The Imperial Leviathan were 5,000 meter-long starship-factories, precursors of the better-known World Devastators, which were able to produce several different kinds of vehicles and vessels.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 History 3 Behind the scenes 4 Sources

CharacteristicsEdit

The most sophisticated foundries and assembly lines of their time could be found on the inside of the vessels, their prime function being to recycle material taken in by the vessel. These systems, in an average hour, could produce either ten speeder bikes, five AT-ST's, three TIE/ln starfighters, or a single AT-AT.

The Leviathans were often used once the Empire had established itself on a new world. They would simply take in resources such as minerals, various metals, old or destroyed vehicles, or ruins of old constructions in order to build whatever was needed in a record amount of time. However, the ships had some disadvantages over the later World Devastators such as the fact that their weapon loadout had to be relatively low, and their compartments were often encumbered with a lot of transports and shuttles which were charged with collecting raw materials.

HistoryEdit

In addition, the use of so much automation and droids meant that there were technological gaps which New Republic spies were known to unceasingly try to exploit. A duo of well known droids even theorized that it should be possible to create a virus in the Leviathan's programming which would order their own self-destruction, although they said that the chances of leaving alive after successfully implanting the virus did not exceed 1 in 3,720.

Behind the scenesEdit

Although not explicitly stated, it can be assumed that the "duo of well known droids" are C-3PO and R2-D2. That and the way it shows the odds; classic Threepio.

SourcesEdit

• Casus Belli 90