The shield systems, combined with the design of the hull were also powerful enough to be capable, without hesitation, of ramming enemy vessels and not suffer any major damage to the hull. Other combat-oriented technologies included ten gravity well projectors, able to prevent enemy ships from entering hyperspace, 100 tractor beams, and an enhanced shield system. Its fighting ability was unmatched, and were it not for the unconventional means by which it was destroyed it is likely that it would have been a formidable power for the Empire even without accompanying starships. The Eclipse was one of the most heavily-armed starships ever built, and was in fact capable of holding off an entire New Republic fleet by itself. In offensive weaponry, the Eclipse was outfitted with 550 heavy laser cannons, 500 turbolasers, 75 ion cannons, and a superlaser mounted along the spine of the ship, the equivalent of a planet's worth of weaponry. The Eclipse 's fighter escort alone could take on almost any New Republic fleet. In practice, they were occupied by 600 TIE Interceptors, organized into fifty squadrons, and 96 TIE bombers, comprising eight squadrons.

The large hangars on the Eclipse were big enough to hold a Victory-class Star Destroyer. The vessel had other, smaller hangars throughout the ship as well, suited for shuttles and the like. The fore launch bay and hangar sat approximately midships, and about 2.5 kilometers behind them lay the aft launch bay. Troop quarters were located near the bow, at the aft end of the keel-like structure. The vessel had several war rooms suitable for high-level meetings of Imperial Navy staff. The interior of the Eclipse was similar to that of a Star Destroyer, though it was also outfitted with repair facilities and docking bays reminiscent of those found on space stations. The ship's hull was also designed to resemble naval warships of eras long past. By volume, the Eclipse was one of the largest warships ever built and the largest Star Destroyer ever, though in length it was somewhat shorter than the 19 kilometer Executor-class Star Dreadnoughts and Vengeance-class dreadnoughts. Encased in a jet-black durasteel and quadranium alloyed hull, the immense ship was said to be the deadliest capital ship in the galaxy. The Eclipse was the lead ship of the 17.5 kilometer Eclipse-class dreadnought, the prototype of that class, and one of only two ships of the class to ever be built. ' I've never seen such an ambitious design… apart from the Death Star.' ―Tyber Zann - Listen ( file info) The Eclipse led an assault on the New Republic stronghold of Da Soocha V in 10 ABY, and in the battle was destroyed by one of Palpatine's Force storms. The ship was later moved to Byss, where the reborn Emperor Palpatine took control of it as his personal battlestation and flagship. Crime lord Tyber Zann captured the vessel from Imperial forces in 4 ABY to retrieve data from its memory banks, and abandoned it shortly thereafter, realizing that it would present far too big of a target to both Imperial and Rebel forces. The Eclipse was equipped with a bevy of weapons and other technologies, including gravity well projectors, but chief among its weapons was an axial superlaser, capable of cracking a planet's crust or destroying a capital ship in a single shot.įor much of its existence, the Eclipse was under construction around the planet Kuat. Both a powerful technological tool and a potent psychological weapon, the Eclipse boasted a planet's worth of weaponry and was almost unstoppable. It was built as a flagship for Emperor Palpatine, who used it after being reborn into one of his clone bodies.

The Eclipse was the first Eclipse-class dreadnought ever constructed and the lead ship and prototype of its class. ' That's the most magnificent thing I've ever seen, Urai.' ― Tyber Zann to Urai Fen - Listen ( file info)

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