ISD-72x deflector shield generator dome
- "Sir, we've lost our bridge deflector shield!"
- ―An Executor bridge officer, during the Battle of Endor
The ISD-72x deflector shield generator/sensor dome was a local-area deflector shield generator and sensor array produced by Kuat Drive Yards and commonly installed on Imperial Star Destroyers.
Characteristics
Imperial I-class and Imperial II-class Star Destroyers each carried two ISD-72x generators/sensor arrays.[2] The shield projector vanes were positioned in a crown formation around the command tower's sensor globes.[2][3] The vanes projected both ray and particle shields and were scattered along the "crown", one function per vane.[2]
This deflector shield required a massive amount of energy, drawn from the Star Destroyer's main reactor via power generators located deep within the command tower.[2][3] Thick armor protected the sensor banks from impacts, but the globes were vulnerable to suicide attacks from small starships[2] or missile weapons such as concussion missiles or proton torpedoes from starfighters.[6]
History
It was developed to reduce the need for secondary equipment aboard Star Destroyers, and replaced the Om-Thaim shield generators installed on earlier Destroyer models.[2]
During the Clone Wars, the CIS used one of these shield generators at Saleucami.[4] A larger version of the ISD-72x was developed for use aboard Executor-class Star Dreadnoughts and other Imperial Super Star Destroyers.[2]
Appearances
Sources
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: Deflector Shield Generators) (backup link)- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 11 (STA4, Imperial Star Destroyer)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 43 (SHI3-4, Energy Shields)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (As "ISD-72x")
Notes and references
- ↑ The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Republic: Siege of Saleucami
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The New Jedi Order
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi