After the success of the Victory Star Destroyer, Lira Wessex, the daughter of Walex Blissex (who designed the Victory), designed the Imperial-class Star Destroyer. But many senators of the Old Republic fought the Imperial project, saying it was too costly to build even one of the ships. But when President Palpatine declared himself Emperor and overhauled the Navy, the Imperial-class vessel was built. At 1.6 kilometers long, the Imperial Star Destroyer was the largest ship ever made (at that time). The Imperial-class costs more money than all but the biggest of star systems can pay for. But the Empire had plenty of money (of course), so hundreds of the ships were made. Soon the Imperial Star Destroyer was the backbone of the Imperial Starfleet. The Imperial-class really defines the New Order's rule by fear of force. Just the sight of an Imperial-class vessel can convince any planet to surrender to Imperial rule. The Imperial-class Star Destroyer can decimate whole fleets of smaller vessels. Plus, the Imperial Star Destroyer holds hundreds of support ships in its massive hanger bays, including one entire wing (6 squadrons) of TIE fighters.
The Imperial-class Star Destroyer is exactly one mile long (1.6 km). It has firepower capable of destroying all but the most powerful of ships. It holds one wing of TIEs, along with a full stormtrooper division, plus ground assault vehicles, for planetary assaults. Virtually a fortress in space, nothing other than the strange Mon Calamari vessels can even challenge them. No ship in the galaxy, save the Super Star Destroyer, is more powerful than the Imperial Star Destroyer.
The Imperial II-class Star Destroyer is an improved version of the Imperial I. It has an improved hull, and much heavier firepower. Although not as many of these were made as the Imperial I, they are not so rare as the Victory II. The famed Star Destroyer Chimaera was an Imperial II
- IMPERIAL CLASS
- NAME/TYPE: Imperial I-Class Star Destroyer
- DESIGNER/MANUFACTURER: Lira Wessex/Kuat Drive Yards
- COMBAT DESIGNATION: Capital Starship
- LENGTH: 1,600 meters
- CREW: 36,810; 275 gunners
- PASSENGERS: 9,700 troops
- SPEED RATING: 10 MGLT
- HYPERDRIVE: x2
- HULL/SHIELD RATING: 150 RU/300 SBD
- CONSUMABLES: 6 years
- WEAPONS:
- 60 Taim & Bak Heavy Turbolaser Batteries;
- 60 Borstel Ion Cannon Batteries;
- 10 Phylon Tractor Beam Projectors
- STARFIGHTER SQUADRONS:
- 3 TIE Fighter Squadrons;
- 2 TIE Interceptor Squadrons;
- 1 TIE Bomber Squadron
- PLANETARY ASSAULT TROOPS:
- Full Standard Stormtrooper Division;
- 12 Landing Barges;
- 20 AT-AT walkers;
- 30 AT-ST walkers;
- 1 Pre-fabricated Garrison base
- OTHER ONBOARD CRAFT:
- 8 Lambda-Class Imperial Shuttles;
- 10 Assault Shuttles;
- 5 Assault Gunboats
- RPG STATISTICS:
Capital, astrogation 4D, capital ship gunnery 4D+2,
capital ship piloting 5D+1, capital ship shields 4D+1,
sensors 4D, maneuverability 1D, space 6, hull 7D,
shields 3D. Weapons: 60 turbolaser batteries (fire
control 4D, space range 3-15/36/75, atmosphere range
6-30/72/150 km, damage 5D), 60 ion cannons (fire control
2D+2, space range 1-10/25/50, atmosphere range 2-20/50/100
km, damage 3D), 10 tractor beam projectors (fire control
4D, space range 1-5/15/30, atmosphere range 2-10/30/60 km,
damage 6D).
- NAME/TYPE: Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer
- DESIGNER/MANUFACTURER: Kuat Drive Yards
- COMBAT DESIGNATION: Capital Starship
- LENGTH: 1,600 meters
- CREW: 36,755 crew; 330 gunners
- PASSENGERS: 9,700 troops
- SPEED RATING: 10 MGLT
- HYPERDRIVE: x1
- HULL/SHIELD RATING: 225 RU/400 SBD
- CONSUMABLES: 6 years
- WEAPONS:
- 50 Taim & Bak Heavy Turbolaser Batteries;
- 50 Taim & Bak Heavy Turbolaser Cannons;
- 20 Borstel Ion Cannon Batteries;
- 10 Phylon Tractor Beam Projectors
- STARFIGHTER SQUADRONS:
- 3 TIE Fighter Squadrons;
- 2 TIE Interceptor Squadrons;
- 1 TIE Bomber Squadron
- PLANETARY ASSAULT TROOPS:
- Full Standard Stormtrooper Division;
- 12 Landing Barges;
- 20 AT-AT walkers;
- 30 AT-ST walkers;
- 1 Pre-fab Garrison base
- OTHER ONBOARD CRAFT:
- 8 Lambda-Class Imperial Shuttles;
- 10 Assault Shuttles;
- 5 Assault Gunboats
- RPG STATISTICS:
Capital, astrogation 4D, capital ship gunnery 4D+2,
capital ship piloting 5D+1, capital ship shields 4D+1,
sensors 4D, maneuverability 1D, space 6, hull 7D+1,
shields 2D+2. Weapons: 50 heavy turbolaser batteries
(fire control 0D, space range 3-15/35/75, atmosphere
range 6-30/70/150 km, damage 10D), 50 heavy turbolaser
cannons (fire control 1D, space range 3-15/35/75,
atmosphere range 6-30/70/150 km, damage 7D), 20 ion
cannons (fire control 4D, space range 1-10/25/50,
atmosphere range 2-20/50/100 km, damage 4D), 10 tractor
beam projectors (fire control 4D, space range 1-5/15/30,
atmosphere range 2-10/30/60 km, damage 6D).
