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Sith-class Star Destroyer
Production Information
Manufacturer

Sythic Shipyards

Product Line

Star Destroyers

Model

Sith-class

Scale

Capital Ship

Technical Specifications
Length

1,014 meters

Height

144 meters

MGLT

19 MGLT

Hyperdrive Rating

Class 1 (x0.9875)

Backup Hyperdrive Rating

Class 8

Shielding

5,612 SBD

Hull

1,248 RU

Sensor Systems
  • Max range of 23226500 Kilometers
  • Operates optimally at a range of 8200 Kilometers
Armament
  • 36 NextGen Heavy Turbolaser Batteries
  • 38 NextGen Turbolaser Turrets
  • 22 Anti-Starfighter Quad Laser Cannons
  • 8 Deepspace-Optimized Proton Torpedo Bays
  • 3 Tractor Beam Projectors
Complement
  • 48 Starfighters
  • 12 Troop Transports
  • 2 Light Freighters
  • 12 Light Walkers/Repulsorcraft
  • 4 Heavy Walkers/Repulsorcraft
  • 18 Troop Pods
Docking Bays

2

Crew

3,439

Minimum Crew

1,000

Passengers

3,622

Cargo Capacity

12,565 Cubic Meters

Consumables

2 Years

Usage
Roles
  • Destroyer
  • Cruiser
  • Carrier
  • Battleship
Affiliation

Sith Empire

Exodus Information
Creator

ValynDyral

Performance Analysis[]

The Sith-class Star Destroyer was designed to become the primary capital warship of the Sith Navy. A product of state-of-the-art technology and design techniques, the Sith Destroyer (abbreviated as SESD) is among the most nimble heavy warships in the galaxy. Its high-output engines afford it a high top-speed, and its overlapping shield grid give it deflector shielding comparable to the larger and better armed Imperial Mark II & III Star Destroyers employed by the Galactic Empire.

Following a design strategy of Elegance over Brute Strength, the Sith Destroyer lacks the straightforward armament and starfighter capacity to directly engage Imperial Destroyers, but is capable of vastly superior battlefield placement and maneuvering due to its powerful engines and shielding. The addition of devastating capital-scale proton warhead bays means that should an enemy vessels’ shields buckle, the SESD can unleash a tremendously powerful warhead attack. The presence of anti-starfighter laser emplacements mitigates the need for interceptor and space-superiority squadrons to be stationed aboard the destroyer, allowing the hangar space to be used primarily for more damaging bomber and assault craft.

The Defense Grid[]

The Sith Destroyer’s defenses manifest in three phases. The first and most powerful is the deflector shield grid, comprised of 4 overlapping generators that cumulatively generate a defensive energy field comparable to that of the larger, more damaging Imperial warships that served as the initial basis for the SESD’s design. The second is a series of strategically placed, fully automated blaster cannons designed to trace and destroy incoming warheads once they reach critical range. These weapons are too weak to damage starfighters – they only function well as a missile defense. The third is fortified armored plating. Due to the high number of advanced systems crammed into the contextually small space of the hull, the integrity of the ship is more fragile (though not dramatically so) than warships of comparable size.

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