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Executioner-class Star Destroyer

The Executioner-class Star Destroyer, also known as the Executioner-class Star Dreadnought or the Executioner-class Super Star Destroyer, was a Star Destroyer-class heavy military starship used as the flagship of the Imperial Navy and only performed the most important and demanding missions. The ship was the absolute champion among the traditional starships that were part of the military space forces of the Empire - its size, at that time, was surpassed only by the Death Star. To be assigned to the Executioner class meant for the officers of the Empire to set foot on the road leading to career heights.

Imperial-class Star Destroyers instilled fear into entire worlds to achieve their obedience, Executioner-class Star Destroyers instilled fear in them, depriving them of the ability to resist. With dimensions almost twelve times the size of a standard Star Destroyer, he could decide the outcome of the fight in his favor without firing a shot, thereby winning the duel even before it began.

The Executioner class is the brainchild of Lyra Wessex, a brilliant and aspiring engineer who by this time already had such Star Destroyer projects as the Venator class and the Emperor class (later renamed the Imperial class) under his belt. After her work on the already impressive Imperial class, Wessex sought to improve the design. Following the philosophy of the psychological effect of the Kuat Shipyards in starship designs, she believed that the sheer size of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer was capable of intimidating the enemy to a great extent. Guided by this principle, she began to develop a starship that eclipsed all her previous projects. Although KDY had previously built large warships such as the Mandator-class Star Dreadnought, the result that Wessex had was simply, unbelievably, gigantic.

Wessex, for approval of the Executioner-class project, submitted it at a time when Imperial tactical philosophy revolved around the concept of a superweapon, the Death Star, which was nearing completion. The Imperial Navy felt that its position of leadership was threatened by the battle station, and the approval of the Star Destroyer project was probably due to this - not to lose the importance of the fleet as Palpatine's first weapon of terror. If the Death Star does its intended role as expected, then the fleet will keep up with it with its own superweapon. If the station fails to cope with the tasks (which happened as a result of the Battle of Yavin), the fleet will have a ready alternative for the Impe

speaker.

Emperor Palpatine agreed to the construction of the first four Executor-class vessels prior to the Battle of Yavin , but the sudden and unforeseen destruction of the Death Star in 0BY changed the production schedule. At the urging of Darth Vader, the Emperor ordered that new starships be released as quickly as possible to compensate for the loss of the battle station, and the Empire needed a new symbol of its unfettered power and dominance.

Initially considered militarily ineffective, the Executioner-class Star Destroyers, on the other hand, have proven to be very capable at finding and destroying the Rebel Alliance. However, they were disliked by most of the Admiralty, who felt that smaller ships could do the same job. Although KDY was in charge of manufacturing the ship, the first Executioner-class ship was built in secret on Fondor, six months after the Battle of Yavin. This ship received the same name as the class of the ship itself - the Executioner. The Executioner has become Darth Vader's new flagship. The construction of the second ship was completed shortly after the Executioner. He was given the new name Lusankya. Lusankya, at the behest of Ysanne Isard, was quickly hidden beneath the surface of Coruscant. The other two starships were given to admirals personally chosen by Palpatine.

The huge, heavy-duty Executioner class measured 19,000 meters in length. 279,144 Imperial officers and troops manned the ship, while 1,590 gunners operated over 5,000 turbolasers and ion cannons. Thirteen engines combined into five groups give the Executor class an impressive 1230 G's of acceleration for its size. The ship carries at least 144 fighters, and the massive hangar can hold and serve thousands or more. In addition, there are 200 other starships and support ships on board, 5 garrison bases, and a large enough number of stormtroopers and walkers to destroy any Rebel base. To power only one of the Star Destroyer's shields, it was necessary to have energy equivalent to the energy released by the average star (3.8 × 1026 W).

The Executioner-class command turret has a standard layout similar to that of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer. The command bridge contains two control pits, in which the starship's control panels are located, and between them is a central passage. On the right and left sides of the bridge are niches containing defense stations and weapons. Behind the bridge are communications stations, turbolifts, and a Holonet transceiver. At the level under the bridge was the main navigation complex. The domes around and on the Executioner's command tower served two different purposes. Inside the domes were coils of hyperwave transceivers for FTL active sensors, while vanes protruding from the dome served as shield projectors.

These domes were not vulnerable to external attacks as long as the shields remained intact, but concentrated fire (such as that unleashed by Admiral Ackbar during the Battle of Endor) could destroy the protective field, thereby endangering both the sensors and the shield projectors themselves. There are many such domes on the hull of the ship, which guarantee the absence of dead zones and ensure the complete distribution of the protective field over the entire surface. Thus, intense fire in a separate area, and the disabling of a number of deflector field generators, would not deprive the starship of all its protection.

In later years, production of Executioner-class Star Destroyers and other Super-class Star Destroyers continued. After the death of the Emperor and the division of the Galactic Empire into warring fiefs, Executor-class Star Destroyers were a very popular acquisition among warlords hoping to improve their military power and prestige. Some fell into the hands of the New Republic, where they fought against the Empire they once served.

The huge, heavy-duty class of Super Destroyers measured 19,000 meters in length. 279,144 Imperial officers and troops manned the ship, while 1,590 gunners operated over 5,000 turbolasers and ion cannons. Thirteen engines, combined in five groups, give

The Super Destroyer has an impressive acceleration of 1230 Gs for its size. The ship carries at least 144 fighters on board, and the massive hangar can hold and serve thousands. In addition, there are 200 other starships and support ships on board, 5 garrison bases, and a large enough number of stormtroopers and walkers to destroy any Rebel base. Powering the shields alone required an amount of power equivalent to that of an average star (3.8 x 10^26W).

Hangar "Executioner"

Also on board this giant was a support squadron, like the Star Destroyers of other series. The Executor could carry over a thousand fighters, presumably over five hundred TIE fighters, and as many other Imperial-built fighters. However, the standard layout included only 144 fighters (12 squadrons), which was only twice the size of the Imperial air wing, and was clearly not enough to cover a ship of this size.

The command turret of a Super Destroyer-class ship has a standard layout similar to that of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer. The command bridge contains two control pits, in which the starship's control panels are located, and between them is a central passage. On the right and left sides of the bridge are niches containing defense stations and weapons. Behind the bridge are communications stations, turbolifts, and a Holonet transceiver. At the level under the bridge was the main navigation complex. The domes around and on the Executioner's command tower served two different purposes. Inside the domes were coils of hyperwave transceivers for FTL active sensors, while vanes protruding from the dome served as shield projectors.

Executioner-class Star Dreadnought Blueprint

These domes were impervious to outside attacks as long as the shields remained intact, but concentrated fire (such as that unleashed by Admiral Ackbar during the Battle of Endor) could destroy the shielding field, thereby endangering both the sensors and the shield projectors themselves. There are many such domes on the hull of the ship, which guarantee the absence of dead zones and ensure the complete distribution of the protective field over the entire surface. Thus, intense fire in a separate area and the disabling of a number of deflector field generators would not deprive the starship of all its protection.

In later years, production of Super Star Destroyers continued. After the death of the Emperor and the division of the Galactic Empire into warring fiefs, they were a very popular acquisition among warlords hoping to improve their military power and prestige. Some fell into the hands of the New Republic, where they fought against the Empire they once served.

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Initially considered militarily ineffective, the Executioner-class Star Destroyers, on the other hand, proved to be even very capable in seeking out and destroying the Rebel Alliance. However, they were disliked by most of the Admiralty, who felt that smaller ships could do the same job. Although KDY was in charge of manufacturing the ship, the first Executioner-class ship was built in secret on Fondor, six months after the Battle of Yavin. This ship received the same name as the class of the ship itself - the Executioner. The Executioner has become Darth Vader's new flagship. The construction of the second ship was completed shortly after the Executioner. He was given the new name Lusankya. Lusankya, at the behest of Ysanne Isard, was quickly hidden beneath the surface of Coruscant. The other two starships were given to admirals personally chosen by Palpatine.

These domes were not vulnerable to external attacks as long as the shields remained intact, but concentrated fire (such as that unleashed by Admiral Ackbar during the Battle of Endor) could destroy the shielding field, thereby endangering both the sensors and the shield projectors themselves. There are many such domes on the hull of the ship, which guarantee the absence of dead zones and ensure the complete distribution of the protective field over the entire surface. Thus, intense fire in a separate area, and the disabling of a number of deflector field generators, would not deprive the starship of all its protection.

Super powerful!
Venator-class Star Destroyer

Venator-class Star Destroyer - aircraft-carrying battle cruiser old republic, invented during the Clone Wars, one of the most efficient ships of its time.

Despite millennia of peace, with the onset of the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic was able to transform itself surprisingly quickly into a gigantic war machine. The republic, immediately after the start of the war, began the rapid development of the fleet, not rejecting even the most unrealistic projects proposed.

The Venator Star Destroyer, unlike most of the Republic and Separatist warships, was not converted into a military vessel from a civilian one. "Venator" was originally created as a warship for conducting space combat and confronting similar large enemy ships. It was not a universal ship, such as the "Victory" and the future "Emperors". The overall design concepts of the ship are largely based on the Star Destroyer design of the Approving Star Destroyer. The Venators became one of the most common ships during the Clone Wars. Powerful shields and armor allowed them to withstand fire that would destroy most types of ships of this size. The presence of a large number of turbolasers made it possible to conduct concentrated and powerful fire on individual sections of the target.

Despite its sheer size, the Venator proved to be much faster than both the Pobeda and most of the Separatist ships. The first ships of this series left the stocks of the Rotana factories. It was Rotana's engineers who built the first generation of these ships. Soon, the Venator Star Destroyers showed themselves during the battle for Geonosis (they were engaged in an orbital battle). After the start of the war, the Kuat shipyards themselves began to produce cruisers of this type.

Another innovation of the ship is the control bridges. The central turret is the main bridge, the left turret is the fighter tactical coordination center, and the right turret is the space control center and communications system.

For the Republic, it was a magnificent warship that, along with the Victory, could control the entire galaxy, but Blissex was still not happy with the result, perceiving the Venator as a transitional link to her dream ship, the Imperator-class Star Destroyer. And a few years after the end of the Clone Wars, her dream came true - thousands of "Emperors" controlled the galaxy and established the New Order.

Type: Star Destroyer. Manufacturer: Shipyard Kuata. Developer: Lyra Wessex. Dimensions: 1,137 m long x 548 m wide x 268 m high. Carrying capacity: 20,000 tons. Crew: - 7,400 - 20,000 - soldiers. Hyperdrive: class 1.0. reserve class 15.0. Subluminal speed: 3,000 Gs. Atmospheric speed: 975 km/h. Armor: yes. Shields: like ZR Pobeda. Armament: - 8 double heavy turbolasers - 2 double medium turbolasers - turbolaser guns (depending on modification) - 26 twin laser cannons - 6 tractor-beam projectors - 4x16 heavy proton torpedo launchers.

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Pobeda II-class Star Destroyer

The Pobeda-II-class Star Destroyer is a modified Pobeda-class Star Destroyer that Galactic Empire used after the end of the Clone Wars.

After the end of the Clone Wars, a new ship was released - "Victory II". The designers of the original "Victory" were forced to do this by the insufficient speed of the "Victory" in space combat conditions. The weapons of the first "Victory" also did not meet the requirements of the Empire.

The new Star Destroyer Pobeda II was significantly faster than its predecessor. This was achieved the hard way: in order to increase the speed, the power of the force shield was significantly reduced. The armament of the ship has undergone major changes. Since the weapons of the predecessor were primarily focused on fire support for ground units, blockade of planets and orbital bombardment, a significant part of them were missile or torpedo launchers. Such weapons were not well suited for space combat (especially long-term ones), since the ship carried a small number of turbolaser weapons, which took a long time to reload.

The battlecruiser Pobeda-II is well suited for combat with all types of enemy ships. The turbolaser gun guidance systems, more advanced than those installed on the Pobeda-I, allow the ship to hit high-speed targets with turbolasers. And linear turbolaser guns in combination with ion cannons allow the ship to effectively counter most ships of its type. new ship designed only for space combat, so "Pobeda-II" is deprived of the opportunity to enter the atmosphere.
Dimensions:
- length 900 m
- width 564 m
- height 289 m (including command cabin)
Crew:
- 610 officers
- 4590 conscripts
- 402 gunners
Minimum crew: 1785 people
Armament:
- 10 quad turbolaser units
- 40 twin turbolaser units
- 20 launchers (standard ammunition - 4 missiles)
- 10 traction beam projectors
Systems:
- DeLuxFlux hyperdrive converter (class 2.0, redundant - class 15)
- power shielding generator
Engines:
- 3 LF9 ion thrusters
- 4 auxiliary ion engines
Power Plant: Hypermatter Annihilation Reactor, power output approx. 3.6 x 10^24W
Speed in atmosphere: 800 km/h
Lifting capacity: 8100 t
Flight autonomy: 4 standard years

Imperator III-class Star Destroyer

The Emperor III Star Destroyer is a modified Emperor II Star Destroyer that the Empire began using after the formation of the New Republic. This type of ship has great benefits before their predecessors.

After the Battle of Endor, with the ever-increasing military power of the New Republic, the Empire still had huge military resources, but over time, there were fewer and fewer qualified personnel. This forced the Empire to resort to automation of most systems, which significantly reduced the required number of crew.

The new ship retained all the best features of past types of ships. Shield generators have been strengthened and improved, guidance systems have been improved, and new weapons have been installed. The big advantage of the new model was the presence of rocket and torpedo launchers - the best weapon against enemy fighters and an excellent addition to the main caliber of the ship.

The Imperator III Star Destroyer could only be seen in the Bastion Empire military (perhaps the Shard of Carnor Jax also had these ships). These ships saw action during the Vong invasion.
Dimensions:
- length 1600 m
- height 448 m
Crew:
- 4520 officers
- 32565 enlisted personnel
- 275 gunners
Engines:
- 3 ion engines "Destroyer I"
- 4 Gemon-4 ion thrusters
Hyperdrive converter: class 2.0 (redundant - class 8.0)
Power plant: SFS I-a2b solar ion reactor
Subluminal speed: 60 MGLT
Max acceleration: 2300g
Armor: Durasteel Alloy
Shielding: 2 generators KDY ISD-72x
Armament:
- 6 twin heavy turbolasers
- 2 quadruple heavy turbolasers
- 3 integrated turbolasers
- 2 medium power turbolasers
- 60 Taim&Bak XX-9 turbolasers
- 2 heavy twin ion units
- 60 Borstel NK-7 ion cannons
- 10 Phylon Q7 tractor beam projectors
Systems:
- LeGrange fire control system
- transceiver Goloseti
Lifting capacity: 360,000 t (metric)
Flight autonomy: 6 standard years

At the Kuata shipyard

in battle formation at Endor.

Executioner-class Star Destroyer (Executor)

The Executor-class Star Destroyer is the first ship in the Super Star Destroyer series. The first ship in the series was Darth Vader's flagship and became associated in the eyes of many in the galaxy with Palpatine's Empire.

Engineer Lyra Wessex, who once designed the Venator cruiser and the Imperator-class Star Destroyer, came up with a design for a ship that made every other ship in the galaxy look like dwarfs.

The emperor was interested in the project and allowed the construction of four ships of this type to begin simultaneously at the shipyards of Fondor and Kuat. The Senate tried to protest against the emperor's decision, but Palpatine was able to convince them. After the death of the Death Star, the emperor ordered the construction of the Executioner to be accelerated. The reason for this was the desire of the emperor to provide his citizens with another symbol of the greatness and inviolability of the New Order.

The first two ships of the new type left the stocks at about the same time. The first ship, named the Executor, became Darth Vader's flagship, while the second, the Executor II, was hidden on Coruscant and renamed the Lusankya. The first mission of the Executioner, in which the Sith appreciated its power, was the destruction of the Alliance base on the planet Laaktien. Soon the ship was actively involved in many operations against the rebels.

After the Endor catastrophe, the "Executioners" became a weighty argument in proving the legitimacy of the claims of numerous contenders for the throne. At the time of Grand Admiral Thrawn's return, the regions of the galaxy that recognized him did not have ships of this type. But the mere possession of such a ship was not yet a guarantor of power.

During the struggle for power, the former head of imperial intelligence Isard, Lusankya was captured. After a year-long overhaul, the ship entered the New Republic fleet and was used with great success against the remnants of the empire for a long time. But during the time of the Vong invasion, the Lusankya, due to its size and the overwhelming numerical superiority of the aggressor, could no longer satisfy the strategies of the New Republic. Therefore, Wedge Antilles, defending Borleias, used the Lusankia as a battering ram.

Also on board this giant was a support squadron, like the Star Destroyers of other series. The Executor could carry over a thousand fighters, presumably more than five hundred TIE-fighters and the same number of other imperial-made fighters. However, the standard layout included only 144 fighters (12 squadrons), which was only twice the Imperator's air wing, and was clearly not enough to cover a ship of this size.

Executioner-class Star Destroyers are well armed and protected. One ship can withstand a whole fleet, but in practice it was not possible to verify this. It is also worth noting that all ships of this type were lost as a result of accidents, stupidity or successful sabotage by the rebels (New Republicans). In open combat, this ship is a very dangerous opponent.
Length: 19000 m
Max acceleration: 1230g
Subluminal speed: 40 MGLT
Hyperdrive converter: class 2.0 (redundant - class 10.0)
Armament:
- 2000 heavy turbolasers
- 2000 turbolasers
- 250 heavy ion cannons
- 500 laser guns
- 250 launchers (ammunition - 30 missiles)
- 40 Phylon Q7 tractor beam projectors
Crew:
- 279,144 officers and enlisted personnel
- 1590 gunners
Minimum crew: 50,000 people
Landing: 38,000 people
Load capacity:
- 250000 tons (metric)
Flight autonomy: 6 years

Sudden attack, fight and

destruction.

Eclipse-class Star Destroyer

The Eclipse-class Star Destroyer is the most powerful and efficient Star Destroyer in the galaxy. It was built by the Empire in the aftermath of the Battle of Endor. In total, two such ships were built, each of which was able to destroy the enemy's medium fleet.

The construction of the first ship of this type was begun in the shipyards of Kuat before the Battle of Endor. After the beginning of the collapse of the Empire into small public entities construction was stopped for a while, but then resumed again. Four and a half standard years after the Battle of Endor, both ships left Kuat and stood guard over the planet Byss, where Emperor Palpatine's clones were bred.

The Eclipse managed to install a smaller version of the Death Star's superlaser, which was capable of reaching 2/3 of the power of the station. The superlaser is located along the ship and is integral with the main power elements of the hull. The main battery of the Eclipse could turn the surface of the planet into a lifeless desert.

In space combat, the presence of this weapon was a very unpleasant surprise for the New Republic fleet. During the first phase of the campaign, the resurrected Emperor tested his new superweapon on the frontier worlds of the New Republic. This territory was a point of conflict between the interests of the New Republic and the Empire, as the former sought to subjugate new territories, while the latter defended them. In the course of the fast-paced campaign, the New Republic suffered heavy losses and retreated, having no chance of victory against a technically superior enemy.

In a short time, the Emperor regained significant territories occupied by the New Republic. Although the New Republic government was aware of the heavy losses, they took no action even to learn about what had happened on those worlds. It was just a test of a new weapon. Some time later, the troops of the resurrected Emperor attacked Mon Calamari, and only then did Mon Mothma admit her mistake.

In addition to powerful weapons, the Eclipse-class Star Destroyer carries ten gravity well projectors, whose gravity "shadow" prevents large fleets from entering hyperspace. A large air group was able to protect the ship from any attempts by enemy forces to inflict any damage on the Eclipse. Powerful armor and shields made the ship virtually invulnerable in open space combat.
This was proved by the events during the next crisis of the New Republic. The Eclipse I was not destroyed by the New Republic fleet. It died when Luke Skywalker tricked Palpatine into destroying the supership. The Eclipse II was destroyed in a Republican sabotage in the Byss system. He collided with the Galaxy Cannon and died with it.
Length: 17.5 km
Max acceleration: 940g
Hyperdrive: Class 2 (Redundant: Class 6)
Armament:
- 1 super laser
- 500 turbolasers
- 550 laser guns
- 75 ion cannons
- 100 traction beam projectors
- 10 directional gravity generators
Crew:
- 708470 personnel
- 4175 gunners
Landing: 150,000 people
Lifting capacity: 600000 t
Flight autonomy: 10 standard years
Orbiting Byss

Turbolaser Battery

1. TIE Fighter (aka TIE Fighter, aka Dishka)

The main fighter of the imperial troops, equipped with a twin ion engine (Twin Ion Engine), this is a rather menacing ship, which, moreover, emits a characteristic ominous creak when flying, capable of infuriating the enemy. The main disadvantage of the SID is the flat panels around the edges of the fighter, which makes it look like an eye hanging between two playing cards. Of course, you can figure out why they are needed (how do we know how these very ion engines work), but from a tactical point of view, these panels make the fighter too easy a target, which has been demonstrated more than once in films, and also completely block the pilot’s view, leaving him less than 50 degrees of visible space. You can imagine that with the help of a special virtual reality helmet, the pilot of the SID received full review(by the way, distributed aperture radar helmets that provide 360-degree visibility already exist on F-35 fighters), but when the first trilogy came out, there was no question of anything like that, which means that the pilot of the TIE fighter is practically nothing I couldn't see behind me, or even from the side.

2. Super Class Imperial Star Destroyer.

A huge spaceship 18 kilometers long, the flagship of Darth Vader, carrying on board a huge number of fighters (as many as 6 squadrons) and ground equipment. An imposing ship that inspires fear in enemies, but for some reason extremely vulnerable. Why was it necessary to build such a huge ship at all? It was much larger than regular Star Destroyers, but for some reason was not equipped with more powerful weapons. This is especially clear at the Battle of Endor, when one Rebel starfighter crashed aboard the flagship, the huge ship lost control and collided with the second Death Star. When a tiny fighter can shoot down a flagship, and then the main strategically important weapon, someone big problems with the original project.

3. Fighter "Snowspeeder".

We first saw this small atmospheric fighter in The Empire Strikes Back. In addition to two laser blasters, the Snowspeeder also has a harpoon that shoots out of the ship on a strong and flexible cable. With this harpoon, they pierce the body of "walkers" (probably the most ridiculous machines in service with the Empire) and use a cable to tangle their legs, causing the walkers to fall. It should be noted how strange such a strategy is, during which the pilot, winding a circle around the leg of the walker, can simply lose consciousness or become confused in his head, there must be very strong overloads there. In addition, if the cable is so strong and so tight around the legs of the walker, the fighter could easily be torn in half before the end of the maneuver. Well, in principle, this is a long operation, it is easily blocked and requires a lot of training from each pilot, which is almost impossible under the conditions shown in the films. By the way, where does such a huge army of rebels train?

4. Trade Federation Droid Control Ship.

Many military organizations from the Star Wars universe are suffering - in addition to lousy shooting skills - from the most serious command and administrative problems. Take, for example, the droid control ship we saw in The Phantom Menace. He controls the ground robotroopers, a massive army of 139,000 droids. When, again, one fighter accidentally flies into this huge ship and starts a chain reaction to destroy it (in general, sometimes it seems that in the local universe they have an extremely vague idea about the concept of compartments), all ground troops simply stop, and the offensive stops. That is, no options in case of an accident, no other methods of control. Quite a strange strategy, you can’t say otherwise. The ship had exactly one function, and even that it performed poorly.

5. X-wings, or X-wings.

The famous rebel fighters, which have become a real symbol of Star Wars, in which all the small oddities of the spaceships of this universe are embodied. The control system of local spaceships, including X-wings, does not make sense. How, for example, do they slow down? In zero gravity, these fighters would need engines aimed at reverse side, or the exterminators themselves would have to turn around and direct the engines in the opposite direction - however, in the films they do neither. How do fighters even change direction? the X-wing has four engines, but, judging by the design, there is simply no means of changing course. Of course, they could change the direction of flight by gradually changing the thrust of individual engines, but then any turn would take a lot of time, and maneuverability could be forgotten. Finally, as with many Star Wars spaceships, they are simply too small. How did Luke manage to get all the way to another star system in a tiny fighter when he was looking for Master Yoda? How did you not go crazy on the road, sitting in one place, unable not to get up, not to move, not to lie down? And if the X-wings have the technology of such a fast teleportation or a FTL drive, then all the massive battles of the films completely lose their meaning.

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