Interdictor-class heavy cruiser

The Interdictor-class heavy cruiser', also called the Interdictor-class cruiser, simply the Interdictor-class or simply the Imperial Interdictor, was an Interdictor vessel that served as the successor to the Immobilizer 418 cruiser. Developed and used by the Galactic Empire, the craft was capable of emitting an interdiction field to pull passing ships out of hyperspace or prevent them from going to lightspeed. Despite being a relatively rare sight in the Imperial Navy, it was considered a dangerous design by rebel groups that relied on hit-and-run tactics. It was used against the rebellion in 4 BBY, and several featured as part of the 7th Fleet.
==Description==
The Interdictor-class heavy cruiser, or Interdictor-class cruiser was a class of heavy cruiser. The ship was the successor model to the Immobilizer 418 cruiser. The Interdictor-class would ultimately arise, however.Heir to the Jedi
It possessed four spherical gravity well projectors, which contained equipment to pull a number of ships out of hyperspace. It was 1,129 meters in length and could achieve a speed of 975 kilometers per hour. It was equipped with a class 2 hyperdrive as well as a deflector shield generator. The Interdictor-class was armed with twenty quad laser cannons, and outfitted with escape pods. It could maintain a complement of twenty-four TIE fighter series starfighters deployed from one ventral hangar bay opening. Interdictor-class heavy cruisers were crewed by 2,800 personnel, including Imperial officers, Imperial weapons technicians, and stormtroopers.
==Role==
The Interdictor-class heavy cruiser served in the capacity of an interdictor vessel and command ship. In this role, it was deployed to blockade worlds, investigate suspicious hyperspace routes, and prevent the escape of enemy ships. Interdictor-class vessels typically formed part of small battle groups, supporting heavier lines of capital ships in conjunction with frigates and starfighters.
==History==
The Interdictor, a prototype Interdictor-class heavy cruiser, was tested in the Del Zennis systemUltimate Star Wars, New Edition in 4 BBY,"Stealth Strike" takes place in 4 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines. under the command of Admiral Brom Titus. After pulling the rebel ship Liberator out of hyperspace, the crew was imprisoned. However, they escaped and sabotaged the ship, destroying it in the process of their escape. Sometime before its destruction, the Interdictor created an interdiction field around a planet with two other Interdictor-class heavy cruisers that prevented a CR90 corvette from entering hyperspace.
In 2 BBY,Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy places the events of "Zero Hour" 17 years after the formation of the Galactic Empire, which occurred in 19 BBY according to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, meaning that "Zero Hour" takes place in 2 BBY. two were used by Grand Admiral Thrawn's Seventh Fleet during its assault on Atollon. However, the cruiser under the command of Admiral Kassius Konstantine was drawn out of position by an approaching rebel Quasar Fire-class cruiser-carrier, as the admiral sought personal glory and was sick of Thrawn's games. The carrier deliberately collided with the Interdictor, destroying both ships, to allow Ezra Bridger's Gauntlet to escape and seek reinforcements. The other cruiser was later destroyed by a Mandalorian strike team from Clan Wren, brought by Bridger.
During the Galactic Civil War, an Interdictor-class heavy cruiser fought alongside other Imperial forces against an MC75 Star Cruiser, at least two EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigates, and other Rebel Alliance forces. The Interdictor-class heavy cruiser later gave way to the Interdictor-class Star Destroyer line.Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
At the time of the Battle of Jakku, one of the last Interdictor-class heavy cruisers, the Spectral, guarded the shipyards of Fondor, before the fall of the planet to the New Republic. The ship left for Jakku, but was brought down by the efforts of Bak Rychuk and his droid Zeetoo-Zeetoo, and crashed on the surface.
==Behind the scenes==
The Interdictor-class heavy cruiser first appeared in "Stealth Strike," an episode of the second season of Star Wars Rebels. The ship originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity as the Immobilizer 418 cruiser.Imperial Sourcebook
The 2018 reference book Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles states that the Interdictor-class heavy cruiser had a complement of 24 TIE fighters, while the 2019 reference book Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition establishes that Interdictor-class heavy cruisers possess a complement of 20 TIE fighters, As the 2020 sourcebook Starships and Speeders establishes that they had a complement of 24 TIE series fighters of mixed designation, and Starships and Speeders is the most recently published source, this article assumes Starships and Speeders is correct.
==Appearances==
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*Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow 
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*Thrawn: Treason 
*Heir to the Jedi 
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*The Legends of Luke Skywalker 
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Category:Heavy cruiser classes
Category:Interdictor starship classes
Category:Sienar Fleet Systems products
Category:Starship classes of the Galactic Empire