The Rebel Faction

Agave-class Picket

Class – Agave
Designation – Picket/Interdictor Picket
Length – 190 meters
Crew - 28
Troops - none
Passengers - 5
Hull - 192 RU
Shielding - 430 SBD
Speed - 75 MGLT (22 MGLT TRF standard) (1,075 Km/h Atmospheric)
Acceleration - 6 MGLT/s
Maneuvering - 7 DPF
Hyperdrive - Class 1 (Class 10 Back-up)
Cargo Capacity - 500 metric tons
Consumables - 3 months
Complament - none
Weapons - (2) Turbolaser Cannons, (4) Laser trurrets
Description - The Agave-class picket ship was a tactical/operational reconnaissance ship produced under the New Republic's New Class Modernization Program. Task force commanders sent these ships ahead of the main battlegroup to either scout quietly, or in force. Agave-class pickets were equipped with Class 1 hyperdrives, powerful sensors, a good stealth package, and shotgun hypertransceivers which allowed them to report information back to the battlegroup with a minimal risk of detection. Some also apparently have interdiction field generators working to jump ahead of escaping eneamy vessels and capture them as the attempt escape from an engagement zone.