This allowed the Venator 's pilots and gunners to select a range of destruction, from a small strike to a vaporizing blow.

The DBY-827 had seven different power settings.

In terms of firepower, these weapons rivaled the main battery on the later Imperial I-class Star Destroyers. During close-range fights, the turrets could rotate in three seconds with their fast-tracking mode. In its precise, long-range tracking mode, the DBY-827 could hit a target vessel at a range of ten light minutes. The Venator-class's eight heavy dual turbolaser turrets were its main weapons and had two tracking modes. The armament of a single Venator-class Star Destroyer consisted of eight dual DBY-827 heavy turbolaser turrets, two medium dual turbolaser cannons, fifty-two point-defense dual laser cannons, and four heavy proton torpedo tubes. Offensive and defensive systems Ī Venator-class Star Destroyer firing all batteries. These vessels also sported the red color of diplomatic immunity all Republic ships sported by the beginning of the Galactic Empire, the hulls were deprived of this symbol of the Republic, giving them a dull Imperial-gray appearance. ĭue to being relatively less self-sufficient than other ships in the fleet, the Venator-class often relied upon supply lines to aid long-range campaigns. Īs a popular multi-role warship of the Republic Navy, the Venator was considered heavily armed and armored enough to lead assaults on Rim worlds like Utapau as well as fast enough to chase down blockade runners. The expanded carrier role made the Venator-class popular amongst Jedi starfighter aces. While designed primarily for ship-to-ship combat, the Venator had secondary roles ranging from starfighter carrier, to military transport and battleship escort. The Venator-class was born from the success of the Acclamator-class assault ship and was designed by Lira Blissex for the purpose of serving as a medium-sized, versatile multi-role warship. Left to right: Hangar areas, main hypermatter reactor core, hyperdrive and an auxiliary reactor.Ī stock ship was 1,137 meters long, making it one of the largest capital ships capable of atmospheric operations, landing on planets to load and unload troops and vehicles.

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