Hi,

on Page 267 Core Rules is word about Starfighter Defense. This only counts for Capital Ships. On Page 231 (Capital Ship Combat) they say, that Capital-Class starships have a Silhouette of 5+.

So does starfighter defense count for any starship with Silhouette 5+ (eg. large transports) or only for "warships"?

thanks

Capital ships have a Silhouette of 5+, but not every ship with silhouette 5 is a capital ship. So by the CRBs definition only capital ships as listed in the books can use starfighter defense turrets.

Personally i throw that limitation to capital ships right out the window. Even big transports like Wayfarers and such can use in my round those defense turrets to keep fighters away. After all, pirates are usually limited to fighters, transports and corvettes.

In Age of Rebellion Beta there is a Gunship (in which section there is a EotE-Capital Ship, the CR90 Corvette) that is a heavy armed Transport... and that makes it something ridiculous...

So why is the Star Galleon Transporter (from EotE, Silhouette 6 with turbolasers equiped) not a capital ship, but the YV-929 (AoR Beta, Silhouette 4) is one??

Good question, ask the writers directly.