Predator-Class Star Destroyer
The Predator was the ESS' first line-produced star destroyer to create the backbone of royal fleet. With a length of over two kilometers the Predator clearly surpasses its imperial cousin, the Imperator I and II-class in both size and sheer power.
Although Star Destroyer is commonly used for this ship, the correct description would be Carrier / Destroyer. Along with the characteristic ventral hangar bay The Predator features a number of launch tubes on its bottom side to allow increased speed and and efficiency in fighter deployment. Additionally, four lateral hangar bays, inspired by early predecessors like the Venator- and Valliant-classes.
From a combat point view the Predator is designed mainly for ship-to-ship engagements with other capital ships. Besides its countless weapon emplacements on the surface and the brim trench the Predator carries 31 heavy quad batteries designed for both frontal and broadside combat.
Like its bigger cousins, the Warhammer and Dominance, the Predator was developed as a ESS and CE R&D project and finally was integrated into both Empires' fleets.
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