Approved Starship Vilifier-class Star Destroyer (Refit Package Delta)

[Ronhar Tane]

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create an updated version of the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer, incorporating changes to the design and description that I should have incorporated into the first iteration of the vessel before officially posting it.
• Image Source: Deviantart Link.
• Canon Link: Venator-class Star Destroyer.
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: Wookieepedia Link.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Kuat Drive Yards.
• Affiliation: Mahporeem Imperial Remnant.
• Market Status: Closed-Market.
• Production: Limited.
• Material: Reinforced Durasteel Plating.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Carrier
• Length: 1,137 meters.
• Width: 548 meters.
• Height: 268 meters.
• Armament: High.
  • 8 Dual DBY-827 heavy turbolaser turrets.
  • 6 Medium Dual turbolaser cannons.
  • 52 point defense laser cannons.
  • 6 tractor beam projectors.
  • 4 proton torpedo tubes.
• Defenses: Very High.
  • Strong deflector shields (roughly equivalent to that of a Victory I-class Star Destroyer).
  • Reinforced Durasteel Armored Hull.
• Hangar Space: Very High, 180 ships
• Hangar Allocations:
  • Starfighters: 7 squadrons
  • Support Craft: 2 squadrons
• Maneuverability Rating: Average.
• Speed Rating: Low.
• Hyperdrive: Yes.
  • Class 1.0
  • Class 12.0 (Backup)

STANDARD FEATURES

• All standard features.

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Additional interior armor plating
• Additional exterior armor plating, especially around the engines and hangar doors
• Modernized suite of electronics and sensors

STRENGTHS

• Fleet Carrier: Each Vilifier-class Star Destroyer carries an impressive complement of 180 starfighters and support craft. I-7 Howlrunners, A-9 Vigilance Interceptors, TIE/sa Tactical Bombers, TIE/D automated starfighters and even GAT-12 Skipray Blastboats are all commonly carried aboard these vessels.
• Versatile: Though ostensibly a fleet carrier, the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer can act in a number of different roles, including as a command ship, an assault ship and even as a landing ship.
• Atmospheric Maneuvering: Though they are massively large objects, Vilifiers are capable of both maneuvering in a planet's atmosphere and landing on a planet's surface without the assistance of specialized technology.
• Heavily Armored: The Vilifier-class Star Destroyer is capable of taking an inordinate amount of punishment for a ship of its size due to its additional interior and exterior armor.

WEAKNESSES

• Maintenance Nightmare: To be blunt, maintaining a Vilifier-class Star Destroyer is exceedingly difficult due to the age of each vessel and scarcity of spare parts. It is likely that all Vilifiers will be out of action within a few decades due to these spiraling maintenance costs.
• Poor Ship to Ship Combatant: Though the Vilifier carries an impressive onboard armament, it is unable to go head to head with most other vessels of its size and class. As such, the Vilifier must rely mainly on its starfighter complement to do most of its damage.
• Hangar Doors: The original Venator-class Star Destroyer had a serious design flaw: its hangar doors opened and closed quite slowly, leaving the vessel vulnerable to attack. This design flaw has been carried over to the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer, and is even more pronounced due to the heavier hangar door armor.
• Less Starfighter Capacity: Though still capable of carrying an impressive number of starfighters, the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer actually carries less starfighters than the Venator-class Star Destroyer does: 180 to the Venator's 420.

DESCRIPTION

Once on the cutting edge of starship technology, the Venator-class Star Destroyer is now little more than a relic of the past. With nearly 10,000 of them constructed during the Clone Wars, many Venators found themselves spread across the galaxy, destined to end their service lives on planets such as Mahporeem. Here, they would be decommissioned and taken apart for scrap and other useful components.

However, the Mahporeem Imperial Remnant is constantly short of functioning capital ships, and even an old Star Destroyer is still better than no Star Destroyer at all. As such, Mahporeem has recommissioned a number of Venator-class Star Destroyers, renaming them Vilifier-class Star Destroyers.

These vessels have received more than just a new designation, being extensively refitted for modern galactic warfare. All Vilifier-class Star Destroyers possess far more interior and exterior armor plating than their predecessors ever did, along with a suite of new electronics and sensors. Special attention was provided to the vessel’s engine and hangar doors, making the Star Destroyer far more difficult to destroy in combat.

This, however, comes at the cost of hangar space: Vilifier-class Star Destroyers are only capable of carrying a maximum of 180 starfighters, though this is still far more than an Imperial-class Star Destroyer can carry. Being so short on capital ships, the Mahporeem Imperial Remnant has decided to prioritize the vessel's survivability over full starfighter capacity.

Some Vilifier-Class Star Destroyers are even more heavily armored, at the cost of somewhat less Starfighter capacity. Most examples, however, are armored to "Refit Package Delta" specifications.

All Vilifier-class Star Destroyers have also received additional turbolaser batteries scavenged from other vessels, bringing the total number of dual turbolaser cannons to 6. Though a welcome addition to the vessel’s armament, Vilifier-class Star Destroyers still cannot go toe to toe with comparably sized ships, and must rely on their extensive starfighter complement to destroy most enemy targets.

 

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Ronhar Tane

Nicely made.

Approved.