The Dauntless class light cruiser Class Light Cruiser is a common scout cruiser, ships like this have always been a feature of craft within the fleets of the [[Imperial Navy]]. These Imperial scout cruisers have generally always had enough firepower to fight off a determined attack by escort sized size ships, and can hold enough supplies to stay away from a fleet base remain autonomous for months at a time, the Dauntless is being no exception. The Dauntless It forgoes the traditional armoured armored prow of the Imperial Navy, and makes up for balancing this lack by being substansually substantially faster, and more manoverable maneuverable than a full size [[Imperium|Imperial]] cruiser. Due to the need for power savings, and to conserve supplies, the Dauntless has about half the shielding and turret cover of a full size cruiser, but given its expected opposition, this is sufficent sufficient protection.

The Dauntless Class has respectable [[weapons batteries]] on each either side, and an option of a full cruiser class compliment of [[torpedo]] tubes in the prow, or a . A furious set of [[lanceLance]]s are set to fire past the ships prowon any enemy coming to close. This devastating array of weaponry, combined with its speed and manoverabilitymaneuverability, has ensured that an enemy [[Captain]]s who overlooked carelessly overlooks the Dauntless based on the count of its smaller size, have always paid dearly for their never makes the same mistakeagain. They are The effectiveness of the Dauntless is even more dangerous apparent when paired, or opperating operating alongside an escort squadron.

==Famous Dauntless class ships include Class Crusiers== *[[Abdiel]], *[[Uziel]], *[[Vigilant]], *[[Baron Surtur]], *[[Havock]] and *[[Guardian (ship)|Guardian]].