Mandator II-class Star Dreadnaught
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| Mandator II-class Star Dreadnaught | |
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Mandator II-class Star Dreadnaught[1] |
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Star Dreadnaught[1] |
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Peak: 7,73 × 1026 W[1] |
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Battleship (Dreadnaught)[1] |
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The Mandator II-class Star Dreadnaught was a warship design that served in the centralized Republic Navy by 19 BBY.[4][1]
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[edit] Characteristics
The Mandator II-class was a powerful vessel. While Star Destroyers like the Venator-class could stand up to a handful of Separatist Recusant-class light destroyers, a Star Dreadnaught like the Mandator II-class could withstand an assault of up to 1,000 of these warships.[1] As such, the vessel carried reactor equipment large enough to force the length of its hull up to a magnitude of at least 8km.[2] Yet, the design was still shorter than the Sarlacc Project[3] as well as "ultimate" Star Dreadnaught-designs like the Executor-class, described as the largest warship class by the time it was completed, 20 years later.[5]
[edit] History
Having cut its ties to the Techno Union prior to the Clone Wars, Kuat Drive Yards began building starships for Republic use only.[6] Among its new designs was the Mandator II-class, an upgrade of the prewar Mandator I, which had formed part of the Kuat sector's defenses in peace-time.[7]
These heavy vessels formed part of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's newly centralized Republic Navy during the Clone Wars,[4] along with KDY's other heavily armed, wedge-shaped warship designs.[1][8] The various KDY warships were collectively praised for the Republic's victories during the war, while the Jedi Generals' leadership was downplayed.[1][8][9] Although powerful, the Mandator II was later surpassed by designs made during the Galactic Empire.[10]
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Revenge of the Sith: Incredible Cross-Sections
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 HoloNet News — A Galaxy Divided, science experts of the Core Worlds made note of the size required for a ship large enough to destroy entire task forces of capital ships, a minimum was a length of 8km.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jaws of the Sarlacc describes the Sarlacc Project as the biggest warship design of its time.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Republic 71: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 3, by the end of the story, all home fleets are made part of the centralized Navy.
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Attack of the Clones: Incredible Cross-Sections
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
Republic attack cruiser in the Databank - ↑ Slave Ship
- ↑ Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)
