Victory march star wars3/5/2023 ![]() ![]() The abundant number of Imperial-class Star Destroyers, and the growing popularity of the Imperial-series amongst the Imperial Starfleet, led to many Victory-class Star Destroyers being decommissioned or sold to groups like the Corporate Sector Authority, which purchased 520. Very few Victory II's were built, as they were introduced not long before the Imperial-class, which essentially supplanted it in the space combat role. This newer class was externally very similar to its predecessor. Refitted with new ion engines by Hoersch-Kessel Drive to replace the underpowered LF9s, and trading the concussion missiles for ion cannons and extra turbolasers this variant was designed with an emphasis on space combat. Ī subclass known as the Victory II was introduced later in the Clone Wars. Despite this, the majority of the initial commission group was not deployed until Palpatine had already dissolved the Galactic Republic and established his Imperial rule. This resulted in the deployment of the " Victory Fleet" six months ahead of schedule. Īn early batch of Victory I-class Star Destroyers were deployed to defend Sector 0 against the Techno Union's fleet of Bulwark Mark I battlecruisers, which had escaped the blockade of Foerost. This design by Walex Blissex became a direct challenge to Kuat's Venator-class. This was called the " Victor Initiative Project", which resulted in the Victory-class. The two rival shipbuilders, Rendili StarDrive and Kuat Drive Yards, later embarked on a collaborative design-project while the war was still in its early phases. History Republic-Imperial origin Īt the start of the Clone Wars and the introduction of the Acclamator-class assault ship, the Arch-Provost of Rendili ordered industrial spies and ship-designers to come up with a way to curb Kuat's lead on new contracts with the Galactic Republic. The Victory Star Destroyer's Class 1.0 hyperdrive was superior to that of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer, allowing Victory ships to reach their destinations in half the time. Others, like the Harrow and the Protector, had two main thrusters and two auxiliary thrusters wedged in-between. Some variants of the Victory-class were designed with three main thrusters and four auxiliary thrusters, like the larger Imperial-class. This flaw was rectified in the limited Victory II-class, produced shortly before the advent of the Empire. The Victory I-class Star Destroyer's biggest disadvantage was its underpowered LF9 ion engines, which could not produce sufficient acceleration to pursue newer and faster ships, allowing them to escape ship-to-ship combat. ![]() Complement Ī single Victory I-class Star Destroyer required 4,798 crew members and 402 gunners for optimal operation and could transport up to 2,040 troops, 8,100 metric tons of cargo, several ground vehicles like the AT-AT, and two squadrons of starfighters.Ī pair of Victory I Destroyers battling Rebellion forces Propulsion systems Ships of the class were clad in 9095-T8511 grade durasteel. ![]() They were equipped with 10 quad turbolaser batteries, 40 double turbolaser batteries, 80 concussion missiles tubes, and 10 tractor beam projectors. Offensive and defensive systems ĭespite being several decades old at the time, the shields and hull armor of Victory I-class ships were still quite heavy compared to the other vessels used during the Galactic Civil War. Star Destroyers of this kind fought in the Operation Shadow Hand, notably in the Battle of Balmorra. Some Victory variants dispensed with the atmospheric maneuvering surfaces altogether. A set of atmospheric maneuvering surfaces were located along the ship's flanks as well. In addition, the Victory could also pursue other vessels hoping to escape by diving towards a planet. This gave the ship a decided advantage of added precision when engaging in the ground attack operations the class was designed to carry out. Like later Star Destroyer designs, the Victory possessed the ability to enter the upper levels of a planetary atmosphere. Victory I-class Star Destroyers were 900 meters long, just over half the size of the later Imperial-class Star Destroyer. Victory I-class Star Destroyer schematics. ![]()
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