IR-3F Patrol Craft

The IR-3F patrol craft was a system patrol and customs ship constructed by Sienar Fleet Systems.

Characteristics
The IR-3F was 110 meters long. It had a high power output and fast sublight engines for a ship of its size, and could achieve atmospheric flight at 1,000 kilometers per hour; however, it was not equipped with a hyperdrive.[5][1] It was equipped with shields, and armed with four turbolaser cannon turrets, though some models were equipped with four fire-linked heavy laser cannons instead.[1][2]

The ship had a crew of 11 (including 8 gunners), though it could be staffed by a single individual in some circumstances. It carried ten troops, three months' worth of consumables, and had space for 180 metric tons of cargo.[1] The small crew was often inadequately rotated, resulting in a tendency for them to wear down quickly.[5]

Patrol ship tactics generally led to these ships operating within an hour's distance of their base of operations, and maintaining continuous comlink contact with it.[3] When engaging a target, they employed their high speed and brute force to disable or destroy it before it could escape into hyperspace.