Republic Light Frigate

The Consular-class diplomatic space cruiser was refitted by the Republic to be an anti-fighter corvette, Charger c70 standard.

Overview
The ship is the cheapest significant starship that the Republic can employ. It can be built at any level 2 space station and higher, from tech 1 onwards. It comes as free garrison for level 1 space stations and higher.

It is moderately fast, and it is modestly armed with a battery of light turbolaser turrets. It is very lightly armored, a salvo of missiles from a CIS capital ship or an attack run from CIS bombers would shred the vessel, and it is particularly vulnerable to buzz droids. To counter this, the ship can divert power to its engines to help it escape danger.

It has a "big brother" of sorts in the Light Assault Cruiser.

In Nojembre's expansion

 * Even cheaper than it was already.