Following in the footsteps of its cousin, the SD60 Destroyer, the SD80 Dreadnaught is considered one of the most powerful capital ships known and second only to the Imperial Star Destroyer line. However, this comparison has never been truly tested by the company. Despite the fact that the SD80 is a fairly new ship design, sales for this particular class have been high with planetary governments expecting a lot of trouble. Thus far, performance expectations have been met and exceeded.   GDX Group SD80 Dreadnaught Class: Capital ship Crew: 7,450-16,900 (Skilled +4) Size: Colossal (1989.2 m long) Initiative: -4 (-8 size, +4 crew) Hyperdrive: x2 (backup x8) Maneuver: -4 (-8 size, +4 crew) Passengers: 8,000 (troops) Defense: 12 (-8 size, +10 armor) Cargo Capacity: 17,400 metric tons Shield Points: 500 (DR 60) Consumables: 3 years Hull Points: 500 (DR 60) Cost: 110,000,000 (new) Maximum Speed in Space: Cruising (4 squares/action) Atmospheric Speed: Not Applicable Weapon: Turbolasers (30); Fire Arc: 1 battery forward, 2 batteries right, 2 batteries   left, 1 battery rear; Attack Bonus: -2 (-8 size, +2 crew, +4 fire control);   Damage: 7d10x5; Range Modifiers: PB -6, S -4, M -2, L 0 Weapon: Medium Turbolasers (20); Fire Arc: 1 battery forward, 1 battery right,   1 battery left, 1 battery rear; Attack Bonus: -2 (-8 size, +2 crew, +4 fire control);   Damage: 5d10x5; Range Modifiers: PB -6, S -4, M -2, L 0 Weapon: Tractor beam projectors (8); Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 right, 2 left, 2 rear;   Attack Bonus: -2 (-8 size, +2 crew, +4 fire control); Damage: Special   Range Modifiers: PB -6, S -4, M/L n/a Other Systems: Hypertransceiver