Recusant-Class Light Destroyer
Craft: Hoersch-Kessel Drive/Free Dac Volunteers Recusant-class Light Destroyer
Type: Light destroyer
Scale: Capital
Length: 1,187 meters
Skill: Capital ship piloting
Crew: 300, gunners: 110, skeleton: 100/+15
Passengers: 40,000 (deactivated battle droids, no more than 3,000 can be activated on-board at once)
Cargo Capacity: 10,000 metric tons
Consumables: 2 years
Cost: Not available for sale (valued at 61 millions)
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Hyperdrive Backup: x12
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 1D+1
Space: 8
Hull: 4D+1
Shields: 3D
Sensors:
Passive: 30/1D
Scan: 60/2D
Search: 90/3D+2
Focus: 6/4D
Weapons:
Prow Heavy Turbolaser Cannon
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 30
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 4D
Space Range: 3-15/35/75
Damage: 10D
10 Heavy Turbolaser Cannons
Fire Arc: 6 turret, 2 front, 2 rear
Crew: 4
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 3-15/35/75
Damage: 7D
5 Turbolaser Cannons
Fire Arc: 2 left, 2 right, 1 rear
Crew: 2
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-5/15/30
Damage: 2D
30 Dual Laser Cannons
Fire Arc: 1 battery front, 2 batteries left, 2 batteries right, 1
battery rear
Crew: 2
Scale: Starfighter
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-5/10/20
Damage: 5D
12 Dual Light Laser Cannons
Fire Arc: 1 battery front, 1 battery left, 1 battery right
Crew: 2
Scale: Starfighter
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-5/10/20
Damage: 4D
60 Point-Defense Laser Cannons
Fire Arc: 3 batteries front, 3 batteries left, 3 batteries right,
3 batteries rear
Crew: 1
Scale: Starfighter
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 4D
Space Range: 1-5/10/20
Damage: 2D
Background: The Recusant-class light destroyer, also known as the Recusant-class Commerce Guild destroyer, Recusant-class destroyer, Recusant-class warship, Commerce Guild warship, Separatist destroyer, or Separatist Support Ship, was a model of destroyer manufactured by Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps for use by the Commerce Guild, and later, the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. Separatist naval commanders such as General Grievous often employed Recusant-class starships as their flagship. They saw extensive service in numerous battles of the Clone Wars, such as Saleucami, Kamino, and Coruscant. Despite being slower and less maneuverable than similar Republic vessels, they continued to see service with the Separatist navy as late as the Battle of Coruscant.
The true effectiveness of the ship was shown when it was deployed in large numbers. Four to six Recusant-class starships could outgun the Galactic Republic’s Venator-class Star Destroyer or the Victory-class Star Destroyer. However, one thousand Recusant-class ships were needed to take on the Mandator-II Star Dreadnaught.
