#Nebulon b escort frigate series#

They were also often used to support larger capital ships, such as Imperial-class Star Destroyers and Rebel Mon Calamari Star Cruisers.

The frigate was known and respected for its efficiency against fighters and bombers, and its anti-fighter assignment in Imperial convoys had an immediate impact, causing the Rebels to reconsider their hyperspace raids after suffering irreplaceable losses in fighters and pilots. The EF76 was used extensively by both sides in the Galactic Civil War. The Imperial Navy was loath to relegate its expensive Imperial Star Destroyer to escort duty, while the Corellian Corvettes were too weak and carried few if any TIE Fighters. The Nebulon-B was originally designed to defend Imperial convoys against raids by Rebel starfighters. It largely phased out the Class-C frigate. It was, however, used more famously by the Rebellion. The EF76 was introduced some months after the Clone Wars, long before the formal establishment of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate was a 300-meter-long warship that was built by Kuat Drive Yards for use by the Imperial Navy, to protect convoys from Rebel Alliance starfighter actions. It could be split open by concentrated heavy weapons fire, venting the frigate's atmosphere and killing most of the crew. While generally well-armed for a vessel of that size, its midsection connecting spar was a vulnerability.

#Nebulon b escort frigate series#

It was designed to carry twenty-four TIE series starfighters. The standard Nebulon-B frigate was armed with twelve turbolaser batteries, twelve laser cannons, and two tractor beam projectors.