- Intent: To create a support ship for Corellia's new ship of the line
- Image Source: Federal Corvette by Daryl Fearon
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Damocles-Class Star Defender
- Manufacturer:
- Design: Corelllian Confederation
- Constructed at: Various Corellian Shipyards
- Affiliation:
- Corellian Confederation
- Black Market [Ask me first]
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Limited
- Material: Various Starship Materials
- Classification: Picket Corvette
- Length: 100 Meters
- Width: 70 Meters
- Height: 40 Meters
- Armament: High
- Retractable Double Turbolaser Batteries
- Retractable Heavy Turbolasers
- Laser Cannon Turrets
- Concussion Missile Launchers
- Proton Torpedo Tubes
- Defenses: Low
- Deflector Shields
- Armor
- Hangar Space: Average: 0
- Hangar Allocations: N/A
- Single Craft Hangar: Yes
- Maneuverability Rating: High
- Speed Rating: High
- Hyperdrive: 1.0
- Standard Ship Systems
- Advanced Sensors
- Advanced Communications Equipment
- Advanced Scanners
- Fast Attack Ship: It's fast
- Weapons Platform: It has a lot of guns
- Scout Fighter: Holds a scout fighter
- Weak Armor: Its armor is weak
- Exposed Bridge: Its bridge is exposed
- Vulnerable when launching or receiving scout fighter
The Dagger-Class Assault Corvette was developed alongside the Damocles-Class Battlecruiser as an auxiliary craft for use in boarding actions and forward scouting. Designed as an aggressive reconnaissance vessel, it was equipped with top-of-the-line sensors, scanning, and communications equipment that allowed the vessel to slice into enemy holonet networks and listen in on conversations even while in hyperspace. Propelled by a powerful engine block, its speed and maneuverability made it ideal for running down pirates and screening for fighters and other small vessels like gunships and light corvettes. Blessed by a wide array of weapons including fast-tracking turbolasers and concussion missile launchers they were excellent for localized fire support but their subpar shielding and armor made for terrible matchups against larger vessels and their superior firepower.
For boarding actions and troop insertion, the Dagger-Class had facilities to house a company of embarked marines. Normal operations only required a small handful of crew though, making it ideal for use by the Damocles-class' embarked Halcyon Commando compliment on covert or short missions away from the fleet. To fighter craft could be stored in the ventral hangar of the Dagger, its mechanism imitating those of the Damocles and Venator of old. These strike corvettes were stored in hangars dedicated solely to them on Damocles-Class Star Defenders, though a small number of them saw action independent from the new line of cruisers.
