Venator-class Star Destroyer

Following the Battle of Geonosis, the Separatist movement created a fleet of dreadnaughts to achieve naval supremacy against the Republic. The previously so successful Acclamator-class Military Transport was considered insufficient to handle the new opponent, and the Venator-class was born. They fought the decisive Battle of Coruscant and proved more than able to handle the dreadnaughts. Not long after, the advent of the even more massive Imperator-class Star Destroyer relegated the Venator to a secondary place, but the design lineage did not die out as it inspired the Class II cruiser, which in itself was a followup concept on the overpowered Class I Light Cruiser. Building on the Acclamator's design, the Venator is capable of landing for troop deployment of its Clone Wars era sized three battallions

The Venator is special in that it features a massive, single flight deck with massive dorsal slide hangar doors which can hold and very quickly launch an impressive amount of starfighers, but this is also a major structural weakness that was abandoned in the later Imperator. The ship also has several other problems, such as the broadside guns having too small firing arcs. To improve the point defences, modifications were sometimes made to include separated SHPA turbolaser mounts on the ventral side. It is a multi-role ship but with a strong emphasize on the carrier role.

Specifications:


Name/Type: Venator-class Star Destroyer
Designer/Manufacturer:Rothana Heavy Engineering
Designation: Fleet Carrier
Crew: 7,400
Length: 1,137 m
Speed: 70 MGLT
Hyperdrive: x1
Shield Rating: 3,300 SBD (est.)
Hull Rating: 1,590 RU (Est.)
Weapons: 8 Heavy Turbolaser Batteries (4 Barrels), 2 Medium Dual Turbolaser Cannons, 52 Point Defence Laser Cannons, 4 Proton Torpedo Tubes, 6 Tractor Beam Projectors.
Fighter Complement: 35 Squadrons (16 V-Wings, 16 ETA-2, 3 ARC-170).
Troops: 6,912 Troopers, 24 Military Walkers (SPHA, AT-TE, AT-RT and AT-AP).
Support Craft: 40 LAAT/i Gunships, 6 Shuttles.