Vanguard-Class Heavy Escort

Following the end of the Galactic Cold war and Resistance to the First Order, the Third Republic recognized the need to militarize more than the New Republic had in the past. Recognize the need for a fast-moving, hard-hitting small-line capital ship. Grand Admiral Envar Willux in combination with Fondor Shipyards drew up designs for an experimental ship design known as the Vanguard-Class. Balancing out the conditions between a corvette and main-line cruiser, the design to make the Vanguard a Heavy Escort fit the bill.

Structural Identity
Designed with defense in mind, the Vanguard Heavy Escort is a special design with many attributes in appreciation to different cultures.

With advanced central processors and dedicated crews, this escort only requires a small crew of around three-hundred personnel to operate within exceptional levels. However, in fleet combat, a standard crew grows up to about 1,000 personnel without fighter crews.

This escort has an offensive armament in comparison with a heavy cruiser with many Quad Heavy Turbolasers able to tear down cruisers thrice its own size. The Vanguard class however is little suited for patrols as their Heavy Ion Cannon turrets are all located on the dorsal of the ship and inaccurate against smaller ships. This vessel, while acting double as a carrier, has a large arrangement of Point-Defense turrets capable of fending off multiple fighter wings at one time.

While limited on its enhancement, still being in a prototype stage, the ship is equipped with advanced Mon Calamari shields able to withstand most cruisers. Automated power cell recycling allows the multitude of weapons on board instantaneous power refreshing as well as instantaneous power to refresh to the shield generators. In addtion most of the outer hull is coated in Tectom Hull plating, able to deflect most incoming fighter's lasers as well as corvettes who avoid point-blank. In addition glancing cruisers shots are completely redirected away from the hull.