Venator Star Destroyer

[Marcus Starkiller]

Venator Star Destroyer



Name: Venator Class Star Destroyer
Type: Kuat Drive Yards Venator-class Star Destroyer
Scale: Capital
Length: 1137 Meters
Skill: Capital Ship Piloting: Venator Class Star Destroyer
Crew: 6390; Skeleton Crew: 1800/+10
Crew Skill: Astrogation 4D+2, Capital Ship Piloting 5D+2, Capital Ship Shields 4D+2, Capital Ship Gunnery 5D+2, Sensors 4D+2
Passengers: 3000 (Troops)
Cargo Capacity: 12000 Tons
Consumables: 1 Year
Cost: Not available for sale
Hyperdrive Multiplier: X3
Hyperdrive Backup: X12
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 0D+1
Space: 4
Atmosphere: 250;800kmh
Hull: 5D
Shields: 1D
Sensors:
Passive: 50/0D
Scan: 75/2D
Search: 150/3D
Focus: 2/4D

Fighters: 192 Starfighters
Shuttles: 56 Shuttles

Weapons:
8 Heavy Turbolasers
Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: 4 Front/Left, 4 Front/Right
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 1D+2
Space Range: 3-15/36/75
Atmospheric Range: 6-30/72/150 Km
Damage: 5D
2 Medium Dual TurboLasers
Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: 2 Front
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 2-10/24/50
Atmospheric Range: 4-20/48/100 Km
Damage: 5D
52 Laser Cannons
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: 10 Front, 15 Front/Left, 15 Front/Right, 12 Back
Skill: Starship Gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-5/12/25
Atmospheric Range: 2-20/24/50 km
Damage: 4D
4 Proton Torpedo Launchers
Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: 4 Front
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+2
Space Range: 2/6/14
Atmospheric Range: 4/12/28 km
Damage: 9D
6 Tractor Beam Projectors (Fire Separately)
Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: 1 Front, 2 Front/Left, 2 Front/Right 1 Back
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-5/15/30
Atmospheric Range: 2-10/30/60 km
Damage: 4D


Description: Despite a millennium of peace and complacency, the Republic quickly transformed itself into a formidable war machine when the threats of the Separatists escalated into the Clone Wars. The difference made by a few years was astounding; by channeling enormous resources in the name of security, the Republic developed fleets of immense warships, many with cutting edge designs.

The Republic attack cruiser, or Star Destroyer, gave this new starfleet its considerable teeth. The wedge-shaped warship was not primarily a cargo transport, troop carrier or other replenishment or supply vessel; it was developed and honed for ship-to-ship combat. Its huge armored shape had an aggressive, dagger-like profile, studded with heavy weapons emplacements capable of punching through powerful shields and sturdy armor. From its twin elevated conning towers, the crew of clones and other Republic military officers oversaw the craft's operations.

The front half of the ship's dorsal surface contained a massive flight deck capable of scrambling the latest in Republic starfighters. The huge hangar doors opened to allow ships to land or takeoff from the deck; the vessel also had a smaller docking bay entrance on its ventral surface.

These attack cruisers formed both the backbone and aggressive front of defense around Coruscant during the bold Separatist push to infiltrate the capital. Many destroyers crowded the atmosphere above the city planet, engaging enemy battleships, often at point-blank range. These attack ships also served as command vessels for Jedi Generals during remote operations, such as Yoda's mission to Kashyyyk and Obi-Wan Kenobi's search for General Grievous on Utapau.

Kuat Drive Yards quickly positioned itself as the preeminent supplier of powerful warships to the Republic during the Clone Wars. Its secret development subsidiary, Rothana Heavy Engineering, had clandestinely constructed the first generation of military hardware for the Grand Army of the Republic. When that army was publicly revealed during the Battle of Geonosis, Kuati executives were quick to downplay Rothana's name, crediting the whole venture to the foresight and inventiveness of the parent company's leadership. A media saturation campaign crediting Republic victories to the ships of Kuat Drive Yards helped spread this message across the galaxy.

The Venator-class Star Destroyer was one of several wedge- ship designs to come out of the development think-tank led by engineer Lira Blissex. At over a kilometer in length, it was big and powerful enough to tangle with the Separatist fleets, but it was also quite fast. Its huge reactor-powered sublight engines afforded the Venator-class Star Destroyer respectable speed, enabling it to chase down blockade runners and smaller combat vessels.

Its surface was dotted with eight heavy turbolasers, two medium dual turbolaser cannons, 52 point-defense laser cannons, four proton torpedo tubes and six tractor beam projectors. In a creative move, some captains would use carried SPHA-T walkers to fire out of the ventral docking bay, supplementing the ship's considerable firepower without taxing its energy reserves.

Though it was capable of making planetary landings, this versatile Star Destroyer was used mostly as a spacebound fighting ship. This meant its hangars were stocked with starfighters rather than ground craft. Its standard complement included 192 V-19 Torrent or V-wing fighters, 192 Jedi starfighters, 36 ARC-170 fighters, and 20 LAAT/I gunships.

While the Venator Star Destroyer offered much for its developers to take pride in, the relentless taskmaster Blissex was not content. She had bigger plans in mind. She used her past successes to green-light the ultimate warship of her dreams, the Imperator-class Star Destroyer. Shortly after the end of the Clone Wars, the first test-bed models of this mighty warship were already functioning in classified Imperial shipyards accessible only the New Order's elite.

After Blissex's marriage to Denn Wessex, one of Palpatine's first regional governors to be installed, she used her newfound political clout to prioritize the expansion of the Star Destroyer program. From these early designs, the final Imperial-class would forever change the way order was maintained in the galaxy.

[Marcus Starkiller]

Known ships:

6222 was a Venator-class Star Destroyer of the Open Circle Fleet of the Galactic Republic. During the Second Battle of Coruscant, it carried Jedi into battle, and was severely damaged by a Munificent-class star frigate during close combat. It sent out a distress call to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, who had just rescued Supreme Chancellor Palpatine from Count Dooku on the Invisible Hand. They manned turbolaser battery systems on the capital ship and destroyed the InterGalactic Banking Clan ship that was pinning it down, allowing the cruiser to escape.

Courageous was a Venator-class Star Destroyer in the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars.
The vessel, commanded by Jedi Master Plo Koon, operated as the flagship of the task force dispatched to attack the Separatist "choke point" in the Ywllandr system.

Guarlara was a Venator-class Star Destroyer of the Republic Navy.
Named for a hooved animal of Naboo, Guarlara participated in the Second Battle of Coruscant at the end of the Clone Wars. During the battle, it was responsible for the destruction of Invisible Hand.


Impavid was a Venator-class Star Destroyer serving in the Coruscant Home Fleet during the Clone Wars. The warship took part in the Second Battle of Coruscant, where it operated under the remote authority of Jedi General Saesee Tiin.
During the battle, a Separatist cruiser collided with Impavid and had to be scuttled. Jedi General Saesee Tiin landed on the doomed vessel and led the ship's clone trooper marines in a daring mission to board and capture the nearby Providence-class carrier/destroyer Prosperous.


Integrity was a Venator-class Star Destroyer assigned to the Open Circle Fleet during the Clone Wars. During the final days of the war, it served as flagship of Generals Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, leading the Republic charge at the Battle of Belderone and the Third Battle of Tythe. The warship and the rest of the Open Circle Armada came to the aid of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in the Second Battle of Coruscant.

Intervention was a Venator-class Star Destroyer that served in the Fifth Fleet of the Open Circle Armada, a branch of the Republic Navy during the last stages of the Clone Wars.
During the Outer Rim Sieges, Senator Bail Organa used Intervention on a survey of the situation in the Outer Rim. A task force led by Jedi Master Mace Windu accompanied Organa on this mission.
In reality, Organa wished to aid Obi-Wan Kenobi on his mission to bring the Separatist commander Asajj Ventress to justice, and Intervention left the survey to rendezvous with the wayward Jedi. With the help of the ARC trooper Alpha and his elite Squad Seven, Intervention rescued Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker from a Vulture droid swarm at Maramere. Skywalker then pinpointed Ventress' location to the graveyard world of Boz Pity. After discovering that a large number of CIS starships had formed a blockade around the planet, Mace Windu and several other Jedi joined Kenobi on Intervention and helped launch a pre-emptive assault on Boz Pity.
During the Battle of Boz Pity, Anakin Skywalker piloted the Star Destroyer past the Separatist blockade, but came out of hyperspace too close to the planet. The warship was forced to crash-land on the surface, where it was subsequently abandoned.


Intrepid was a Venator-class Star Destroyer of the Republic Navy. During the Clone Wars, the Intrepid served as Aayla Secura's flagship and spearheaded the Galactic Republic's assault at the Battle of Felucia.

Monitor was the Venator-class Star Destroyer of the Republic Navy.
In the final stages of the Clone Wars, Monitor transported the 41st Elite Legion to Kashyyyk. Monitor aided in breaking the Confederate blockade, launched its ground forces and continued to battle in space while the Second Battle of Kashyyyk commenced.

Redoubt was a Venator-class Star Destroyer. It was commanded by Denn Wessex during the Battle of Boz Pity (20 BBY). Its subsequent fate is unknown.

Resolution was a Venator-class Star Destroyer. It once escorted a Medstar from Drongar to the Core Worlds.

Ro-ti-Mundi was a Venator-class Star Destroyer in service during the Clone Wars. This vessel was part of the Open Circle Fleet that participated in the Second Battle of Coruscant.
Ro-ti-Mundi served as a support carrier in the Republic Navy, and it was from this vessel that Commander Davijaan launched Squad Seven into combat over Coruscant. The vessel's fate following the battle remains unknown, though if it survived the Clone Wars, Ro-ti-Mundi likely entered Imperial service.

Vigilance was a Venator-class Star Destroyer. It served as General Obi-Wan Kenobi's flagship during the Battle of Utapau in the final days of the Clone Wars.