Cruiser/Legends|Cruisers]]'''
-*[[Hammerhead-class cruiser|''Hammerhead''-class cruiser]]
-*[[Acclamator-class assault ship/Legends|''Acclamator''-class assault ship]]
-*[[Viscount-class Star Defender|''Viscount''-class Star Defender]]
-'''Other [[Starship/Legends|Ships]]'''
-*[[Crusader-class corvette]]
 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Star Wars: Republic Commando]]''
+*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar]]''
 *''[[Legacy of the Force: Invincible]]''
 ==Sources==
+*''[[Starships of the Galaxy]]''
-*{{WizardsCite|url=/default.asp?x=starwars/article/Mesop1|text=Message to Spacers 1: XQ2 Space Platform|int=Message to Spacers}}
+*''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections]]''
-*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/Mesop8|text=Message to Spacers 8|int=Message to Spacers}}
+*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20050811a|text=Starships and Vehicles of Revenge of the Sith|int=Starships and Vehicles of Revenge of the Sith|archivedate=20100227174802}}
+*{{WizardsCite|url=/default.asp?x=starwars/article/Mesop1|text=Message to Spacers 1: XQ2 Space Platform|int=Message to Spacers 1: XQ2 Space Platform}}
+*[[Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)|''Starships of the Galaxy'', Saga Edition]]
 *''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
+*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/Mesop8|text=Message to Spacers 8|int=Message to Spacers 8|archivedate=20100424221359}}
-*{{SWE|technology|separatistsuppyship|Separatist supply ship}}
-*{{SWE|technology|tradefederationbattleship|Trade Federation battleship}}
+*{{DB|starship|tradefederationcruiser|Trade Federation cruiser|archivedate=20100420165339}}
+*{{SWE|technology|separatistsuppyship|Separatist supply ship|archivedate=20140222212924}}
+*{{SWE|technology|tradefederationbattleship|Trade Federation battleship|archivedate=20120121011939}}
+*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
 *''[[Strongholds of Resistance]]''
 {{More sources}}
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Interlang
+|es=Cañón de defensa puntual
+|ja=局所防衛砲台
+}}
 [[Category:Energy cannons]]