Star Wars Empire

Imperial Navy Formation & Deployments

The following are the classes of naval formation.

Line

Commander: Captain. The captain of a single vessel is given the designation "Captain of the Line" along with command of the ships in his Line.
This is the smallest organzational unit used for space combat, and is traditionally made up of four ships. Many Lines - particularly those established with specific purposes in mind - exceed this number, depending on the needs of their mission. There are x types of Lines deployed:

• Attack Line: 3 heavy cruisers or 6-8 light cruisers. A Line intended to attack the enemy. A Star Destroyer Line often has an Attack Line attached to it; in such instance, the Attack Line's job is the harrying of enemy flanks.
• Heavy Attack Line: 4-8 medium cruisers. As an Attack Line, but intended for heavier conflict. May include a Victory-class Star Destroyer.
• Star Destroyer Line: 1 Star Destoyer. When deployed, Star Destroyers are considered a Line in and of themselves.
• Skirmish Line: 4-20 corvettes. Made up of corvettes or similarly-armed gunboats, Skirmish Lines engage starfighters and frigates, and provide backup for TIE fighters.
• Pursuit Line: 4-10 light cruisers or frigates. A Line composes of ships with enough speed to give pursuit to fleeing ships.
• Troop Line: 2 assault transports, 2 medium cruisers. Troop Lines are used to ferry Imperial Army and Stormtrooper Corps troops onto active battlefields.
• Recon Line: 2-4 light cruisers. The vessels of a Recon Line are always fitted with superior surveillance and communications technology. They have standing instructions to avoid direct combat.

Squadron

Commander: Admiral.
A squadron is the standard unit assigned to a single star system.

• Light Squadron: 1 Skirmish Line • 1 Reconnaissance Line. Light squadrons are assigned to low-threat systems.
• Heavy Squadron: 2 Heavy Attack Lines. Heavy squadrons are assigned to systems with suspected enemy activity.
  • Heavy Squadron (Flushing): If the Empire shifts to operations intended to pinpoint or root out opposition, one Heavy Attack Line is replaced by a Reconnaissance Line.
  • Heavy Squadron (Offensive): One an enemy has been pinpointed and the squadron goes on the offensive, it may be changed to up to 3 Heavy Attack Lines and 1 Skirmish Line until the enemy is dealt with.
• Battle Squadron: 2 Attack Lines • 1 Pursuit Line • 1 Star Destroyer. Battle squadrons are used as forward offense against known enemy systems.
• Bombard Squadron: 1 Skirmish Line • 1 Pursuit Line. Used to penetrate planetary shields and quell uprisings on rebellious worlds, the Bombard squadron also frequently includes the use of torpedo spheres, a type of Imperial superweapon.