Dominion
Victory-class Star Destroyer Dominion | |
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Victory-class Star Destroyer |
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| Length |
900 meters |
| Width |
578 meters |
| Height/depth |
248 meters |
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Additionally: or |
| Crew |
5,200 |
| Passengers |
2,040 troops |
| Cargo capacity |
8,100 metric tons |
| Consumables |
4 years |
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The Dominion is the Stormtrooper Corps' flagship. It is a Victory-class star destroyer, a warship designed for planetary defense, planetary assault and ground troop support, and ship-to-ship combat.
General Characteristics[edit]
Victory-class Star Destroyers are 900 meters long, making them some of the largest capital ships capable of atmospheric operations. Despite being several decades old, the shields and hull armor of Victory-class ships are still quite heavy compared to the other vessels used during the Galactic Civil War.
History[edit]
Designed by Walex Blissex and produced by Rendili StarDrive, the Victory-class was a direct challenge to Kuat Drive Yards’ proposed Venator-class Star Destroyer. The Galactic Republic’s military saw a need for heavier starships as fighting intensified towards the end of the Clone Wars. The majority of the initial commission group was not deployed until Palpatine had already dissolved the Galactic Republic and established his Imperial rule.
Within the Imperial Starfleet, Victory-class Star Destroyers are considered second only to Imperial-class Star Destroyers for most operations in the Outer Rim, as fighting pirates and rebels usually did not require the use of larger ships. Heavy squadrons often featured Victory-class Star Destroyers; at the systems force level and above, they supported Star Cruisers, Star Battlecruisers, and Star Dreadnoughts in major assaults. The abundant number of Imperial-class Star Destroyers, and the growing popularity of the Imperial-class amongst the Imperial Starfleet, led to many Victory-class Star Destroyers being decommissioned or sold to groups like the Corporate Sector Authority, which purchased 250. Most of the Victory-class Star Destroyers still in Imperial service near the height of the Empire were often assigned to planetary defense roles.
The Victory-class Star Destroyer's biggest disadvantage was its LF9 ion engines, which could not produce sufficient acceleration to pursue the newer and faster ships, allowing them to escape ship to ship combat. This flaw was rectified in the limited Victory-II ships and in the Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM)program.
Vast Empire History[edit]
The Dominion was captured in the army campaign in Chapter 4 of the Vast Empire history. The ship, and an escorting Marauder corvette, were enroute to an independent refueling station when they were ambushed by the Corps, with backup naval ship support. The VSD was renamed the Dominion and the Marauder as the Scythe.
After being heavily damaged in the Bestine IV campaign, the Dominion was dry-docked and refitted per the FRAM program.
The Dominion has been captained by two officers during it's service in the Vast Empire. The first, Daj K'wislin was relieved of duty due to incompetence and sedition. The current Captain, Kara Elith, is a very capable officer and loyal to the Empire.
Mission History[edit]
To be completed later
