Dominant

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Dominant
Production information
Manufacturer:	Sienar Fleet Systems
Model:	Vindicator-class heavy cruiser
Class:	Heavy cruiser
Cost:	25,500,000 credits
Possession Item:	ID 47585
Technical specifications
Length:	600 meters
Hyperdrive rating:	Class 2.0 Backup: Class 8
Shielding:	equipped
Armament:	Light turbolasers (25) Light quad turbolasers (20) Point-defense laser cannons (20) Light point-defense ion cannons (20) Tractor beam projectors (6)
Complement:	T-70 X-wings (12) A/SF-01 B-Wings (12) Lambda-class shuttles (2) Delta-class DX-9 transports (2) Sentinel-class landing craft (4)
Crew:	2,551
Passengers:	400 troops
Cargo capacity:	8,000 tons
Consumables:	1.5 years
Usage
Role(s):	Escort Cruiser
Era(s):	Imperial era Rise of the Brotherhood era Exodus era New Order era
Affiliation:	Clan Plagueis House Ajunta Pall
Fleet:	Ascendant Fleet
Taskforce:	Task Force Besh
Current Status:	Active
Commissioned:	3 ABY
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The Dominant is a Vindicator-class heavy cruiser and the command vessel of Task Force Besh in Clan Plagueis' Ascendant Fleet.

History

Purchased as part of a fleet upgrade following massive losses in 34 ABY, the Vigilant was pressed into service as a secondary command vessel for the Ascendant Fleet's smaller task forces. Typically commanded by the Quaestor of House Tyranus, it operated as part of a semi-independent task force under Cresh.

Characteristics

With a distinctive angular frame common with Imperial designs, the Vindicator resembles a scaled-down Star Destroyer. Designed by Sienar Fleet Systems, the ship is six hundred meters in length and is crewed by more than two-and-a-half thousand personnel. This can be further augmented with an additional four hundred passengers; typically marines to help support boarding actions. While offering only average shielding, armour plating, firepower, and maneuverability, it is most noteworthy in its choice of firepower. Opting for sheer volume of weapons over larger cannons, the ship has been outfitted with twenty-five light turbolaser turrets and an additional twenty light quad turbolaser turrets. This makes the ship highly effective in swiftly overwhelming and destroying smaller vessels, or overwhelming the shields of certain targets through sheer volume of shots. In addition to this, the Vindicator is outfitted with a large point-defense network of light turbolasers and ion cannons. This not only makes attacks on this class by starfighters extremely hazardous, but offers it a noted edge when facing fleets reliant upon explosive munitions, nullifying two common weaknesses in Imperial designs. The Vindicator also features a small hanger, allowing it to maintain two squadron's worth of fighters along with further support craft.

Role

Serving as the command ship, the Dominant's role is to serve as the central linchpin within Task Force Besh. Ultimately emulating the general role of the larger Ascendancy, it offers the primary offensive and defensive firepower of the group in terms of payload and tonnage. Capable of absorbing far greater yields of firepower than its accompanying ships and carrying a far greater volume of turbolasers, this allows it to serve as the central point in any formation and trade shots with similar sized or larger attack vessels. Its accompanying ships can each serve in specialized roles, either as more lightly armed escorts or dedicated carrier ships; with their best use being decided by the Dominant's Commodore.