- Intent: To create the definitive shield gate station, since others want to throw hands with theirs.
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Shield Gate
- Manufacturer: The Galactic Empire, Advanced Weapons Research Division
- Model: Praesidio- class | Shield Gate MKII
- Affiliation: The Galactic Empire
- Production: Semi-Unique
- Material:
Quadanium-lined Durasteel Hull - Titanium-reinforced Alusteel Frame
- Transparisteel Viewports
- Turadium Blast Doors/Shutters
- Classification: Orbital Shield Station
- Length: 4,000 meters
- Width: 4,000 meters
- Height: 4,000 meters
- Armament: Low
x20 Long-Range Heavy Quad Turbolaser/Ion Cannon Hybrid Batteries (Each battery has 2 turbolasers and 2 ion cannons each)
12 outer ring - 8 inner ring
[*]x12 Assault Concussion Missile Launchers
- 8 outer ring
- 4 inner ring
[*]x200 Quad Laser Cannons
- 120 outer ring
- 80 inner ring
[*]x100 Flak Guns
- 80 outer ring
- 20 inner ring
[*]Defenses: Extreme
- Reinforced Hull
- Advanced Battlestation Deflector Shields
- Advanced Planetary Deflector Shield
- E-WAR
[*]Hangar: Extreme
- 20 squadrons of Combat Starfighters
x12 squadrons (144) of TIE/LN Mark IV Starfighters (Standard) - x8 squadrons (96) of TIE/IN Interceptors (Standard)
[*]Various Non-Combat Starships
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
[*]Speed Rating: Very Low
[*]Hyperdrive Class: 4.0 | Back-up 10.0
- Battlestation Ion Drives
- Battlestation Hazard and Damage Control Systems
- Battlestation Life Support Systems
- Battlestation Navigational Systems
- Battlestation Sensors and Targeting Systems
- Battlestation Communications Systems
- Battlestation Environmental Control Systems
- Battlestation Tractor Beams
- Battlestation Escape Pods
- Holonet Transceiver and Encryption/Decryption Networks
- Extreme Shielding - The station itself is protected by shielding on par with that of the Empire's flagship, the INV Pellaeon. This means that usually, against most conventional fleets, it is resistant to turbolasers, ion cannons, and projectile weapons.
- Planetary Defense - Along with its own shield, the shield gate projects a massive planetary deflector shield that can usually withstand most bombardments from orbiting fleets. But this does mean that if the station were to fall, the planetary shield will fall as well.
- Fighter Complement - More than two hundred fighters are present in massive hangars on the space station, capable of swarming an unprepared enemy and possibly distract fire from the station itself.
- Low Mobility - The station's drives are slow and only serve to maneuver it into geosynchronous orbit around a celestial body. In the midst of battle, the station will be unable to escape into hyperspace due to the amount of time it would take to deactivate the planetary shield and escape the gravity well.
- Light Armament - For a military space station, the shield gate is only lightly armed but still carries an impressive array of turbolaser and projectile weaponry, though it is quickly outclassed by certain star destroyers, battlecruisers and above.
- Costly - The sheer amount of credits it costs to carefully craft one of these stations would be a great hit against the Imperial economy should they fall in the middle of battle. This is why the station type is classified as 'semi-unique'.
After the then-Imperial Remnant conquered the oceanic world of Kamino and declared it the Imperial throneworld, a massive shield gate was constructed to protect it from interlopers who wished to harass the Remnant or steal the secrets of its clone armies. Another shield gate was constructed when Scarif was re-discovered by the newly-reformed Galactic Empire, in line with Scarif's role as a secret Imperial research site.
Now, with the end of the Dominion War and the beginning of the Imperial-Jedi Conflict in the Outer Rim; The Empire realized that the shield gates over Kamino and Scarif were horrendously outdated, the designs going back to the Rebellion-era. Therefore, the Advanced Weapons Research Division was put to the task of designing an effective new battlestation to defend vital Imperial worlds and out-do the inferior models that were constructed by their enemies.
A rare sight, the shield gate station features an impressive amount of generators which, when activated, project a massive planetary deflector shield that can likely withstand the firepower of a regular Imperial fleet. It also has a light, but still decent none-the-less, array of weaponry capable of trading fire with cruisers and perhaps star destroyers, but is quickly outclassed by heavier destroyers and their battlecruiser brethren.
A large amount of over two hundred fighters are featured in large hangar bays embedded in the station, enough to combat an enemy force should they lack the proper defense against snubfighters. Over-all, the shield station is a glorious addition to the arsenal of the Imperial Navy, and provides all the defense that a civilian populace needs from the tyranny of the Silver Jedi Order.
