SVS Heroic-class Star Destroyer

Description:
With the recent acquisition of Eriadu Shipyards, Sluis Van Shipyards have begun expanding their range. Using old schematics and designs utilized by the Galactic Alliance Remnant during the Siege of Manaan, Sluis Van Shipyards have begun manufacturing these vessels once more under the SVS brand. Due to their iconic history, these ships are often purchased by rogue or rebel groups, and are of particular appeal to the more organized rebel movements, as well as independent clusters such as the Manaan Alliance.

Of these, perhaps the most iconic and instantly recognizable is the Galactic Alliance's Heroic-class Star Destroyers. Heavy capital ships designed in the early years of the war, the Heroic-class was later adopted by the Jedi Order as mobile academy ships. Almost all major GA battlegroups during the war also utilized these vessels, and they were renowned for gaining significant victories throughout the war. Though the Galactic Alliance eventually fell to the Imperium, the respect for the Heroic-class endured.

Just over two kilometers long, the Heroic-class was one of the largest ships of the line the Alliance had ever produced, and were similarly heavily armed. Massive arrays of turbolaser cannons could unleash a withering hailstorm of fire while ion cannons depleted even the heaviest shields. A mass of concussion missile tubes could additionally unleash a massive payload on weakened vessels that could decimate Imperium ships of the period.

While the Galactic Alliance utilized such vessels as the Indomitable for ground support and planet-side battles, the Heroic-class was designed for space superiority, first and foremost. Able to transport up to 2,000 soldiers, these positions were mostly filled with crack teams of marines for boarding operations while point-defence cannons prevented the Heroic-class from missiles and enemy strikecraft.

The Heroic-class also served as a capable carrier - able to field a mixed wing of short-range and long-range strikecraft on its own, the large battlegroups of the Alliance often consisted solely of Heroic-class Star Destroyers, as they were capable of fieling massive numbers of fightercraft without support from vessels such as the Intrepid-class.

Away from the front lines, Heroic-class warships were deployed to patrol entire sectors on their own, and were capable of repelling fire from all but the largest vessels. In many ways, the Heroic-class served to keep the Galactic Alliance unified, until the fall of Coruscant and the decimation of the Alliance leadership.

Despite its size, the ship was exceptionally fast - able to keep up with much smaller corvettes and frigates, the Heroic-class was an able pursuer of retreating forces, and it ion cannon arrays and tractor beams allowed it to disable and board multiple vessels in the process.