First appearance: The Clone Wars (TV Series)
	Relations: Kuat Drive Yards

The Arquitens-class light cruiser, known more commonly as the Republic light cruiser or the Jedi light cruiser, was a Galactic Republic ship used by the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars. The Arquitens-class resembled a smaller version of the Venator-class Star Destroyer, with engines similar to the smaller Consular-class space cruiser. A docking ring was located on each side of the ship and a deep split cleaved the bow into two prongs. Atop the main hull was a small T-shaped command tower, with two quad laser turrets flanking it. Two identical emplacements were located on the ventral bow, while four dual-barreled turbolaser batteries were located on the sides of the cruiser. Large slits on either side of these cannons allowed them to be repositioned for frontal, broadside or backwards firing. This function, combined with the dorsal & ventral turrets, granted the ship a good arc of fire. All gun emplacements were retracted into the hull during re-entry to prevent the barrels from being damaged by sudden drag force. The bridge/bow turrets descended ascended into large trap-door hatches, while the flank cannons receded into the bow prongs. The ship also had two pairs of missile tubes on the edges between its turbolaser cannons. Like the refitted Consular-class cruisers, ships of this kind were regarded as "escort-class" by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, contrasting the Venator-class which was identified as "cruiser-class." Republic light cruisers continued to serve in the Imperial Navy after the Republic's transition into the Galactic Empire. Several years prior to 4 BBY, the Imperial Navy recalled those former Republic light cruisers still in service. At the Kuat Drive Yards, they would undergo a mass refit as part of a service life extension program. The interior was effectively gutted replaced with radically improved systems to maximize speed, agility, combat ability and power output. This generation of refits would be the first of the Arquitens-class command cruisers. Read more...

Centicore (Arquitens-class Cruiser)	Hand of Justice (Arquitens-class Cruiser)

Armada : A Game of Tactical Fleet Combat	FLEET COMMAND	SHIP	SHIP	TITLE	TITLE
Imperial Light Cruiser Expansion Pack (SWM22)	Take Evasive Action!	Arquitens-class Command Cruiser	Arquitens-class Light Cruiser	Centicore (Unique)	Hand of Justice (Unique)
SWM22	UID00005207	UID00008962	UID00008963	UID00008965	UID00008964
	Tags (2) Imperial-class Star Destroyer | Quasar Fire-class Bulk Cruiser			Centicore (Arquitens-class Cruiser)	Hand of Justice (Arquitens-class Cruiser)
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TITLE	TURBOLASER
Liberator (Unique)	Dual Turbolaser Turrets
UID00005205	UID00008971
Tags (2) Liberator (CR90 Corvette) | CR90 Corellian Corvette