SVS Dauntless-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.

The Dauntless-class Star Destroyer was the mainstay of the Galactic Alliance's fleet makeup. Used in countless systems across the galaxy, the Dauntless served as a base of operations for maintaining order in systems that required a heavier presence than could be catered for by the lighter Indomitable-class. As a dedicated warship, the Dauntless was able to provide withering firepower against a multitude of targets, as well as establish groundside fortifications and land troops as needed.

Significantly smaller than the more notable Heroic-class, the Dauntless-class had the notable advantage of being capable of atmospheric flight. Taking inspiration from the Imperial Victory-class Star Destroyer, the Dauntless- often docked planetside on larger worlds when it wasn't utilized in active patrols.

Though lighter than comparable Imperium vessels of the period, the Dauntless-class was able to face much larger opponents, thanks to a pair of heavy beam cannons mounted on the bow. These sustained fire weapons could chew through enemy shields at an alarming rate, and, due to the relative smaller size of the vessel and a narrow profile, meant the vessel was much harder to hit in long-range naval operations. With this heavy firepower often utilized in groups of several Dauntless-class vessels, the larger number of targets providing sustained heavy damage could overwhelm the larger, more sluggish vessels of the Imperium, who often preferred to target larger vessels such as the Heroic-class instead, a mistake that often proved fatal.

Though the Imperium eventually overthrew the Galactic Alliance, the innumerable Dauntless-class vessels often remained in service as a part of planetary defence fleets - small and efficient with comparably lighter crew and fuel requirements, many Dauntless-class vessels of the Alliance era survive even to this day in wilder, independant pockets of space. Sluis Van Shipyards decided to revitalize the vessel and begin producing it again, marketing it as an inexpensive and capable vessel, able to form the core of smaller defence fleets without forcing planetary bankrupcy.