Dreadnaught Mk II Class Heavy Cruiser

The Dreadnaught Mk II Class Heavy Cruiser was designed by Admiral David Alexander and his design team in 1 BBY. The Dreadnaught Mk II was designed to replace and improve upon the old Dreadnaught Class Heavy Cruiser design.

The Dreadnaught Mk II improved upon every aspect of its predecessor's design, being slightly larger, more heavily armed and better shielded. The notoriously large crew requirement of the Dreadnought was cut down from over 15,000 to only 2000 in the Dreadnaught Mk II.

Armour
The Dreadnaught Mk II was extremely heavily armoured, with a Durasteel/Tungsten alloy covering the major sections of the ship, including the weapons blisters and around the bridge.