The Sacheen-class Light Escort Mark II is a further derivation of the Sacheen-class Light Escort developed jointly by REC and the New Republic Defense Fleet. Like its predecessor, the Mark II version is designed primarily escort ships in supply convoys and screen larger warships from smaller threats like corvettes and starfighters. However, because of its speed and varied armament, it is also used to hunt down criminal elements and harass enemy shipping. However, because of its somewhat weak skin and shielding, it is sometimes belittled as being more of law enforcement vessel than a true warship designed to slug it out on the battlefield. Others say that is a misunderstanding of the ship's role, and consider the Sacheen Mark II to be the capital ship equivalent of the A-wing. The ship is a