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Guardian-class Patrol Ship

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XL-3 and XL-5 models of this ship were built for the Empire following the Battle of Endor by Sienar Fleet Systems, which were classified as light cruisers and sometimes referred to as simply Guardian Customs Ships. These 42-meter ships were used as inter-system customs vessels, and could handle up to 200 metric tons of confiscated cargo. They had beefed-up shields and four laser cannons - two mounted in front, and two on free-moving turrents. The ship required a crew of 16, with four gunners, and had room for up to six prisoners in the brig. Tion Mil/Sci also manufactured a 40-meter version of the Guardian-class ship, armed with a pair of blaster cannons. The Tion Mil/Sci ships were used as mobile coorindating stations for the huge Hunter-Killer probots that were used by the reborn Emperor Palpatine.