Executor III ('Super Star Destroyer')
The Executor Mark III Command Ship
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<o:p> </o:p>Craft: Executor Mark III Command Ship
A.K.A: Super Star Destroyer
Combat Abbreviation: ECD
<st1:place w:st="on">Mission</st1:place> Profile: Combat Command
Retail Price: Not available for sale. Produced exclusively for the New Order.
Length Over All: 12 800 meters
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First unleashed shortly before the Battle of Hoth, the Executor Class Command Ship (or ‘Super Star Destroyer’) has long been the ultimate symbol of the Empire’s dominance over the rest of the galaxy. Even with the introduction of the larger Sovereign and Eclipse lines, the Executor remains the hallmark of Imperial engineering pride and naval supremacy.
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Following the destruction of the original Executor at the Battle of Endor, and the design of the Eclipse Class Command Ships, and due to the newly limited wealth of the Empire during this period, Imperial designers scaled back the size of the Executor to 70% her former size, effectively creating an intermediate flagship smaller and more practical than the Eclipse or Sovereign. These new ships, Executor Mark II designs, were prevalent in the period between the Battle of Endor and the incursion of the Yuuzhan Vong, and repaired many of the faults of the original Executor, adding dedicated shield generators and auxiliary command stations prevent a repeat of the Endor disaster. They also cut back on crew requirements (due to decreased recruitment post-Endor) and increasing starfighter capacity. The Executor II design was deployed by various Imperial warlords, and citizens of the galaxy will recognize the names Guardian, Knight Hammer, and Razor's Kiss as members of this class of ship. Kuat Drive Yards even continued to build Executor IIs during the rise of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">New</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Republic</st1:placetype></st1:place>.
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With the reinvigoration of the New Order under former Grand Admiral Hyfe (now Regent) and the present Grand Marshall Simon Kaine, Imperial designers decided to once again reinvent the Executor. The Venerator design had met with huge success, but even those collosal vessels could not command respect the way the Executor had.
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This new 'Super Star Destroyer' is mamoth, stretching 12 800 meters from bow to stern, twice the size of the Venerator. Despite her massive size, the Executor III remains shorter and thinner than the Regent's flagship, so as not to overshadow that vessel. The Mark III incorporates the best of Imperial technology and is one of the most powerful - and rarest - vessels in the galaxy. Only one such craft is known to exist, and due to the massive funds and resources neccessary in their construction, it is suspected that at this point no more are scheduled to be built.
Designed specifically for operational command and long term deployment, the Executor III is, like her namesake, heavily armed and armoured and able to operate without support in the most hostile of territory for long periods of time. Of all the ships in the Imperial Navy, only the Ebony Vigilance more feared. The Mark III caries entire wings of starfighters and ground regiments, giving it the capability to literally conquer entire enemy star systems or colonize a small region of space singlehandidly.
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The first of these mamoth command ships was built at the Kuat Drive Yards under the name Executor III. It was later presented to Grand Moff Bhindi Drayson at her promotion and renamed the Acheron. This only example of the finest ship in the Empire currently ports at Yaga Minor as the flagvessel of the Black Fleet.