Lancer-class frigate
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Lancer-class frigate
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ALancer with engines alight
TheLancer-class was a frigate design armed with 20AG-2G quad laser cannons, with at least some of these guns capable of being retracted into the main hull of the vessel.[7]
TheLancer was propelled by four driveengines and had a hangar bay area on its ventral side, where it could dock twoshuttles. In addition, theLancer has a docking port located on the top of its bow. The ship's bridge was located in the middle of the bow area, below a similar-looking computer/sensor control room.[7]
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Development and usage[]
An early type ofLancer-class frigate saw its initial deployment a few months after the end of theClone Wars.[9]
Imperialstarships had long focused on ship-to-ship combat capabilities, relegating smaller capital ships to planetary defense rather than picket duty. AsRebel Alliance pilots learned to exploit the major weaknesses ofStar Destroyers, commonly called "Trench Run Defense," Imperial officers grew increasingly concerned over the growing relative effectiveness of these heavily armed and shielded starfighters. After thefirst Death Star's destruction at theBattle of Yavin by a handful of Alliance starfighters, and the staggering losses suffered at the hands of theLightspeed Panthers during theFei Hu campaign, the need for greater starfighter defense was clear.[8]
Lancer schematics
AdmiralIlon Drez proposed using theKDYLancer-class ships to screen enemy starfighters to allow dominant Star Destroyers to pummel enemies in ship-to-ship combat. This was then approved by theImperial Naval Command. The final iteration of the craft ran a slim 250 meters with twentyquad laser cannon batteries designed specifically for starfighter hunting. However, this came at cost of having no capital grade weaponry or shielding, leaving the ships vulnerable to other capital ships. The ship was also quite slow, allowing many fighters to simply outrun it.[8]
With a high build cost and requiring a relatively large crew of over 800, the Imperial Starfleet found theLancer-class too expensive for full fleet deployment. A few frigates made it into various fleets, but most admirals preferred to use, and subsequently lose, theirTIE starfighters as anti-starfighter options. As a result, mostLancer-class frigates, like smaller ships before them, were assigned to planetary defense and rear guard operations along with interdiction and anti-piracy patrols in theOuter Rim Territories.
Imperial Remnant and beyond[]
ALancer's stern
It was not until the emergence ofGrand AdmiralThrawn in9 ABY thatLancer-class frigates were put to good use. Thrawn used the frigates in raiding missions against key New Republic worlds, where they used their laser cannons to slice through the New Republic's starfighter-based planetary defenses.[10]
As the remnants of the Empire collapsed and the New Republic defeated the remaining aggressivewarlords, a number ofLancer-class frigates were captured by theNew Republic Defense Fleet. While the Defense Fleet incorporated some into planetary defense fleets, most were decommissioned, although the design principles of theLancer-class were revisited when the New Republic developed theRanger-class gunship.
Moruth Doole used twoLancers to defendKessel.[11]
During theYuuzhan Vong War, the New Republic recommissioned manyLancer-class frigates for use againstcoralskippers.
During theDark Nest Crisis,Prime UnuUnuThul commanded one piece of this starship model duringBattle of the Murgo Choke.
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Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.7Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
- ↑2.02.12.2Starships of the Galaxy
- ↑3.03.1The Official Star Wars Fact File
- ↑4.04.14.24.3Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
- ↑5.005.015.025.035.045.055.065.075.085.095.105.115.125.13Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
- ↑6.06.16.26.3Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
- ↑7.07.17.2The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- ↑8.08.18.2Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
- ↑Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
- ↑Dark Force Rising
- ↑Jedi Search
External links[]
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