

The ARC-170 starfighters, V-19 starfighters and, later in the Clone Wars, V-wing starfighters comprised a large part of the fleet's fighter complement.Ī Venator-class Star Destroyer of the Open Circle Fleet above Coruscant.Īt the suggestion of Anakin Skywalker, some of the Venator-class Star Destroyers of the Open Circle Fleet were equipped with a heavy SPHA turbolaser cannon that was installed within the ventral hangar bay. Each of these medium warships could carry over one hundred and fifty starfighters in their hangar bays. Acclamator-class assault ships were also used early in the war. The lighter vanguard ships for the fleet were Venator-class Star Destroyers.


Of the fleet's numerous starfighter squadrons, Clone Flight Squad Seven, led by Clone Commander Odd Ball, was the most experienced and elite squadron of them all. These smaller sector fleets were more than able to hold their own against the Separatist forces, allowing the armada to function as several smaller independent groups at once. Venator-class Star Destroyers and BTL-B Y-wing starfighters from the Open Circle Fleet during the Malevolence crisis. By the end of the Clone Wars, the Open Circle Armada had grown to include at least five Republic fleets, such as the Fifth Fleet. While the Jedi may have been the most visible pilots of the armada, it also comprised thousands of clone and non-clone pilots, gunners, and officers. These were not the only Jedi pilots in the armada Jedi Master Saesee Tiin commanded a squad that consisted of both Jedi and clone pilots. In battle, the Open Circle Fleet was led by Generals Kenobi and Skywalker.
