Imperial naval doctrine favoured a mix of under 2 kilometre capital ships such as the Imperial-class star destroyer and over 7 kilometre dreadnoughts such as the Mandator and the Executor. However, the Praetor Mark II was rendered obsolete just a few years into the Galactic Empire’s reign. The line also featured a hyperdrive with far greater range. Unrestricted by the Republic’s demilitarization guidelines, the Praetor Mark II’s hull bristled with heavy turbolasers and heavy ion cannons. The Galactic Empire contracted Kuat Drive Yards to manufacture an updated version, which was dubbed the Praetor Mark II. They were nonetheless seen as capable warships and were retrofitted to serve the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars.
The line’s overall armaments and hyperdrive capabilities were limited by Republic demilitarization guidelines. The original Praetor line dates back to much before the Clone Wars. In military terms, the word referred to a commander of a "century" or "centuria", a company of soldiers.The Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser was a line of main battleships manufactured by the famous Kuat Drive Yards. The ship found its way into the resurgent Sith Empire and served for the next 300 years, until it was disassembled under the orders of Darth Charnus and combined with parts from the Harrower-class line of ships to serve as his personal dreadnought at the Battle of Corellia. Īnother ship of this class, the Tears of Taris, was present at the bombardment of Taris and so named for it. It was later salvaged by the Sith Lord and used as his personal conveyance. Originally serving in the Republic Navy during the Mandalorian Wars, the Ravager was destroyed in orbit of Malachor V at the end of the war. The most famous vessel of the class was the Ravager used by the Sith Lord Darth Nihilus.
Most vessels were either captured or destroyed by the end of the Civil War. A limited number of these ships served in the Mandalorian Wars, and gained more traction under the command of Darth Revan, where they made up the heavyweights of his navy during the Jedi Civil War. The Centurion-class battlecruiser was intended to succeed the Inexpugnable-class command ship in the Republic Navy. Its command tower held spacious quarters for the command crew, with the bridge alone the size of a concert hall. It carried up to 96 Sith fighters and was armed with multiple turbolaser, heavy ion cannon, tractor beam and light point-defense laser cannon batteries. Twice as long as the contemporary Interdictor-class cruiser, the Centurion-class battlecruiser had increased cargo capacity and heavier firepower.
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