Broadside-Class Cruiser

*Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Force Unleashed Campaign Guide*

The *Broadside*-Class Cruiser was produced in the early days of the Galactic Civil War by Kuat Drive Yards. It was designed for the Imperial Navy for use as a long-range missile ship. Most models of the Broadside are lightly armored and ran with a small crew. Early models carried a payload of expensive Diamond Boron Missiles; their high-yield area effect detonations proved useful against tightly packed ship formations. Later models are fitted with more economical Concussion Missiles.

KDY engineers decided that exceptional speed and maneuverability were unnecessary for this ship; as a result the *Broadside* is almost never encountered without an escort of some kind. The same keel design as the *Gladiator*-Class Star Destroyer was also used for the *Broadside*-Class. The *Broadside*-Class eliminates all Starfighters or landing craft and all but two Turbolasers in favor of eight Concussion Missile Launcher Batteries. However, a *Broadside* lacks the self-contained support to qualify as a Star Destroyer, instead being classified as a Heavy Cruiser. *Broadside*-Class Cruisers also sacrifice maneuverability and armor, causing them to require escorts and to be used only in fleet engagements.

## *Broadside*-Class Cruiser Statistics (CL 14)

Colossal (Cruiser) Capital Ship

**Initiative:** -2; **Senses:** Perception +6

### Defenses

Reflex Defense: 12 (Flat-Footed: 12), Fortitude Defense: 51; +12 Armor, Vehicular Combat

Hit Points: 1,500; Damage Reduction: 20; Shield Rating: 120; Damage Threshold: 251

### Offense

**Speed:** Fly 2 Squares (Starship Scale)

**Ranged:** Light Turbolaser, Batteries (2) +13\* (See Below)

**Ranged:** Laser Cannon, Point-Defense, Batteries (2) +13 (See Below)

**Ranged:** Medium Concussion Missile, Batteries (8) +13\* (See Below)

**Ranged:** Tractor Beam, Batteries (3) +8\* (See Below)

**Fighting Space:** 2x2 Squares (Starship Scale); **Total Cover**

**Base Attack Bonus:** +2; **Grapple:** +63

**Attack Options:** Focused Fire (2x2 Squares)

**Special Actions:** Autofire (Laser Cannon, Point-Defense, Batteries)

*\*Apply a -20 penalty on attacks against targets smaller than Colossal size.*

### Abilities

Strength: 92, Dexterity: 10, Constitution: -, Intelligence: 16

**Skills:** Initiative -2, Mechanics +6, Perception +6, Pilot -2, Use Computer +6

### Ship Statistics

**Crew:** 1,255 (Skilled Crew Quality); **Passengers:** 1,200 (Troops)

**Cargo:** 6,000 Tons; **Consumables:** 2 Years; **Carried Craft:** None

**Payload:** 1,200 Medium Concussion Missiles or Diamond Boron Missiles

**Hyperdrive:** Class 1 (Backup Class 8), Navicomputer

**Availability:** Military; **Cost:** Not available for sale

### Weapon Systems

#### **Light Turbolaser, Battery (5 Gunners)**

**Attack Bonus:** +13 (-7 against targets smaller than Colossal size), **Damage:** 4d10x5

#### **Laser Cannon, Point-Defense, Battery (5 Gunners)**

**Attack Bonus:** +13 (+8 Autofire), **Damage:** 4d10x2

#### **Medium Concussion Missile, Battery (5 Gunners)**

**Attack Bonus:** +13 (-7 against targets smaller than Colossal size), **Damage:** 8d10x2, 2-Square Splash

#### **Tractor Beam, Battery** **(5 Gunners)**

**Attack Bonus:** +8 (-12 against targets smaller than Colossal size), **Damage:** - (Grapple +63)