The Ship List, Dreadnaughts

Dreadnoughts
General introduction: Dreadnoughts are slow, old, outdated ships that were in use during the clone wars. Due to their old age, the empire mainly relegated them to second class assigments like convoy duty or prisoner transport. The New Republic however has largely modified their dreadnoughts. While still using old spaceframes, those ships have been redesigned into two new ship classes.



Name: Dreadnought class heavy cruiser
Faction: Imperial or New Republic only
Length: 600 m
Building time: 8 months
Cost: 4 points
Armament: 10 Turbolasers, 20 quad laser cannons, 10 laser cannons
Fighter complement: 12 fighters
Consumables: 2 years
Crew: 16.133 + 3000 troops
Role: Space superiority, convoy escort
Slow, sturdy and with a ridiculous high crew demand, the Dreadnought is both a good ship and a logistical nightmare.


Name: Dreadnought class heavy cruiser (Katana Modification)
Faction: Imperial only
Length: 600 m
Building time: 9 months
Cost: 4 points
Armament: 15 Turbolaser batteries, 15 single Turbolasers, 1 missile launcher (capship grade)
Fighter complement: 12 fighters
Consumables: 2 years
Crew: 2200 + 3000 troops
Role: Space superiority
This version of the Dreadnought has not only more firepower but also eliminates the high crew demand. It is still slow and an aging spaceframe, but it has proved itself in the Thrawn campaign.



Name: Assault Frigate Mk I
Faction: New Republic only
Length: 700 m
Building time: 10 months
Cost: 4 points
Armament: 15 Turbolaser batteries, 15 quad laser cannons, 15 laser cannons
Fighter complement: none
Consumables: 1.5 years
Crew: 5000 + 100 troops
Role: Space superiority, close assault ship
The Assault Frigate is best employed in close assault. It's turbolasers are best used at short range, where their heavy punch proves to be most effective. Despite the Katana class dreadnought having a heavier armament on paper, the Assault Frigate is superior due to having more powerful HTLs and stronger shielding. Three Assualt frigates can defeat an ISD under opportune circumstances.



Name: Assault Frigate Mk II
Faction: New Republic only
Length: 700 m
Building time: 10 months
Cost: 5 points
Armament: 15 Turbolaser batteries, 20 quad laser cannons, 15 laser cannons
Fighter complement: none
Consumables: 1.5 years
Crew: 5000 + 100 troops
Role: Space superiority, close assault ship
The Assault Frigate MKII production line failed, however the design still exists. It has more shield redundancy and an additional 5 quad laser cannons than the MK I. However, most governments have voted against reopening this production line as newer cruiser designs proved themselves to be superior.