Focused superlaser

Galactic Empire

"(Forget the Death Star Superlaser, this thing is far worse)"

- (Han Solo)

 was a ship-mounted weapon utilized by the Galactic Empire during the war against the Rebel Alliance.

Details
The focused superlaser was identical to the Death Star superlaser but the energy beams were channeled through a series of prisms made of kyber crystals that augmented their power and at the same time made it so that the energy blast could spread to other nearby ships close to the primary target, making it able to dispatch multiple ships at the same time. But this unique feature also prevented the weapon from being fired on planets, being the beam only able to lock onto capital ships magnetic signature. It had the same aspect of the axial superlaser found on the Eclipse-class dreadnaught.

History
This weapon was designed in the final months of the Clone Wars by Kalan Xirrag, engineer in the Army Weapons Research Department of the Republic. After the proclamation of the New Order Xirrag presented the project to Emperor Palpatine, who agreed to fund it. The manufacturing took place on the planet Jaemus. After a series of successful tests of the weapon in 7 BBY, the Emperor ordered it to be installed on his super dreadnaught, at the time under construction in the Unknown Regions, the Immortal. He proclaimed Xirrag Admiral and gave him command over the project and the ship when it was completed. The dreadnaught was completed in 4 ABY and was sent to fight the newborn New Republic. After the Rebels learnt the existence of the weapon in 6 ABY, they sent one fleet to destroy it, but were quickly dispatched by its superior firepower. The superlaser was eventually lost in 9 ABY, after the Immortal's whole crew, subsequently to an unknown disease, made the jump to light speed and was never seen again.

Use
The focused superlaser was useful both against single ships and large fleets, as long as the starships forming it were fairly close to one another. After being fired the shot would hit the first target, destroying it, then ricocheting to the closest ship, friend or foe, annihilating it and moving on until the gap between the ships was too wide or there were none left.