Imperial II-class Star Destroyer

## Armament

### Weapons

• Single Turbolaser Battery (3)• Dual Turbolaser Battery (2)• Octuple Turbolaser Battery (8)• Medium Single Ion Cannon Battery (6)• Heavy Quad Ion Cannon Battery (2)

## Usage

### Affiliation

* Galactic Empire
* Imperial Defectors
* Corporate Sector Authority

## General Information

The Imperial II-class Star Destroyer is a heavily upgraded version of the iconic Imperial I-class Star Destroyer. It is used mainly by the Galactic Empire and the Imperial Defectors. Compared to its predecessor, it's equipped with noticeably heavier armor and stronger shields. The primary weapons of the ISD-II are eight octuple turbolaser batteries, settled around the ship's superstructure. They inflict a devastating amount of damage and have a high range, but have a very slow rate of fire. The ISD II has replaced many of the trench turbolasers featured on the ISD I with medium ion cannons which increase its combat power in ship to ship combat, but make it more vulnerable to enemy starfighters and smaller ships like corvettes or frigates. Both Imperial Star Destroyers posses one targetable shield generator on the bridge tower, which is easy to hit with bombers and missiles.

As a large Imperial capital ship, the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer can only be built if the player owns either Kuat or Fondor as the Rebellion or Criminals. While the Empire only needs a major construction yard. The ISD II has a weekly upkeep of 1,150 credits, as compared to the weekly 800 credits of the ISD I .

## Tactical Information

Unlike the ISD-1, the ISD-2 is able to fire all of its main octuple turbolaser batteries at the same time, which serves as it’s greatest advantage when compared to the ISD-1. Many of the ISD-1's trench turbolaser batteries have been replaced by several ion cannons, which heavily increase its ship to ship combat effectiveness. However in the end a competent player will always be able to win with an Imperial I-class SD against an Imperial II-class SD (and vice versa).

### Usage Guide

The Imperial II-class Star Destroyer should be used mainly against enemy capital ships and space stations, and will always need support from anti-fighter ships. Also it may be more effective to build ships like the *Victory-class* or the *Procusator-class* to fend off smaller ships. A fleet only consisting of ISD-2's will not be as effective as a good mix of different ship types.

### Weaknesses

Since the ISD-2-class lost all the heavy single laser cannons of its predecessor and replaced them with ion-cannons, it is even more vulnerable to enemy fighters and smaller ships. The starfighter support of the ship was also lower compared to the ISD-1, from 4 TIE/LN squadrons to 2 TIE/IN squadrons, meaning that it is in even greater need of anti-fighter support from other ships.

## Special Abilities

### **Tractor Beam**

* Targets transports, corvettes and frigates
* Slows down the movement of the target by 75% or stops it from moving entirely
* The target is able to escape if either the tractor beam emitter has been destroyed or the target gets outside of its reach
* The ability "Redirect Power to Engines" is the perfect counter for smaller ships to escape the tractor beam

### Overcharge Primary Battery

* Overcharges the ships primary weapons to intensify firepower

## Affiliated Heroes

* Admiral Daala [Gorgon]
* Admiral Hoytt
* Booster Terrick [Errant Venture]
* Grand Admiral Thrawn [Admonitor]
* Moff Kalast [Avenger]