Strike-class medium cruiser

The Strike-class medium cruiser was a model of cruiser used by several major powers, including the Astragon Navy's second sector.

Characteristics
The Strike cruiser is actually more of a frigate; it is only 450 meters long. Despite its small stature, it was in fact one of the "backbone" ships of the second sector, serving as a light assault ship. It is highly modular to fit virtually any mission duty; just about every second sector fleet will have at least one Strike cruiser.

Due to its highly modular design, it was easily customizeable to fit any mission profile. The modularity, however, was its weakness, as critical electical systems were forced to be near the surface due to the large empty internal spaces. Astragon rectified this problem after discovering it in an ill-fated battle, boosting the armor to the level that Star Destroyers enjoy, as well as giving it stronger shields. Even with these advancements, it was still able to be destroyed by any ship of a kilometer or more with ease, so the ships are usually well-defended.

Speaking of being well-defended, Strike Cruisers are suprisingly heavily armed for their size, and existing weapons were upgraded by Astragon. The Astragonian variant(s) are armed with twenty heavy turbolaser cannons transplanted from a Carrack-class cruiser, ten turbolaser batteries from an Enforcer-class picket cruiser, ten ion cannons from a Carrack, and ten tractor beam projectors from an Emancipator-class Star Destroyer. This armament enabled it to tackle ships about 600 meters in size by themselves. When attacking larger vessels, Strike Cruisers were deployed in groups of four.

Four common variants existed in the Astragon Navy; Space Superiority, Planetary Garrison, and Planetary Assault. Space Superiority carried three squadrons of starfighters or bombers; often the TIE Interdictor Bomber was assigned to these craft. Planetary Garrison carried one massive assault vehicle like an AT-AHT or A9 Floating Fortress and two AT-ST/A or equivalent-sized vehicles. Planetary Assault loadouts carried five At-AHT-size craft or two A6 Juggernauts.