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Designed a few years before the battle of Yavin, as a counter to the escalating rebel activity in the outer rim. Mk 2: Upgraded design, improving armour, shielding, and firepower. Introduced near the end of the reconquest of the outer rim to help bolster forces due to the phasing out of the Venator star destroyer so quickly in favour of the victory and imperial class, which were larger and took a relatively long time to construct by comparison A version of the Mk 1 with out any turbo laser's was also used as a imperial freighter. Despite being outdated by design, its many turbo lasers and concussion missiles allow it to punch above its weight class. However due to the ease of construction a small number of prototypes were already produced prior to the project's cancellation, this lead to a limited run of the class to be authorised, serving primarily as picket ships in the outer rim and escorts for star destroyers. Originally meant to replace Arquitens and other clone wars era light cruisers very early into the imperial reign, using parts from Venators already being broken down for materials to build isd's, but was ultimately rejected late in its development in favour up just updating the ageing vessels. below is my head cannon on the 3 models of ship and how they fit into each generation.
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Star wars heavy freighter mod#
Mod Description This is my own fan made design, meant to help explain how the Venator class was decommissioned so fast and help bridge the gap in the era's.