"This is not the moon, this is a space station!“Of course, and it was not just a space station - it was the Death Star, the most famous battle station in the world of science fiction and film history, notable for its ability to destroy entire planets. But the ultimate imperial weapon was just one of the many high-tech wonders of the Star Wars epic.
When it comes to powerful ships, the universe "Star Wars»There is definitely no shortage of them. After all, it is the universe that gave us the Death Star and a host of other destructive ships such as the high-speed Millennium Falcon, the small but deadly TIE Fighter, the tough, fast-taking X-wing, and undoubtedly the iconic Imperial Star Fighter. While some might argue that a ship as large as the Death Star belongs to the category of space stations rather than spaceships, it could also refer to warships such as the Super Star Destroyer or the flagship Eclipse. Since large structures such as the Death Star and the dreadnought class "ExecutionerAre mobile, they can be considered starships too.
We have researched a lot of information about the universe "Star Warrior”, Ranging from feature films and animated series to a wide selection of Expanded Universe novels and comics, to choose the most powerful starships, superweapons and warriors this multi-part film has to offer. Our ranking is based on a combination of size, speed, armor, feats, and weaponry. These are ships used to explore and conquer an entire galaxy.
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15. T-65 X-wing starfighter
When it comes to fighters, X-wingcreated by corporation Incom, is a versatile starfighter, synonymous with Rebel Alliancea and a franchise Star Warrior generally. Known as the fighter that destroyed Death Star, X-wing formed the backbone Rogue Squadron and continued to serve the New Republic thereafter.
It is one of the most outstanding fighter series in more than 40 years. X-wing was a resilient ship with a hyperdrive, shield deflector, proton torpedoes, and often an R2-series astromech droid for navigational and technical assistance. With a fundamentally new design, sophisticated structure, multiple laser cannons and two launch tubes, it was the perfect combination of speed, maneuverability and weapon systems.
Fighter T-65 "X-wing" was known for aerial battles with the imperial TIE Fighter during the Galactic Civil War. Fighter squadrons of the class "X-wing»Can function in atmospheric conditions and in space, which eliminates the need for a carrier ship. This allowed the rebels to bombard the Empire during rapid attack and escape operations. The ship's cultural influence became widespread, with toys, video games and even life-size LEGO play sets. You might be interested in the article 10 of the most incredible LEGO constructions.
14. TIE / D Defender
Star fighter TIE / LNbetter known as TIE Fighter, is an inimitable fighter of the Galactic Empire, instantly recognizable by its characteristic roar of engines. With its spherical cockpit and two vertical solar panels, the symmetrical ship has become a symbol of the imperial presence throughout the galaxy. Hordes of these ships appear in every film in the original trilogy.Star Wars ". TIE Fighters are distinguished by their special minimalism. Original models LN do not have any hyperdrive, life support or deflector shields, unlike the first-class TIE / D Defender.
TIE Fighter elevates its class to a higher quality level by adding a third wing and giving it ultra-fast reflective shields. The defender was also larger and heavier than any of his brethren. It is armed with rockets that can cause tremendous damage to the target area. The TIE Fighter was manufactured by order of Grand Admiral Thrawn, and as such, the resistance representatives of the planet Lothal feared that large-scale production of the ship could cause the end of the Rebellion. TIE defender is one of the few models TIE, not shown in films, but which later moved on to games, comics, books and toys.
13. Millennium Falcon
Millennium Falcon can be called the fastest ship in the Universe "Star Wars". At least according to Han Solo, who was convinced that the Corellian Light Freighter that capsized the smugglers' ship was the fastest in the universe, and no ship has yet succeeded in overtaking him. It’s not lying. In fact, it is considered one of the fastest ships in any sci-fi universe. The modest appearance of the Falcon has been modified with the latest shields, hyperdrive and weapons systems. It is endowed with a super engine 05, the fastest in the canon.
The Falcon's greatest achievement was its incredible speed. In film "Star Wars"he served the Rebellion as a first-class fighter, making him one of the most versatile ships in the universe."Star Wars "Millennium Falcon managed to defeat almost every ship opposing him, even when named “junk”By Luke Skywalker. He existed long enough to reappear in the film decades later.Star Wars: The Force Awakens", Which shows how reliable Falcon in fact.
12. Trade Federation Warship
This formidable crescent-shaped ship featured in the film “Star Wars. Episode I: The Phantom Menace", Has almost 3400 meters in length and width and is the main warship Trade Federation... A modified version of a huge cargo ship, the ship of the "Baryshnik"Equipped with hundreds of crew members, as well as a hull with almost impenetrable armed armor. On top of that, the ship can accommodate hundreds of fighters. The Trade Federation flagship was capable of leading a massive army of droids on the planet's surface. Naboo and maintain a blockade of an entire planet effortlessly.
The ship showed one serious flaw when young Anakin Skywalker managed to accidentally shoot down the droid-controlled ship's reactor and thus destroy it. Later models of the combat ship were used by the separatists with improved weapons, protective devices and the absence of such a disadvantage. Improved Baryshniki were among the most powerful ships Confederate Fleet... During the battle on Geonosis the cruisers carried legions of battle droids. Some also took part in the battle for Coruscant.
11. Republican assault cruiser
Republic assault cruiser, also known as Star Destroyer like "Venator" or Jedi cruiser - a large warship used Galactic Republic during Clone wars... The 1155-meter long dagger-like ship was the predecessor to the popular “Imperial I”And boasted a wide selection of weapons, including 8 heavy turbolaser turrets, 52 laser defensive points, 4 proton torpedo tubes and 6 tractor beam projectors.
The battle cruiser was originally conceived for battles against the Separatist Dreadnoughts during Clone wars and contained about 7,400 crew members and over 200 weapon fighters. The creation of this ship, built specifically for one-on-one combat, clearly marked the turn from fragile peace to all-out war and dictatorship and helped lay the foundations for the Republic to become Galactic Empire... After its appearance, the battleship quickly overshadowed the diplomatic frigate of the old Republic. The Republic Assault Cruiser has fought in some of the world's most legendary battles Clone wars, including battles for Sullust, Christophsis and Coruscant.
10. Corsair
One of the flagships of the Dark Lord of the Sith, Naga Sadow, ruler of the ancient Sith Empire, Corsair played a major role in Great Hyperspace War in 5000 BBY. Sith ship Battleship like "Derrifan"Was well armored. Despite the lack of protective shields, it could withstand a lot of damage and be fully functional. Corsair was a reliable enough ship to continue to play an important role in battle a thousand years later, when it was discovered by Exar Kun.
The Corsair has a relatively small weapon system, which consisted of 6 starfighters, 2 shuttles, and standard single-target cover weapons, including laser cannons and heavy attack rocket launchers, each containing 60 missiles. To operate the 215-meter ship, only 25 crew members were required, while it could carry 850 passengers and supplies for one year. However, what makes the Corsair so special is the magical, immensely powerful Sith crystals on its deck. These crystals increased the strength of the Sith and were controlled from the command deck. They were capable of influencing stars, even tearing their cores apart, causing the star to explode.
9. Invisible Hand
Dreadnought type "Providence"Owned by General Grievous, was the flagship Confederation of Independent Systems during Clone wars... This 1-mile-long ship was capable of launching 20 squadrons of fighter droids and 400 ground assault vehicles from its main twin hangars and was armed with 14 quad turbolaser cannons, 34 twin laser cannons, 12 ion cannons, 2 heavy ion cannons and 100 proton torpedo launchers. It was guarded aboard by vulture droids, standard battle droids, and an IG-100 "MagnaGuards"Grievous. It was from this ship that General Grievous led the battle for Coruscantwhich led to the capture of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.
At the peak of its power during The Clone Wars The Unseen Hand was one of the most formidable ships in the galaxy. Each shot from one of his many ion cannons generated an amount of heat equal to that of 4.8 atomic bombs from Megaton. The maximum power of one turbolaser was equal to a ten-point earthquake. Its modified hangar was large enough that the ship could be used not only for attack, but also for transportation.
8. Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
Ask any fan when he first fell in love with "Star Wars", And many will probably remember how their jaws dropped while watching the first scene from the movie"Star Wars: Lando, Part 4"When a Star Destroyer like"Imperial I"Flew through the air, seemingly long for miles. The Ravager was a 1600-meter Star Destroyer who served as Darth Vider's flagship for a time. Crowded with 40,000 crews and armed with 60 turbolaser batteries, 60 ion cannons and 10 tractor beam projectors, Star Destroyer by sight alone, he could force the enemies of the Empire to surrender.
Each Star Destroyer was able to carry an entire squadron of 72 fighters, as well as heavier Walkers AT-AT and AT-AS. Besides the fact that the Ravager can be considered the example of all Starfighters, he had 10,000 crew officers, 30,000 soldiers, about 10,000 stormtroopers and supplies for a full two years. Virtually no other ship in the entire universe could conquer Star Destroyer in one-on-one combat. Unsurprisingly, the best idea for those who saw him was to get away.
7. World Ravagers
Named "more deadly than the Death Star» Devastator of Worlds was a superweapon used by Galactic Empire and the reborn Emperor Palpatine as he tried to regain control of the galaxy. Ravagers of Worlds were planetary assault ships, like The Death Star before them, but instead of directly destroying the planets, they used a powerful tractor beam to rip apart the planet's surface and entrain it into a molecular furnace. After that, they shattered the debris of the planet into raw materials, which were then used in factories controlled by droids. Sinister design genius Devastator of Worlds was aimed at the world's resources, which were used for the benefit of the Empire in factories for the manufacture of ships, fighters and droids.
However, two are completely the same Destroyers of Worlds did not exist. Silencer 7 - the largest ever made Destroyers, 3200 meters long and 1500 meters high with 125 heavy turbolasers, 200 blaster cannons, 80 proton torpedoes, 15 ion cannons and 15 tractor beam projectors. He can defeat almost any target.
Ravagers of Worlds could reach speeds above the speed of light and possessed ion engines, which gave them the ability to travel in deep space. They were controlled by a central droid brain that could create automated fighters, battle cruisers, and even new ones. Devastators of Worlds making the end product look like a terrifying combination Death Stars and Neumann's ideas about a self-replicating machine.
6. Super Star Destroyer
By most estimates, if you land this huge ship in New York, it will take up most of Manhattan. As the flagship of the Imperial Navy, Super Star Destroyer is a miracle of technology and military power. The executioner was involved in the first of four Star dreadnoughts like "Executioner"Even before the battle of Hote and served as the command ship for Darth Wauder. It is the largest traditional ship in Imperial Navy, according to various estimates, the length is from 8000 to 19000 meters. Armed with over 5,000 turbolasers and ion cannons, Super Star Destroyer perfectly suited for any assignment and was assigned only to the most important and prestigious missions.
Perhaps most important was the sheer terror this ship inspired. Five times longer than usual Destroyer, he could intimidate the rebels into submission. The executioner was capable of maintaining hundreds of TIE Fighters and support ships, and for ground operations had an entire stormtrooper corps (38,000 ground forces), three fast-built Imperial bases, and enough walkers to launch an invasion of rebel bases.
5. Eclipse
Eclipse was special Super Star Destroyermanufactured by Kuat Drive Shipyard as the flagship for the reborn Emperor Palpatine six years after the Battle of Endore... It became the prototype of its class and was considered the beginning of a new generation of Imperial weapons. In terms of length, mass and volume, Eclipse is one of the largest dreadnoughts ever launched in galactic history. 17.5 kilometers long, it was large enough to be classified as a space station.
Palpatine's flagship was one of the heavily armed ships in the galaxy, with 500 heavy laser cannons, 500 turbolasers, 75 ion cannons, 100 traction beam projectors, and 10 gravity projectors.It could accommodate over 600 fighters, 5 pre-fabricated garrison bases and over 100 walkers. Its full crew is striking in its number: 700,000 people. Have Eclipses there was even its own axial superlaser, similar but less powerful than the all-destructive laser Death Starsbut still powerful enough to shatter planets and destroy easily Super Star Destroyers... If not for the special way that Eclipse was destroyed, it could be considered invincible.
4. Death Star I
Nothing can symbolize a fear-based rule of the Empire better than The Death Star... The infamous moon-sized mobile battle station was Palpatn's ultimate weapon and a prime symbol of Imperial oppression. The Death Star measured about 120 kilometers in diameter with 352 inner levels, and its construction cost more than a trillion galactic credits. She was the largest starship ever built in the history of the galaxy (before the creation of the second Death Star).
Half of its interior was occupied by the reactor core and superlaser hull, but the station was large enough to contain 256,000 soldiers, gunners, ground forces, ship's crew and pilots. Considering the entire composition of the ship, together with other personnel, The Death Star contained 1 million creatures, but this is only a minimal amount. She could handle 2 million with ease.
The Death Star was heavily armored and armed with 15,000 flagship turbolasers, 768 tractor beam launchers, 7,000 TIE Fighters, 4 strike cruisers, over 20,000 troop carriers and 11,000 combat vehicles. But its main weapon and essential element is an incredible superlaser. the weapon was powered by a hypermatter reactor and huge kyber crystals that allowed it to destroy entire planets. The Death Star was also intended to function as a separate planet and was endowed with amenities rare in an Imperial outpost, including recreation areas, bartender droid cantinas, and luxury stores.
3. Galactic cannon
One of the superweapons used by the reborn Emperor Palpatine, Galactic Cannon was designed by Umak Summer and constructed in 10 ABY by the Galactic Empire. Shaped in the form of a 7,250-meter elongated weapon created in orbit of the planet Byss, Galactic Cannon fired shells equipped with disintegrating warheads capable of destroying the planet. The projectiles could travel through hyperspace at speeds equivalent to a class 75 hyperdrive, allowing for fast and deadly range.
When the fired projectile exited hyperspace, its automated defense system deflected attacks from enemy forces. While the superweapon's laser cannons fought with other ships, its armored cover and powerful deflector shields protected it from a variety of weapons, including ion cannons and turbolasers.
The disintegrating projectile warhead triggered nuclear explosions capable of engulfing the surface of the target planet in a matter of minutes. It had several power settings that allowed it to destroy selected cities, military bases or territories, leaving the rest of the planet untouched. When fully tuned, this warhead converts matter into energy, effectively vaporizing the target planet and its inhabitants. Galactic Cannon was, in fact, a smaller version Death Stars much larger, while remaining one of the deadliest ships in the Star Wars universe.
2. Death Star II
Many people doubt the wisdom of the Emperor, who decided to create a second Death Star after destroying the original, but they may not know that the second, larger version of the devastating weapon should have been completely invulnerable at the end of its recovery. The only way to destroy it was to attack during the still unfinished construction. The second The Death Star was not only more (160 kilometers), but also deadlier than the first, and the notorious flaw in its original design was corrected: the exhaust holes were replaced by exhaust ducts a millimeter wide.
Superlaser second Death Stars it was distinguished by a significantly increased power and the ability to recharge within a few minutes, not hours. Its targeting system was also improved, and it could target ships, not just planets. In armament, the number of turbolasers has been increased by 20,000 to repel fighter attacks, in addition to 7,500 laser cannons, 5,000 ion cannons and 768 traction beam projectors. New The Death Star was able to contain more TIE Fighters, ground troops, and assault vehicles. In general, the second The Death Star would be virtually indestructible and significantly improved compared to the first.
1. Crusher of the suns
Externally Sun Crusher doesn't look very impressive. The sophisticated vessel is only slightly larger than a fighter with a small cockpit for six people and several laser cannons for defense. But anyone who doubts that this is the deadliest and most dangerous ship that has ever existed in the universe "Star Wars”Does it at his own peril and risk. Sun Crusher was practically indestructible ship, capable of causing destruction of scale, in comparison with which the capabilities of the mighty Death Stars seem not so big. While The Death Star could only destroy a single planet, Sun Crusher destroyed entire star systems.
It contained 11 resonant torpedoes that moved at almost the speed of light towards the designated star, penetrated the star's core upon impact, and thus released a large amount of energy that rendered the core unstable. This set off a chain reaction that would cause the star to go supernova, sending shockwaves of energy and radiation outward and destroying every planet and all life on it in the system.
Sun Crusher can destroy the solar system within a few hours, and once the chain of reactions is launched, the supernova can no longer be stopped. Resonant torpedoes can also target other ships, instantly destroying them with a single shot. As if that weren't enough, its shimmering layers of quantum crystalline armor make the ship impenetrable. He is able to survive being rammed Star Destroyer or even when directly hitting the superlaser first Death Stars. Sun Crusher also equipped with a hyperdrive, allowing it to slip into the target system, launch a resonant torpedo, and escape without being noticed.
The Sun Crusher was a truly unique superweapon that represented the pinnacle of military technology. Proof of this comes from its components, including molecular armor, unique miniature systems and resonant torpedoes, each costing the same price as a superlaser. Death Stars... Lethal weapons can be stopped if they fall into a black hole. No other ship has proven itself as deadly and strong as Sunbreaker and therefore he receives the title of the most powerful ship in the universe Star Wars.
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