The multipurpose light cruiser design serves in a variety on roles, protecting remote Imperial assets, performing detached patrol duties in the Outer Rim Territories, acting as support to larger battle groups, serving as an armed transport, and as a communications ship. The Arquitens-class command cruiser is manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards for the Imperial Navy, initially entering service as a reworking of the Arquitens-class light cruiser which had served with the Republic Navy. It is a reworking of Kuat Drive Yards' Arquitens-class light cruiser, though they share only structural similarities. The Arquitens-class command cruiser, also known as the Imperial light cruiser, is a multipurpose light cruiser used by the Imperial Navy, in which it fills roles from detached patrol vessel to communications ship to capital ship support.
TIE/d 'Defender' Multi-Role Starfighters.3 TIE line starfighters (tripled with retrofitted hangar), 2 TIE line bombers or 1 Sentinel-class landing craft.Turret-mounted quad light turbolaser batteries (4).