Tokyo-class Star Destroyer

The **Tokyo-class Star Destroyer** is a line of dagger shaped capital ships designed for the Terran Starfleet by Terran Starship Industries.

The Tokyo class were the third class of Star Destroyers domestically built by the Terran Alliance. They were designed to fully replace the London-class Star Destroyers and supplement the Baltimore-class Star Destroyers. They were initially conceived as a smaller, cheaper, and less manpower intensive option to the Baltimore class Star Destroyer after the threat of the Empire was over following the Galactic Civil War. It was intended for large numbers of Tokyo class vessels to operate in conjunction with smaller numbers of Baltimores. Construction of the class began in September, 2024.

## Characteristics

### Dimensions

As the Tokyo-class were designed to replace the London-class and supplement the Baltimore class, the Tokyo-class measured in at 1,892 meters, and was about a hundred meters wider than the London class. The Tokyo class, like both the London and Baltimore classes, were painted in Terran markings and with the seal of the cities they are named after or the flag of that city's country/planet.

The Tokyo class began shifting away from more prominent bridges, like Imperial designs and the London and Baltimore classes. Although not a recessed as the Repulse class battlecruiser, the bridge of the Tokyo class was less prominent, and the sensor bulbs were removed and replaced with less prominent sensor stations.

### Armament and Shielding

The Tokyo-class was meant to be far more powerful than the London-class, but not near as strong as the Baltimore class. During the design of the vessel, the ship designers set a limit of 500 turbolasers, ion cannons, and railguns, less than half of the armament load of the Baltimore class, but still far superior to former Imperial designs. Once design work was completed, that number was divided up into 300 heavy turbolasers, 20 medium turbolasers, 30 triple medium turbolasers, 50 dual heavy turbolasers, 20 quad haveay turbolasers, 70 ion cannons, 4 dual heavy ion cannon turrets, and six railguns. These were augmented with 8 launchers for Starhawk cruise missiles. The Tokyo-class was also equipped with an impressive point defense system, with 28 Space Sparrow anti-starfighter missile launchers and 52 laser CIWS point defense batteries.

Late in the design work, the son of a Clone Wars era Terran sailor suggested that a composite beam turbolaser, similar to the SPHA-T used by the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars that was also fitted to some Venators, be installed on the ship. After consideration, the idea was improved, and a single composite beam turbolaser was installed next to the opening of the hangar bay. This was done both to help protect the hangar bay and to make up for the majority of the weapons being on the surface. Although it drew heavy power in order to fire and could not be used terribly often, the weapon was believed to be capable of causing very heavy damage to capital ships.

The Tokyo-class was outfitted with some of the most advanced and capable deflector shields in the Terran Starfleet. The shield generators were well protected, and allowed the Tokyo-class to take surprising amounts of enemy fire.

### Complement and Crew

The Tokyo-class was designed with the latest automation systems. Because of this, the Tokyo-class actually had a smaller crew than the smaller London-class, with 7,900 officers and enlisted and 8,000 droids. Up to 3,000 of the living crew could be replaced by droids if needed due to personnel requirements.

The Tokyo-class had a maximum carrying capacity of 92 starfighters, 10 shuttles or 12 bombers, and up to 50 walkers or a hundred tanks, as well as a one or two Division of soldiers or marines. In many cases, the class was intended to carry less than this to save crew requirements.

## History

### Development

Work on the Tokyo-class Star Destroyer began in 2020, shortly after the end of the Galactic Civil War. With the threat of the Empire destroyed and Imperial fragments being few and far between, with little naval power, the Admiralty decided that the Alliance did not need as many Baltimore class Star Destroyers as previously thought, especially since the war had not lasted as long as first thought. After consideration, it was decided to cut production of the Baltimore class by hundreds of vessels and instead switch to production of a new, smaller Star Destroyer design that was still more capable than the London class, cheaper than the Baltimore class, and capable of better mass production than the Baltimore class so that more numbers could be produced than the Baltimore class for less money and resources.

Official design work on the vessel began in 2021. Design work lasted for about three years, and produced a design that visually was nearly identical to the Baltimore class, save for the removal of the sensor bulbs on top of the bridge, which was also less prominent than on the Baltimore class. The new ship was armed with 500 offensive guns, over 30 missile launchers, and 52 point defense batteries. The ship was approved for construction in March 2024, and the first batch of vessels began construction at the Terran Star Forge in September of that year.