Hardly a cruiser by any stretch of the imagination, the ship was seen in more remote star systems as the on-point vessel and interface for galactic shipping and commerce laws. Political entities such as the House Pelagia in the Tapani sector maintained these ships as well. The Guardian-class Light Cruiser was a small customs and patrol vessel utilized throughout Imperial space to combat smuggling and piracy. The privately owned station known as “The Wheel”, a gambling haven located in the Besh Gorgon System employed ten of these cruisers for traffic control duty in its security forces. These ships also saw use outside the Imperial military. Also, these light cruisers often patrolled with corvette or frigate support. Guardians, which were in service from before the Battle of Nar Shaddaa, were a common sight in lightly populated, isolated systems where the Galactic Empire needed to maintain a presence without underwriting the expense of assigning a larger vessel to patrol duty. The Guardian-class became one of the three main ship classes employed by Imperial Customs, and was thus a common Imperial system patrol craft. In the Empire’s formative years, this type of downscaled warship was designed by Sienar Fleet Systems to patrol remote sectors. These external racks could also house modifications for a boarding party module or a stripped down shuttle. Lightray Warcutter (3 per Pack) Length: Price: 12 USD (3 per Pack). These cruisers are quick, tough, hard-hitting ships which are. They are one of the three main ship classes employed by Imperial Customs and thus are a common Imperial system patrol craft. Heavily modified, the ship saw more trips to Kessel, Sevarcos, Ryloth, and any other planet that produced high end spice, than likely any other ship in the galaxy. The Guardian-class Light Cruiser is an Inter-System Customs Vessel used primarily by the Galactic Empire.
It earned quite the name for itself in many sectors of the galaxy. Leopard Class Light Cruiser Length: 60 mm. Stolen, with a lot of luck, from Imperial Customs, the Doppelganger was a wildly-painted Guardian-class Light Cruiser piloted by Axel Vichten. Harrow Class Scout (3 Pack) Length: Price: 12 USD (3 per pack) Hebe Support Ship (4 pack). These ships could be outfitted with external docking racks to carry TIE Fighters however, this modification reduced the Guardian-class’s maneuverability. Guardian Class Battlestar Length: Price: 12 USD. Guardian cruisers were totally outclassed when deployed against capital ships. The Guardian-class was quite capable of handling common freighter and smuggler traffic, however, it was not well equipped for boarding actions as it lacked space for a boarding party. These cruisers were quick, tough, hard-hitting ships which were intended to patrol remote systems without the immediate fear of destruction.