Valiant-class Battlecruiser

The Valiant-class Battlecruiser or also known as the Venator Dreadnaught was created to combat the widely used new Dreadnaught classes of the Second Great Galactic War.

History
After long experience of using Venators, and the appearances of Star Destroyers and Dreadnaughts becoming far too frequent. The Galactic Republic decided to design a ship that could combat these ships; while reducing the cost it would potentially take to create.

Characteristics
As a new ship; the Valiant has to compare to Bellator's, Subjagators, Assertors, and any other ship above a Star Destroyer. Therefore, it has been created with a powerful shield generator to protect itself from said ships; the shield was able to take constant beating from far larger ships for a longer time than other similar ships.

The need for new weapons is always relevant in war, however so is adversity. So in turn the Valiant carriers 12 DBY-676 Heavy Turbolasers and carries over all their affects that worked on the Venator and similar ships. However, it also has the newer variant; 22 DBY-877 Heavy Dual Turbolasers. These newer weapons carried over the control and precision of the older ones, while bringing up the power intensity.

With the Dual bridges style of the Original Venator, it can keep going if one is hit. However, they are both connected further up reducing the chance of one being completely cut off by a lower shot. The bridges are more extended, giving greater visibility for the commanders.

It also has a bow hangar similar to the Venator.

Complement
The Valiant Battlecruiser carries 540 starfighters; similar to the Venator. It also carries 40 walkers, 10 shuttle classes, and 60 transports.