Unreviewed Samenti-class Imperial Star Destroyer

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SAMENTI-CLASS IMPERIAL STAR DESTROYER​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: Provide the emerging Tarkin Initiative with further power projection in future roleplay
• Image Source: Imperious-class Star Destroyer
• Canon Link: Modified Imperious-class Star Destroyer
• Permissions: HAMWAGON Permission
• Primary Source: Imperious-class Star Destroyer | Tarkin Initiative

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: The Trade Federation |:| 900 ABY
• Affiliation: Tarkin Initiative
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Samenti-class Imperial Star Destroyer
• Production: Limited-Scale Production
• Material:
  • Impervium Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative) with Secondary Turadium Armour Plating.
  • Heavily Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage.)
  • Myoflex Heat Sinks, Blast-tinted Mirrsteel-Glasteel alloy viewport
  • Thermal Gel, Duravlex & Agrinium mesh inner hull liner
  • combat de-ionizer(s).
  • Ultrachrome circuitry, electronics and starship components.
  • Various Orbital Components.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Modified Imperious-class Star Destroyer
• Length: 2000 meters
• Width: 1,100 meters
• Height: 560 meters
• Armament:
  • 20 Heavy Turbolaser Turret System
  • 30 Dual 720HTL Heavy Turbolaser Emplacement
  • 24 Triple 240TT HTL Light Turbolaser Emplacement
  • 2 GX-R1 Hybrid Ordinance Cannon
  • 4 Advanced Ion Cannon System
  • 20 Repeating Ion Cannons
  • 12 Solar Ionization Cannon
  • 10 Imperial Flak Cannon System
  • 10x Kingstrike Precision Laser Cannons
  • 10x Starship Mounted Launchers
    • Energy Torpedo Modification - Proton Torpedoes - Brilliant Missiles - Carbonite Missiles - Disruptor Torpedoes - Mag-Pulse Warheads - Advanced Concussion Missiles - Nagnol Gas Torpedos
• Defenses: Very High
  • TXA TLDS-01x 'Jen'dosta' Defense System - Dual 200GT MTL Anti-Starfighter Emplacement - Quad 200GT MTL Light Anti-Starfighter Emplacement - GCA-12 "Stormwarden" CIWS Turrets - Shield Leech Weapon System
  • Heavily Reinforced Carbon-nanofilament Armor Plating & Enhanced Carbon-Durasteel Armor Reinforcements
  • High Power Energy-charged Ablative Plating Reinforcements
  • High Power Modified Guardian Deflector Projector with Reinforced Shield Generator, & Galaxy Guard Booster
    • Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers - Overlaid
    • Redundant Shield Generators with Distributed Node Architecture
• Hangar Space: Average: 11
• Hangar Allocations:
  • Starfighters: 9 squadrons
  • Support Craft: 2 squadrons
• Maneuverability Rating: Low
• Speed Rating: Low
• Hyperdrive:
  • Imperialized Froond-class Hyperdrive boosted by Improved Series 401 hyperdrive motivator
  • Secondary Osmium-class Hyperpath Engine

STANDARD FEATURES

• Active SLAM
• Tensor Fields
• Military Grade Flight Control Console
• Advanced TIE Cycling Rack
• Standard Countermeasures - Standard Armory - Standard Living Quarters - Standard Holding Cells
• Standard Engine Unit - Standard Guidance Systems - Standard Hyperdrive System - Standard Life Support Systems
• Standard Escape Pods - Standard Shielding System - Standard Targeting Systems
• Security Systems
  • Internal Antisepsis Field - Turadium Blast Doors - Rotary Autoblasters - 57C Holocam - Tripwires - Security Scanners - Security Thumbpass - Selective Blaster Neutralizer - Echo Pulse Protected Computer Systems - Imperial Naval Trooper Garrison

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Animated Metal Sealant with Automated Repair Remote.
• Missile Deactivation Transmitter
• Military Grade Targeting Systems
• Electronic Countermeasures Suite
• Anti-Ion Emission Tracers
• Military Grade Hyperspace Communication Systems
• Military Grade Communication Systems
• Military Grade Holographic Communications
• Military Grade SubSpace Transceivers
• Rubicon navigation computer
  • Microaxial HyD modular navicomputer
  • Bio-hexacrypt Systems
• Electromagnetic Discharge Filter
• Bio-hexacrypt Security Systems
• Lock-Thread Warning System
• Integrated Energy Pillars
• Cryogenic reserve power cells
• Rear Warning Sensor

STRENGTHS

• Superheavy Linebreaker Firepower:
  The Samenti-class expands upon the already formidable Tarquin weapons doctrine, adding additional heavy turbolaser batteries and a broader layered weapons grid. This allows it to engage multiple capital ships, escorts, and planetary targets simultaneously while maintaining sustained firing pressure across a wide battlespace.
• Flagship-Level Defensive Architecture:
  Redundant distributed shield generators, overlaid ray/particle/concussion barriers, reinforced carbon-nanofilament armor, and energy-charged ablative plating make the Samenti-class exceptionally difficult to disable or destroy. The ship is designed to remain operational even after sustaining heavy structural damage, allowing it to anchor fleet engagements.
• Integrated Fleet Command Platform:
  With expanded communications suites, advanced navicomputers, and hardened internal security infrastructure, the Samenti-class is built to function as a sector command ship. It can coordinate task forces, manage hyperspace routing, and direct long-duration operations without requiring external command support.
• Improved Strike Craft Capacity:
  Unlike the Tarquin-class, the Samenti-class carries a more substantial starfighter complement, allowing it to project local fighter superiority while still maintaining heavy capital-ship armament. This makes it far more self-sufficient in contested zones.

WEAKNESSES

• Extremely Low Mobility for Size:
  At two kilometers in length and heavily reinforced, the Samenti-class is slow to maneuver and reposition in combat. It excels in holding a line or advancing steadily, but struggles to respond to fast-moving threats, flanking maneuvers, or rapidly shifting engagements.
• Command Ship Target Priority:
  Because it functions as a fleet coordination hub, the Samenti-class naturally becomes a primary target for enemy forces. Dedicated strikes against its communications arrays, bridge tower, or sensor clusters can degrade its command effectiveness even if the ship remains intact.
• Maintenance and Crew Demand:
  Distributed shielding networks, automated repair systems, and advanced electronics require large, highly trained crews and constant technical upkeep. Long-term independent deployment strains logistics and maintenance resources.
• Limited Pursuit Capability:
  While heavily armed and durable, the Samenti-class is poorly suited for chasing down smaller or faster opponents. Enemy raiders, corvettes, or hit-and-run forces can disengage more easily than against lighter destroyer classes.

DESCRIPTION

The Samenti-class Imperial Star Destroyer represents the Tarkin Initiative's next evolutionary step beyond the Tarquin-class: a superheavy command destroyer designed not merely to fight battles, but to control entire operational theaters.

Where the Tarquin-class served as a hardened linebreaker, the Samenti-class expands that concept into a sector-level flagship platform. At two kilometers in length, the vessel incorporates reinforced impervium and turadium armor, distributed shield node architecture, and extensive internal redundancy to ensure it remains combat-capable even under extreme fire.

Its expanded weapons grid allows it to project sustained firepower across multiple target classes simultaneously, from capital ships to orbital infrastructure. At the same time, its increased starfighter capacity allows it to exert localized aerospace control without relying entirely on escort carriers a key improvement over the Tarquin doctrine.

However, this power comes at a cost. The ship's immense mass and defensive density limit its mobility, and its complexity makes it resource-intensive to operate. As a result, Samenti-class destroyers are deployed sparingly, usually as flagships for major campaigns, enforcement fleets, or politically sensitive sectors where visible, overwhelming authority is required.