joesdomain Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 I notice that in the Star Wars databank there was more than one class of star destroyer. Does anyone have information on the number of classes of star destroyers and the name of the classes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthfergie Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 depends on what you mean by that. Now many of the star destoryers displayed advancements in their field and subseqent SDs were named after them (such as the Avenger Class, etc) Then there are other types that are still called star destroyers, but there are enough differences that they are considered a different type of ship entirely. (Victory Star Destroyer, Star Destroyer, Super Star Destroyer) (just FYI the Eclipse is considered by vehichles and vessels to be a Super Star Destoryer type) If you want more info I suggest grabbing a copy of the new Vehichles and Vessels when it comes out (The previous one is probably over 6 years old) as for the number...I'd say it's up to the writers. New classes are added all the time as technology is increased in the SW universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 The only ones in the movies are: Victory Star Destroyer Imperial Star Destroyer (i'm not sure but i think it's just an EU creation) Super Star Destroyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark jedi 8 Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 yeah, thats the only ones i know of. i think the victory class SD are outdated by the time of EP.IV, so i dont think there in the movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthfergie Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Suposedly they are in the movies...I havn't looked tho. If they are that outdated tho, why did a fleet of agile Victories come in quick and hard and take out a fleet of normal SDs in EU (back when the warlords are battling alot...can't remember the exact book, but it was when Daala was sweeping to the head of a large fleet) BTW, I don't think those are considered class...more like type. Especially using the navy system. Like different types are carriers, destroyers, cruisers, battleships, etc and classes are like the Nimitz Class Carrier (a group of carriers were built under the same design and the specific design is named after the first craft built) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark jedi 8 Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 the victory "class" SD were built at the biginning of palpatines reign. i'm pretty sure i read that in the essential guide to "vehicles and vessels.", whether there used by the fleet in EP.IV, i'm not sure. and maybe the victory SD destroyed the regular ones so quickly because they had a better battle plan, element of surprise or commander? i dont know, i never read it, did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesdomain Posted April 7, 2003 Author Share Posted April 7, 2003 I thought the Republic Assualt Ships were precursors to Star Destroyers. They look very similar. Star Wars Databank says they are Acclamator Class or something like that. I heard about Victory Class Star Destroyers being used before Episode IV. We haven't seen them in I, II, IV, V, or VI I thought the only classes shown in Episode 4-6 were Imperial Class I and II and the Super Star Destroyer Class. Hopefully, Episode III will clear this up and they will use Victory Class Star Destroyers as the capital ships instead Republic Assualt Ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 *cough* From smallest to Largest Victory Star Destroyer/Victory Star Destroyer II Imperial Star Destrioyer/Imperial Star Destroyer II ( I read about it somewhere, the rebs call it an "Impstar Duece") Sovereign Star Destroyer Super Star Destroyer Eclipse Star Destroyer Some of tose are from EU. The Eclipse is the Ultiment SD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark jedi 8 Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 plus i think the victory SD is all EU anyway. so i dont think GL will put it in EPIII. though if there are any SD in EPIII i think they will be a big step up from the acclaimer class republic ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Gaarni Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 Might aswell repost it here to. Here goes: Star Destroyers: Victory-Class, Mark I and II: 900 meters Harrow-Class: 900 meters Imperator*-Class, Mark I & II: 1600 meters Republic-Class: 1250 meters Dominator-Class: Is suggested to be around 1600 meters, but not sure. It's also more of an Interdictor though. It has Grav Wells on it. Allegiance-Class: 2.2km Ark Hammer (not really a star destroyer, more like a factory built inside a star destroyer shaped hull): Atleast longer than 6.4km. Only one is known to have been built. Vengeance-Class: Longer than 10km. Again, the exact lenght is not known. Super Star Destroyers: Sovereign-Class: 15km Executor**-Class: 17.6km Eclipse-Class: 17.5km * Same as the ones shown in the movies. Unfortunatly they have been publically known as Imperial-Class, which is stupid since they are all Imperial owned in the first place. The Victory is an Imperial Star Destroyer. The Allegiance is an Imperial Star Destroyer, etc.... "Oh, look! An Imperial Imperial-Class Star Destroyer!" Nowhere to my knowledge has the movies or other canon sources ever said they where Imperial-Class star Destroyers, just that they where Imperial Star Destroyers. But early EU sources has said Imperator-Class. And they take presidence over later published material according to LucasFilms policy. ** Same goes for the Executor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark jedi 8 Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 *Cough:spam:Cough.* j/k:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Gaarni Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 plus i think the victory SD is all EU anyway. Actually, the Victory-Class was made to go in A New Hope, but was upgraded to ISD instead. So, technically, George did create it, although it doesn't wuite look like the Victory-Class we all have come to love. though if there are any SD in EPIII i think they will be a big step up from the acclaimer class republic ships. Yeah, seeing the Victory-Class Star Destroyer is a warship, and the Acclamator-Class Assault Transport is a very large transport ship, that's an understatement to say the least. Though it does have quite a deadly armament for being a transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark jedi 8 Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 yeah, it can definately hold its own! especially with those 4 heavy srategic missle and proton launch tubes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nom Anorr Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 THere is: Victory Class, Victory Class II, Imperial Class, Imperial Class II, Super Class, Eclipse Class, and Eclipse Class II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 8 Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 uhmm the answer was already given more then once why did you have to dig up a month old thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macbeth2k1 Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Am I misstaken, or did we forget about the Interdictor Class SDs? They've got the big 'bubble' domes on them and project a gravity well. They're the one's Thrawn used to land other SD's in the middle of a battle by running them though hyperspace and yanking them out when they hit the gravity well. Also used to keep the Rebles from fleeing battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 *nods* a lot of people forget that the Interdictor is a class of Star Destroyer... well it is... isn't it? Also the old skool SD's (the ones in episode 2) remind me of the Interdictor Cruisers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Those arn't SDs in AotC... those are Assualt Transports...... bah, the Interdictor gets killed so easily... it doesn't deserve a place among the great Star Destroyers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benTantilles Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 sure, interdictors are pretty vulnerable and weakly armed, but they're more useful, strategically, then ISDs thanx to their grav wells. tho, of course, they become pretty obselete in the njo due to the introduction of the mon mothma & elegos aklaa (sp?). being a vast, galaxy-spanning organization, the empire actually has several more sub-classes of star destroyers, which can be attributed to manifold subcontracts, upgrades etc it's unlikely that during the entire course of the empire's reign, there was only ONE upgrade for the ISD & VSD (from mark I to II) models. instead, the distinction of marks (btw I & II) could probably be ascribed to a major difference in design which was implemented at construction level. it's highly probable that each isd underwent individual refits, making them different from each other in various, small ways...check out theforce.net/swtc for more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Originally posted by StarWarsPhreak Those arn't SDs in AotC... those are Assualt Transports...... Does it matter exactly what they are? they're star destroyery shaped and they're big. period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Yes, the Interdics Grav Wells are good strategically, but frankly, with out support, they're useless, a few X-Wings w/ Proton Torps could damage it. @Lynk, they may be Star Destroyery but a real VSD would probably stomp it because the Assault Transport does just that... Transports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 lol *shrugs* it would be good if any of them even existed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 You know what, I don't care about the different classes of the SDs, the Eclipse Star Destroyer ownz all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Gaarni Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 First of all, define Interdictor. There's more than one design. The Dominator Class Star destroyer is a combo of being an interdictor and an attack vessel, probably as large as the Imperator Class (1600m). So that one is a Star Destroyer. If you're referring to the interdictors seen in the games, they arn't really star destroyers. More like cruisers. They just have the similar design. It's a good design really. First of all it's an intimidating look, to have an arrow shaped ship comming right at you. For another 80 % of all it's guns, and maybe even more, can be pointed straight forward at the enemy with this type of design. And half it's armament atleast can be pointed to each side. The disadvantage with it though is that it's rear section is more vulnerable to attacks, as not that many guns will cover that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 I am very impressed with your knowledge of Star Destroyers Jan I must say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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