Super Star Destroyer

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Super Star Destroyer
Production information
Manufacturer	Galactic Empire
Class	Capital Ship
Product line	Star Destroyer
Estimated Raw Material Price	119,415,692 Credits
Cargo Stats
Weight	665,000,000 T
Volume	13,300,000,000 m³
Weight Capacity	275,000 T
Volume Capacity	4,500,000 m³
Hull Stats
Length	12,800 m
Width	0 m
Height	0 m
Hull	100,000
Deflector Shields	80,000
Ionic Capacity	50,000
Navigational Stats
Hyperspeed	1
Sublight Speed	10 MGLT
Manoeuvrability	1.00
Sensors	55
ECM	0
Technical specifications
Armament	Heavy Lasers: 250 Turbolasers: 250 Tractor Beams: 40 Proton Torpedo Launchers: 250 Ion Batteries: 250
Max Passengers	38,000
Escape Pods	200
Affiliation	Galactic Empire
Role	Flagship

"From Stormtrooper Legions to Super Star Destroyers, it is nearly impossible to overestimate the amount of force available to the Galactic Empire."

— Unknown

Overview

The Super Star Destroyer (SSD) is the pinnacle of spacecraft design and an indefatigable testament to the Galactic Empire's omniscient superiority and unfaltering commitment to securing a greater, safer and more prosperous Galactic society. The SSD is the largest and most powerful warship ever manufactured, its very presence in a battle strikes a primal fear into the hearts of the enemies of the Empire and a sense of security and pride to civilians everywhere.

Continuing the dagger-shaped design of the Star Destroyer Series, the 12-kilometer-long Star Dreadnought-class starship dwarfs the flagship of the Rebellion by four times. Within the smooth hull there lies an "island" which is viewed by many as a city in itself. The trapezoidal command tower stands near the aft end of this island, capped with two geodesic communication and deflection domes. The underside is a busy network of engineering and superstructure, and thirteen colossal engine thrusters glow blood red as they push the immense craft through space. Truly, the Super Star Destroyer embodies the ultimate symbol of Imperial power, as any Empire-supported world with one of these starships in orbit above it can count itself among the safest systems in the Galaxy, and any enemy system that sees a Super Star Destroyer cast its shadow across the planet below has its days numbered.

"Nothing has been formed like the Galactic Empire. Nothing has been built like a SSD. Divided; nothing can suppass them. And united; nothing can stop them."

— LT Feldure

History

For tens of thousands of years, heavy warships were part of the Republic Navy's strategy for space combat. Large ships fought in the Alsakan Conflicts and the Old Sith Wars. They became obsolete when fleet doctrine shifted to groups of smaller-scale cruisers that combined their firepower and were more maneuverable. These new designs were armed with better weapons and more powerful shields than the older battlecruisers and battleships.

However, by the centuries prior to the Clone Wars, heavy warships had gained prominence again. They were used for generations by private defensive fleets fielded by rich, industrialized star sectors. Kuat, Corellia and Humbarine were but three of the industrialized Core sectors that could afford to build such behemoths, which were fitted with hyperdrives with limited range to highlight their defensive purposes in the relatively peaceful period of the time.

During the Clone Wars, heavy warship types like Star Battlecruisers and Star Dreadnaughts were used by the resurgent Republic Navy, but it was only with the advent of the Galactic Empire that a dedicated research and development program began for a new generation of heavy warship designs, and they became a greater part of naval doctrine again.