It largely phased out the Class-C frigate. The EF76 was introduced as a counter-insurgency ship after the Clone Wars. It could be split open by concentrated heavy weapons fire, venting the frigate's atmosphere and killing most of the crew. While generally well-armed for a vessel of that size, its midsection connecting spar was a vulnerability. It was designed to carry twenty-four TIE series starfighters. The standard Nebulon-B frigate was armed with twelve turbolasers, twelve laser cannons, and two tractor beam projectors.
