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Imperial-I class Star Destroyer

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built at the Kuat Drive Yards, this heavy-duty Imperial capital ship is the version used in the Emperor Palpatine's Navy. The wedge-shaped Imperial-I class Star Destroyer measured 1,600 meters in length, and was manned by 36,810 crewers and 275 gunners. It could also transport up to 1,200 troops. Jedi Search quotes the Imperial-I class is manned by 37,000 crewers and can carry 9,700 troops. Its top sublight speed is 60 MGLT, and its hull has been rated at 150 RU. Despite its formidable appearance, Talon Karrde once stated that the Imperial-class had 174,000 design flaws waiting to be exploited. It boasts the following shipboard systems:

2 Om-Thaim Broadcast Banner Shield Generator (the round towers on top) rated at 300 SBD
60 Borstel NK-7 Ion Cannon Batteries
10 Phylon-Q7 Tractor Beam Projectors
a Seinar Fleet Systems I-a2b Solar Ionization Reactor and Stardrive
60 Taim and Bak XX-9 Heavy Turbolaser Batteries
LeGrange Targetting Computers
Seinar Fleet Systems S-s3a Long Range Tachyon Detection Scanner
Planetary Assault Units
- 12 Landing Barges
- 20 AT-Ats
- 30 AT-STs
6 Fighter Bays
- 3 TIE Fighter Squadrons
- 2 TIE Interceptor Squadrons
- 1 TIE Bomber Squadron
28 Landing Bays
- 5 Assault Gunboats
- 8 Lambda-class Shuttles
- 15 Stormtrooper Transports