The Harbinger was later destroyed by advancing rebel vessels, and shortly after, the Death Star itself was destroyed, along with a large portion of the gathered Imperial forces. Just as the Alliance began attacking the Imperial ships, the rebel freighter Millennium Falcon crossed the hull of a Tector-class Star Destroyer. In 4 ABY, the Tector-class vessel Harbinger was part of the Galactic Empire‘s fleet defending the second Death Star over the Forest Moon of Endor.Īfter Rebel Alliance forces launched an assault on the seemingly incomplete battle station, the Imperial fleet trapped them, as planned by Emperor Palpatine. It notably differed from other Star Destroyer classes, as it lacked a ventral hangar bay. The Tector-class Star Destroyer was a class of Star Destroyer in the service of the Imperial Navy during the Galactic Civil War. Although the diplomatic variant was equipped with turret-mounted double laser cannons, the civilian starbus variant had no weapons. During the Age of the Empire, GX1 shuttles were used as starbuses to ferry commuters from one location to another. During the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic used several top-of-the-line GX1 short haulers, including the Phoenix and the Valorous, as diplomatic vessels. The original Mandator II-class Star Dreadnought was the third most powerful vessel class in the galaxy, superseded only by the Executor-class and the two Death Stars (though most experts refer to the Death Stars as battle-stations and not as actual ships, making the Mandator II-class the second-most powerful vessel in the galaxy). The GX1 short hauler, also known as the GX1 hauler, GX1 diplomatic ship, Lantillian short hauler, Lantillian Hauler, or Lantillian shuttle, was a shuttle model manufactured by Lantillian ShipWrights. The Mandator II-class was unveiled during the Clone Wars, which also saw three of the original Mandator-class ships refitted for combat. Its successor, the Mandator II-class Star Dreadnaught, featured heavier armor, better weaponry, and better hyperdrive capabilities. By the time of the Clone Wars, seven Star Dreadnaughts were in service-three in the Kuat sector, and one in each of the Azure, Ixtlar, Alsaka, and Humbarine sectors.

The Mandator-class’s ventral protrusion was the result of its large reactor.

Regulations from the Ruusan Reformation limited the Mandator-class’s speed and armament, though they were still formidable warships. A humpbacked warship like its predecessor, the Procurator-class Star Battlecruiser, it was the first starship to receive the designation of Dreadnaught by the Anaxes War College. The Mandator-class Star Dreadnaught was a warship developed by Kuat Drive Yards two decades before the Clone Wars as the centerpiece of the Kuat sector’s defense fleet.

Mandator class star destroyer