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The Assertor-class Star Dreadnought was a class of Imperial[1] Star Dreadnought.[2] The Wrath belonged to this class.
Description
Assertor-class Star Dreadnoughts had a hull-shape similar in appearance to the Executor-class Star Dreadnought, being primarily wedge-shaped. It also possessed 28 aft thrusters and a hyperdrive. On the top of the ship was a large, prominant ridge from the stern up to a few yards from the bow, containing several guns as well as the command bridge, slightly similar in appearance to the ridge of the Bellator-class dreadnought. The appearance of the bridge tower is similar in appearance to several other Star Destroyers. The ship was equipped with a large amount of weapons mounted on the top of the ship, as well as the dorsal and ventral surfaces.[2]
History
Several Assertor-class ships docked at Naval Station Validusia
The Assertor-class Star Dreadnought was developed by the Galactic Empire for a basic, 'conventional' fleet work against the growing New Republic, and unlike other vessels in its class, is neither a dark-side temple nor a terror weapon.[3]
Various Assertor-class Star Dreadnoughts were serviced and refueled at Naval Station Validusia. At one point, a ship of this class participated in a fleet exercise, where it ended up being refueled by an Altor-class replenishment ship, alongside an Allegiance-class battlecruiser[2]
At some point, one of the Assertor-class Star Dreadnoughts, the Wrath, led a Base Delta Zero operation. The vessel was in charge of a fleet consisting of Imperial I-class and Imperial II-class Star Destroyers, at least one Interdictor-class Star Destroyer. The fleet also had access to at least one squadron of TIE/D Defenders.[2]
Behind the scenes
- "Less dark-side temple and terror weapon, more optimized for basic, 'conventional' fleet work against a growing New Republic."
- ―Ansel Hsiao
The Assertor-class Star Dreadnought originated as a fanon design by Ansel Hsiao, envisioned as a 15 kilometer long warship with power generation approximately equivalent to 400 Imperial-class Star Destroyers.[4] He based the design on a real-life antecedent. In the early 1900s, Senator Benjamin Tillman tired of the US Navy's practise of annually requesting slightly bigger battleships and just told them to design "maximum battleships" that were only limited by their ability to cross the Panama Canal.Expression error: Unexpected > operator.
The design entered continuity when it appeared in The Essential Guide to Warfare, on which Ansel worked as an illustrator. Jason Fry, author of The Essential Guide to Warfare, confirmed that the length and classification of the Assertor-class were recorded in official continuity in his blog,[5] but stated on the forums at TheForce.Net that any power calculations were not necessarily canonical.[6]
Ansel Hsiao's model
Sources
- The Essential Guide to Warfare (First mentioned)
- Jason Fry's Tumblr account - EG to Warfare Endnotes Pt. 7.
- Star Wars Insider 134
Notes and references
- ↑ Preview image on Star Wars Books Facebook page
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