Vanguard-class dreadnought
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Production information
Manufacturer:	Adeptus Fabrica Qualitas
Model:	Vanguard
Class:	Dreadnought
Operator(s):	Navy of Palaven Citadel Defense Fleet
Preceded by:	Hammer-class
Succeeded by:	Tribune-class
Technical information
Length:	1700m
Width:	592m
Height/depth:	495m
Max acceleration:	1 kilometers per second
Engine unit(s):	Element Zero Drive Core
Power plant:	5 Element Zero drive cores
Shielding:	Kinetic Barrier
Hull:	900cm of Arictium Ablative Heavy Armor
Sensor systems:	LIDAR Radar Spectroscope
Targetting system:	Shipwide VI
Armament:	20 Mark 17 naval guns 10 port side 10 starboard side 10 GARDIANs 110 cruise torpedoes 55 port side 55 starboard side 1000 Peacemaker-class anti-ship missiles 400 port side 500 starboard side 100 dorsal 1 bow Generation IV MAC
Crew:	27,000
Skeleton crew:	20,000
Usage
Commissioned:	January 11, 2124 CE
Decommissioned:	May 6, 2191 CE
Role(s):	Pacify large contingents of enemy naval forces/force projection
Era:	Asari Cycle Pax Galactica Era
Affiliation:	Turian Hierarchy

The Vanguard-class dreadnought was a classification of dreadnought that served in the Navy of Palaven from 2124 CE to 2191 CE, and was the successor to the Hammer-class. As dreadnoughts are the staple of the Turian Hierarchy, and their main show of force, the Vanguard-class was often a commanding sight, with many knowing that when it appeared in a system, it was preparing for combat. Agreed upon by the Council, the turians would always have at least one dreadnought in the CDF.

The Vanguard-class did not see any combat action until the First Contact War, where a few helped to pacify the colony of Shanxi as well as engage Garrong's forces at Charon. On both occassions however, the ship found itself outclassed by Alliance carriers, which demonstrated that dreadnoughts were quickly being rendered redundant in warfare, much like battleships after the invention of the missile on Earth. Despite this, the Vanguard-class continued to serve in the turian navy right up until after the Battle of the Citadel. By 2184 CE, turian understanding of thanix technology had been perfected, and shortly after, the Tribune-class dreadnought was commissioned, with the Vanguard-class continuing to serve alongside it right into the Reaper War. Six years after the war, the Tribune-class completely replaced it and it was decommissioned.