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Fractal-fan
Fractal-fan
10 days ago

From what I can see this tector has the small Lambda hangar.

Last edited 10 days ago by Fractal-fan
ImperialPatriot66
ImperialPatriot66
7 months ago

Crazy coincidence but I found someone on Deviantart whose version of the Tector is almost exactly like yours but he uploaded it in January 2020. Did you use his as a reference or did you two just come to the same conclusion on how it should look like? Since this is much more awesome than just filing the hangar and moving the generator inwards of a normal ISD. Here it is anyway:
Tector-class Star Destroyer by Vexiphile on @DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com/vexiphile/art/Tector-class-Star-Destroyer-825495162

Last edited 7 months ago by ImperialPatriot66
Nick
Nick
11 months ago

Tector is a pure battle-ship and the Imperator/Imperial is a battle-carrier.

Dillon Ellis
Dillon Ellis
11 months ago

The Tector is a male star destroyer and the Imperator is a female star destroyer. Sorry, as a bio major I couldn’t help but superficially giving these war ships sexual dimorphism.

Nathan
Nathan
6 months ago
Reply to  Dillon Ellis

Actually that checks out. Historically if there are two variations of a vehicle in war that preform two different functions, the one that was more offensively oriented was considered male, and the one that focuses on a support role would be called female.

Dimitris
Dimitris
2 months ago
Reply to  Nathan

Honestly i’d disagree while yeah the tector is more offensively oriented, but that isn’t that the ISD isn’t, the frigate support ships would be the “female” ones

TheIcthala
TheIcthala
9 days ago
Reply to  Dimitris

The issue with that is that the supporting frigates aren’t another variant on the ISD/Tector hull. ‘Male’ and ‘female’ vehicles were built on the same hull design as each other.

Lord Drakkmar
Lord Drakkmar
1 year ago

It seems that Venators and Tectors would complement each others capabilities quite well. A task force composed of those two ships would have a good balance between carrier capacity and firepower.

BoltActionTwig
BoltActionTwig
1 year ago
Reply to  Lord Drakkmar

I would argue that proper contemporary counterpart to I/TSD is a Secutor (I see this as sort of transition from either Essexes to Midways or Midways to Forrestals, depending on the specifics).
And I fully agree on the combined force part – indeed, it would only make sense for a navy ingaged in an all out war, rather than counter-insurgency, to compose itself of specialised designs, knowing that more often than not they will fight as parts of a combined unit. Such navy would also have a much easier time justifying the spending for two ships, rather than craming all-round capability in one.

BoltActionTwig
BoltActionTwig
1 year ago
Reply to  BoltActionTwig

Btw, Storm and Chimeric – there needs to happen a rematch between T/SSD and ISD-only forces, this time each against CIS test squadron of the same composition rather than against each other (and maybe that too).

Imperial Navy Review
Imperial Navy Review
1 year ago

As always Fractal is accurate in all of his models. Fractal models are always accurate down to the every detail. Quick question, Are there any auxiliary bridges, or is it like the Imperial-1 and 2 classes?

Last edited 1 year ago by Imperial Navy Review
Ryan
Ryan
1 year ago

My understanding is that the Imperial-I and -II both had auxiliary bridges in either the back of the bridge tower or in the primary hull just forward of the Bridge tower. The primary bridge appears to have mostly been in such heavy use because of poor doctrine and sloppy procedure, not an inherent lack of alternatives present in those designs.

Imperial Navy Review
Imperial Navy Review
1 year ago
Reply to  Ryan

Yes, the use of Tarkin Doctrine really crippled the Empire, I would assume there are auxiliary bridges, but never have they been labeled in any cross section, nor could I find any information in (legends and canon) that they exist.

Last edited 1 year ago by Imperial Navy Review
Eric Otness
Eric Otness
6 months ago

Eh, not entirely sure it crippled the Empire that much. I know the Executor at least DID have auxillary bridges since it was mentioned in the cross sections, and also indicated part of the reason why the Executor made its final descent was largely because no one was able to use the auxillary bridge on time before the ship entered the Gravity Well of the DS-II.

Personally, I’m pretty sure the Imperial Classes DID have auxillary bridges. Aside from it being a common-sense measure especially for a militaristic group like the Empire, let’s not forget that even the poster child of the Tarkin Doctrine, the Death Star, specifically implemented at least one auxillary bridge in the various sections of the Death Star, at least one including the Emperor’s Throne Room, specifically in the event that the primary bridge, aka the Overbridge itself was significantly damaged.

SevenofThr4wn
SevenofThr4wn
1 year ago

Where are the hangars?

CRMcNeill
CRMcNeill
1 year ago
Reply to  SevenofThr4wn

What little official description we get of the Tector is quite clear that it doesn’t have a hangar. Fractal was generous giving it the one that it got.

Imperial Navy Review
Imperial Navy Review
1 year ago
Reply to  SevenofThr4wn

The Tector class does is not equipped with any hanger facilities, instead focusing on Battleship capabilities, and not a Jack-of-all-trades. There is no stormtroopers on board, we can infer that it has a smaller crew compliment.

Captain Potato
Captain Potato
1 year ago
Reply to  Fractalsponge

He still need some bay as it is easy to load supply route. Easier than getting supply ship or station close and dock with Tector directly.

Imperial Navy Review
Imperial Navy Review
1 year ago
Reply to  Fractalsponge

Thanks for the info. What do you think are it’s compliment?
(Shuttle, Stormtrooper) Would you do a halo ship?

Last edited 1 year ago by Imperial Navy Review
Alec Polatis
Alec Polatis
1 year ago

How much do you guys think this baby would cost compared to the ISD?

Eugene
Eugene
1 year ago
Reply to  Alec Polatis

Well, I dont really have any attached numbers to this, but the cost of any ship would be primarily determined by its powerplant and/or armament (though in warships these two usually come hand in hand) and in this case we can outright exclude the hull itself from the calc, which leaves you with 1,8-2 times the cost of an ISD

Alec Polatis
Alec Polatis
1 year ago
Reply to  Eugene

Thanks, I saw one of fractals old comments about that and decided the cost to be about 270 mil.

jean-luc
jean-luc
1 year ago

why couldn’t the standard ISD have this much-improved gun layout? look at them side by side, it’s obvious the ISD has a BAD layout for its primary battery.

CFletch
CFletch
1 year ago

What would the role of this ship be compared to the standard ISD and the Allegiance-class?

BBSlim
BBSlim
1 year ago
Reply to  CFletch

I think Tectors are meant to be purpose built battle line brawlers, with increased armor and weaponry at the expense of fighter and troop compliment, while the Imperial-class is meant as a somewhat multi-role ship that’s simultaneously an imposing battleship, a TIE fighter carrier and system-wide force projection platform, and a mobile stormtrooper garrison that can throw troops and light walkers at problems on the ground. I remember seeing Tectors described as needing carrier support, and something else saying Gladiator-class frigates were initially meant to be support carriers for heavy battle lines before their roles were diversified. This gave me the the impression that someone decided that Tectors and Gladiators were meant to work together, and it seems like it would be a pretty effective sort of fleet composition.

Last edited 1 year ago by BBSlim
phoenix
phoenix
1 year ago
Reply to  CFletch

Tectors are kind of like the precurser to the allegiance class. Tectors would have been in the same role in the Republic fleet as Allegiances are in the Imperial Fleet.

If you look at the two ships side by side not only is their weaponry and layout similar but so is there design and they both opt to get rid of their hanger bay for a bigger reactor and increased armor.

So basically they are heavy star destroyers.

Rex
Rex
1 year ago
Reply to  phoenix

What is the Armament and dimensions?

Phoenix
Phoenix
1 year ago
Reply to  Rex

The tectors size was about the same as a ISD so 1.6km.

Tector the only armaments we know about it are from Fractals version.

So
12 twin heavy turbolaser Turrets

2 heavy twin ion Cannons

2 heavy Quad turbolaser Turrets

8-12 triple medium turbolaser Turrets

Unknown number of normal turbolaser cannons and Point defense.

The allegiance was around 2,200 meters

And was equipped with

12 heavy Quad turbolaser

6 heavy Quad ion Cannons

3 super heavy ion Cannons or turbolasers

Unknown number of turbolasers, Quad turbolasers And Point defense Cannons

DarthCatius
DarthCatius
1 year ago

Nice!!! 😜

CFletch
CFletch
1 year ago

I love the Republic colors

This is my new favorite Fractal design

Jackson Dombkins
Jackson Dombkins
1 year ago

I love how it has an ISD 1 bridge

wusolja
wusolja
1 year ago

Anyone happens to know what Tector means?

Phoenixx
Phoenixx
1 year ago
Reply to  wusolja

It’s got a few meanings, thatcher, masculine, a Calvary trooper with a big shield

BBSlim
BBSlim
1 year ago
Reply to  Phoenixx

The last one is probably it, since the ship’s lore is that its an ISD with heavier armor and weaponry

phoenix
phoenix
1 year ago
Reply to  BBSlim

Tectos are actually closer to the Allegiance class design and weaponry wise then they are Imperator’s.

Ryan
Ryan
1 year ago
Reply to  Phoenixx

It could also be a shortened version of “protector” as well.

Daniel Shenise
Daniel Shenise
1 year ago

Any particular reason you moved the 2 ventral bow triple medium TLs further aft?

svetoslav
svetoslav
1 year ago

these square things on the engines only endanger the beautiful ship

vincent delisi
vincent delisi
1 year ago
Reply to  svetoslav

How would they endanger the ship, they appear to be akin to thrust vector panes for increased maneuverability like modern jet fighters like the F-22 use.

Starchaser
Starchaser
1 year ago

I thought it couldn’t look any cooler before I scrolled down to the Republic liveries.

vincent delisi
vincent delisi
1 year ago

Love this ship, amazing work. Just never understood whey Imperial ships always skimped on placing heavy weapons on the undersides of their ships.

Eugene
Eugene
1 year ago
Reply to  vincent delisi

Because it means hauling guns unable to contribute to the fight in a very big sector.

Last edited 1 year ago by Eugene
Ryan
Ryan
1 year ago
Reply to  Eugene

Depends on how they’re used. If they are arranged similarly to the dorsal heavy batteries, then having those batteries mirrored on the ventral surface would allow for some truly blistering forward barrages, not to mention doubling the power of each broadside. Plus the two big capital ship engagements we see in the films (Battle of Coruscant and Battle of Endor), both degenerated into a close-quarters brawl without clear battle lines in short order. In that kind of a combat environment (where the enemy could be coming at you from literally any threat axis), having one entire half of the ship with little-to-no heavy armament could be a critical weakness.

The only rationale that makes any sense for why the Tector doesn’t have a ton of weaponry on its ventral side is if it’s a logistical issue with the ship’s power supply. If it can’t actually power that many heavy batteries simultaneously, then it makes sense to concentrate them on one side or the other to ensure that the ship is very strong on one axis, rather than spreading them out so the ship is fairly weak on ALL axes…

Nicholas Brown
Nicholas Brown
1 year ago

By George Lucas’s beard! It’s BEAUTIFUL!
I love the look of the tector! It’s so brutal!

Josh Peterson
Josh Peterson
1 year ago

The Republic coloration was a very pleasant surprise

Jaja Inks
Jaja Inks
1 year ago

I have always believed that the tector was less well armed than the imperial. I was largely wrong ^^

wusolja
wusolja
1 year ago

ISD mk I: solar ionization reactor, no power issues
ISD mk II: same reactor, more guns, still no power issues.
Tector-class: basically the same ship. larger guns,closed hangar(?) [additional generators to occupy space?], same reactor.

Adam
Adam
1 year ago

Totally dig the Republic paint job

RevanDelta2
RevanDelta2
1 year ago
Reply to  Adam

Id love to see the ISD mk I with a republic paint job and see these babies in formation with some Venators.

Josh
Josh
1 year ago
Reply to  RevanDelta2

Same, and with the ISD1 bridge tower. The current “Imperator-class star destroyer” has an ISD2 tower. It’d be great to see Fractal’s Imperator with an ISD1 tower in Republic red. Salivating at the thought.

Josh Peterson
Josh Peterson
1 year ago
Reply to  RevanDelta2

Same with Fractal’s Secutor models