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Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser
| Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser | |
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| Model |
Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser[2] |
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| Hyperdrive system |
Equipped[5] |
| Power output |
Peak: >7,73 × 1024 W [2] |
| Power plant |
One or more reactors capable of producing more power than similar systems onboard an Imperial-class Star Destroyer.[2] |
| Armament |
Various weaponry[1] |
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The Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser, also known as the Praetor-class battle cruiser,[5] was a large and powerful warship class that came into use sometime before the rise of the Galactic Empire.
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Characteristics
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The Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser was designed with multiple reactor systems that were more powerful than those of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer[6][2]. The class was thus larger in size than contemporary Star Destroyers,[3][1] at 4 kilometers in length[1] and was designated a Star Battlecruiser.[2]
HistoryEdit
The Praetor-class was produced for service in the Galactic Republic.[5] It was one of several successor-designs to the Procurator-class Star Battlecruiser.[1]
Praetor-class Battlecruisers served in the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars. The Quaestor was destroyed in 19 BBY at the Battle of Pammant.[1] Following the end of the Wars, the Battalion hunted Separatist remnant forces, participated in the conflict known as the Sy Myrthian Insurrection and destroyed a faction at Trasemene.[1] The Praetor-class was eventually surpassed in design by other battle cruiser models.[7] Shortly after the Declaration of a New Order, KDY even unveiled the Praetor Mark II-class.[1] Despite being outdated by the time of the Galactic Civil War, the Praetor-class continued in limited Imperial service.[5]
A derelict Praetor was cannibalized by Rebel forces and its reactors were installed on the frozen planet Hoth to power the facilities of Echo Base, including its defensive systems.[8] The power equipment was buried deep underground, where they utilized the surrounding planet as a heat sink, increasing the reactors' efficiency. This provided the area encompassing the base with protection from bombardment by one Executor-class Star Dreadnought and several Imperial-class Star Destroyers, as well as supporting a v-150 Planet Defender ion cannon that brought down multiple Star Destroyers.[2] This was an upgrade from the similar setup for Massassi Station on Yavin 4, which used reactor equipment scavenged from an Imperial-class Star Destroyer that could withstand a single, large battleship,[6] but was not enough against the Executor.[9]
AppearancesEdit
Tatooine Manhunt (First mentioned) (Retcon)
SourcesEdit
- Rebellion Era Sourcebook (Indirect mention only) (Retcon)
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Revenge of the Sith: Incredible Cross-Sections (Retcon)
- Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections (Retcon)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 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 The Essential Guide to Warfare
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Star Wars: Complete Locations, p. 142-143 + fold-out
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Children of the Jedi, according to early Imperial design philosophy, a ship requiring more power had to have a larger frame for its power-generation equipment. This knowledge is repeated in HoloNet News — A Galaxy Divided, an Old Republic-era debate program.
- ↑ Interview with SW author Curtis Saxton on TheForce.net. The author mentions the multi-kilometer long warship types in the Republic. One of these types invented in his works, is the Star Battlecruiser.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Complete Locations, p. 138
- ↑ Slave Ship
- ↑ Rebellion Era Sourcebook
- ↑ Doom Mission
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