Ardent-class fast frigate

The Ardent-class fast frigate was the final ship design in the Astragon Navy; it belonged to the first sector.

Characteristics
The Ardent-class was only about 650 meters in length, barely exceeding the size limit allowed by the first sector. They were dagger-shaped, like almost all warships in the first sector, but were just as heavily armed as any star destroyer.

Each ship contains five heavy turbolaser batteries, three medium turbolaser batteries, five point-defense laser cannon batteries and two tractor beam batteries. The ships carried a small complement of 12 Predator-class starfighter and one shuttle to supplement anti-fighter systems.

These small ships were used like wedges in combat, prying enemy lines apart at weak spots in formations. However, they were useless against superior formations like the Vanjervalis chain.