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The '''''Resolve''''' was a [[capital ship]] of the [[New Republic Fifth Fleet]], variously described as a [[Star Destroyer]],<ref name="BtS" /> or as a [[Star Cruiser/Legends|star cruiser]].<ref name="TCSWE" />

==History==
Assigned to the [[New Republic Fifth Fleet|New Republic Fifth Battle Group]] under [[Commander/Legends|Commander]] [[Syub Snunb]],<ref name="BtS" /><ref name="TCSWE" /> the ''Resolve'' was specially equipped with reinforced, multi-layered [[Deflector shield/Legends|deflector shields]] which could call on the full power from the ship's engines.<ref name="BtS" /> While this allowed ''Resolve'' to absorb large amounts of opposing firepower, it left the ship unable to simultaneously transfer power to the [[Hyperdrive/Legends|hyperdrive]] or other systems.<ref name="BtS" />

During [[Operation Hammerblow]], the ''Resolve'' was used to absorb the fire of a [[HVs-2 hypervelocity gun|hypervelocity gun]] on [[Bessimir]]'s [[alpha moon]], drawing the weapon's fire while [[BTL-S8 K-wing assault starfighter|K-wing]] bombers of the [[24th Bombardment Squadron]] attacked the emplacement.<ref name="BtS" /> The firepower of the hypervelocity gun proved almost too much for the ship to handle, prompting Commander Snunb to turn the ship onto an escape heading, but the intensity of the bombardment prevented the crew from dropping the shields and escaping to [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]], and the gun subsequently brought down the ship's outermost deflector layer, known as the "D shield", destroying the associated [[Deflector shield generator/Legends|shield generator]] in the process, before the K-wings completed their mission and took out the emplacement.<ref name="BtS" />

==Behind the scenes==
In the novel ''Before the Storm'', the ''Resolve'' is described as a "New Republic Star Destroyer", a term which at first sight suggests that the ship is a [[Nebula-class Star Destroyer|''Nebula''-class Star Destroyer]], but the ship is subsequently referred to as a "big cruiser", and the [[Michael P. Kube-McDowell|author's]] [http://alternities.com/wp/novels/mission-data-for-star-wars-the-black-fleet-crisis/the-black-fleet-crisis-faq online FAQ] indicates that he intended the ship to be a [[Majestic-class heavy cruiser|''Majestic''-class heavy cruiser]].

In ''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'', the entry for ''Resolve'' repeats the "New Republic Star Destroyer" designation without offering a specific class designation, but the entry for Syub Snub refers to the ship as a "star cruiser", a term used in the sequel ''[[Shield of Lies]]'' for the ''Majestic''-class cruiser [[Indomitable (Majestic-class)|''Indomitable'']].

As depicted in ''Before the Storm'', the need to divert all engine power to the shields inhibits the ''Resolve'' from simultaneously using the [[hyperdrive]], and the lack of any references to the ship's own [[turbolaser]]s suggests that the strengthened deflector system also prevents the use of heavy weapons. The novel does not indicate directly whether or not the ''Resolve'' carries [[Starfighter/Legends|starfighters]], but at Bessimir the ship is depicted as working closely with the [[BTL-S8 K-wing assault starfighter]]s of [[24th Bombardment Squadron]], raising the possibility that this unit was originally deployed on board.

==Appearances==
*''[[Before the Storm]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*The Black Fleet Crisis FAQ [http://alternities.com/wp/novels/mission-data-for-star-wars-the-black-fleet-crisis/the-black-fleet-crisis-faq] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070927183252/http://www.sff.net/people/K-Mac/black.htm Backup link])

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Nebula-class Star Destroyers]]
[[Category:New Republic Fifth Fleet elements|Resolve]]
[[Category:New Republic starships]]