Starbreaker-class battle platform
The Starbreaker-class battle platform was conceived by Admiral Ral Vekta as a supplementary force to the Death Star. While longer than four Imperial-class Star Destroyers, the Starbreaker platform was still smaller and more combat oriented than the impressive Executor-class Super Star Destroyer. Vekta proposed the Starbreaker to be used in large-scale siege situations, freeing up…
Admiral Ral Vekta
Ral Vekta joined the Republic Navy at an early age. As corruption spread through the government of the Republic, so too did it spread through the once-idealistic Vekta. When Senator Palpatine seized power and declared himself Emperor, Vekta swore loyalty to the new ruler. Like many other young officers, Vekta performed his duties admirably, going…
KDY-108 “Outlaw” Light Freighter
Kuat Drive Yards’ KDY-108 light freighter was designed in direct response to Corellian Engineering’s popular YT line of freighters. A large loading ramp beneath and behind the cockpit allows for quick loading and unloading. The ship’s interior is sparse, and the crew/passenger accommodations functional. With a design that clearly indicates that this is a vessel…
Pursuit-class Cruiser
The Pursuit-class was designed by Kuat Drive Yards as a lighter, faster, scaled-down version of a Star Destroyer, and was used as a vital part of the Empire’s customs and border patrol operations. Despite its size, the Pursuit-class cruiser was capable of attaining high speeds to follow suspect ships. Its sophisticated sensor array enabled it…
DS-9 Light Freighter
Corellian Engineering’s DS-9 class ship is nominally called a “freighter,” but was actually designed with the private sector in mind. It combines the best elements of a freighter with a personal space cruiser. Many ordinary people buy the DS-9 for its increased cargo capacity combined with the crew accommodations which are more comfortable than a…
VR42 Astromech
Eleven years before the Battle of Yavin, Arakyd Industries – already the holder of many of the Empire’s lucrative military droid contracts – attempted to create a military-grade astromech droid to rival Industrial Automaton’s various widely popular R series astromechs. The result was the VR42 series. The VR42 series was designed to appeal to the…