Acclamator II-class assault ship

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The Acclamator II-class assault ship was a warship first used by the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars.^[6]

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 History 3 Appearances 4 Sources 5 Notes and references

[edit] Characteristics

Second in the Acclamator series of warships, the design was mainly aimed at planetary bombardment proficiency, converting the Acclamator I-class transport into a fully-fledged warship.^[6] As a result of this, ships of this class had 80% less space available for troops.^[4] Therefore, most fleets would only include one or two of these for orbital strikes while the majority of a given planetary assault fleet would be made up of the troop carrying class-Is.^[source?]

The heavy proton torpedo launchers used were earlier models of those of the later designed Torpedo Spheres. They were designed to breach planetary shields but could also target other capital ships.^[4]

[edit] History

Throughout the Clone Wars, Rothana Heavy Engineering produced several different designs based on the Acclamator assault ships,^[4] some of which functioned as true warships compared to the original design, which was meant for troop transport.^[7] One derived design was the Acclamator II-class.^[4]

It was primarily used by the Republic during the end of the Clone Wars,^[4] but it also served the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War. It was often being used to reinforce the defense of Cardan-class space stations.^[8][9] At least two were also used by the New Republic at the Battle of Mindor.

Many years after the Clone Wars and entering the Midway point of the Galactic Civil War, the Empire was in the process of retiring Acclamator II class assualt ships in favor of the new Enforcer Class vessels. However, official Imperial records show that the ships were scrapped, but many ships were saved from this fate by being stolen from the "Graveyards" that housed them. Most of these ships then ended up in the hands of Organised Crime groups which gave them a massive advantage. These ships although outdated could still outclass all civilian vessels, and had enough firepower (when refitted by Crime Syndicates) to take on newer vessels of the same class and sometimes above.

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[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars: Empire at War
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
• Star Wars: Battlefront II
• Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor

[edit] Sources

• Star Wars Republic 64: Bloodlines (Similar design)
• Star Wars Trading Card Game: Revenge of the Sith [1]
• Starships of the Galaxy (2007)
•  Message to Spacers 2 on Wizards.com
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide

[edit] Notes and references

Kuat capital ship classes
Carriers Escort Assault ships Acclamator I-class - Acclamator II-class Corvettes Broadside-class cruiser kdb-1 Frigates Ardent-class - Class 1000 cruiser - Corona-class Dragon-class heavy cruiser - EF76 Nebulon-B - Enforcer-class picket cruiser Lancer-class - MedStar-class - Nebulon-B2 Pelta-class - Star Galleon-class - Zebulon-B Destroyers/Star Destroyers Gladiator-class - Imperial I-class - Imperial II-class Interdictor - Kuat - Multi kilometer-long type Pellaeon-class - Storm Fleet - Tector-class Venator-class - Victory I-class - Victory II-class Cruisers KDY light - Kuat heavy Battlecruisers/Star Battlecruisers Imperial - Procurator-class - Vengeance Battleships/Star Dreadnoughts Eclipse-class - Executor-class - Mandator I-class Mandator II-class - Sovereign-class Production facilities Arc Hammer
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