Barbatos-class attack cruiser

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The Barbatos-class attack cruiser, also known as the Barbatos Frigate, was a sword-shaped class of warship, in service of the Galactic Empire. The Barbatos-class heavily resembles a Victory II-class frigate, due to its large wing-like extensions that are, in themselves, an homage to large command ships like the Vengeance-class SSD. It's only slightly larger than the Victory II-class frigate, at 590 meters long, from bow to the very tips of its 'wings'. It also vaguely resembles the Venator-class Star Destroyer of the Galactic Republic when looking at certain angles, though it shares design cues that were much closer to the much larger Imperial-class Star Destroyers. The Barbatos-class was reasonably well-armed, bristling with 20 light turbolasers, 15 light quad turbolasers, 15 point-defense cannons, 20 point-defense ion cannons and 5 tractor beam emitters. Though a tiny bit lightly armed compared to the Vindicator-class heavy cruiser, it will still contend other ships that were larger than itself, and primarily served as escort, heavily-armed picket, heavy support vessel, and rarely served as a front-line combat vessel. Three or four Barbatos-class attack cruisers are said to be an equivalent to approximately a single Imperial-class Star Destroyer or two, in terms of firepower. Only powered by two ion engines, the Barbatos-class is not very fast or maneuverable, adding insult to injury for a lack of a fighter complement, thus it has to be supported by Enslaver-class bulk cruisers, alongside Lancer-class frigates or Carrack-class light cruisers for anti-starfighter defense. Nonetheless, the Barbatos-class was an invaluable addition to the Imperial Navy, posing a real threat to CR90s and Nebulon-B frigates, only to be outgunned by larger Mon Calamari cruisers. Star Wars (c) Lucasfilm/Disney #barbatos #attack #cruiser #attack_cruiser #barbatos_attack_cruiser #star_wars #star #star_cruiser #war #wars #galactic #empire #galactic_empire #destroyer #star_destroyer #ship #spaceship #space #starship #warship #escort #anti_starfighter