Justice-class assault ship

*BATTLECRUISER ERA=NEW JEDI ORDER ”Star Destroyer”

The ‘’’‘’Justice’’-class Assault Ship’’’, more commonly known as a “Star Destroyer” because of its resemblance to an ‘’Imperial’’-class Star Destroyer, was produced by Rothana Heavy Engineering after it became independent of Kuat Drive Yards. They were ordered by Prophit Delphiki to be the main capital ship for the New Republic for the impending Second Clone War. When the war ignited, the ‘’Justice’’-class Assault Ship, which was slightly wider than a ‘’Venator’’-class Star Destroyer and lacking a wedge-shape gap between the engines and the main body, became seen nearly everyplace that housed invasion and combat.

Design
The “Star Destroyer,” as nearly everyone called it, was 100 meters shorter than an ‘’Imperial’’-class Star Destroyer, and it carried a crew of 10,000. It was shaped in a classical wedge, as most assault ships and star destroyers were, and supported two shield generators in a geodesic style, not dissimilar to the ‘’Imperial’’-class Star Destroyer. Different from the other lines of Star Destroyers was the alignment of turrets, which were arranged to better protect critical areas from starfighter attack. The shield generators were heavily armored and the hyperdrive system was similar to the ones equipped to Republic Assault Ships in the First Clone War.

An advantage to the “Star Destroyer” was that it held proton torpedo tubes on three sides of the craft, so it could fire to nearly anyplace that a capital ship could be. The Republic Assault Ship had to fire from the front and the Imperial Star Destroyer had to fire from the sides.

Strategy
The craft was truly a flexible capital ship as it was heavily armored, well shielded, and carried a heavy armament, complement, and maneuverability. It was the largest vehicle before the creation of the ‘’Supernova’’ that could operate on land. As its boarding ramps were wide and level when on the ground, Clone Troopers and other land-based troops could easily be deployed without descending a high ramp, being carried by a smaller transport, or being escorted by vehicles. The usual method of full troop deployment was by first launching gunships to clear the area of enemies, so that the Star Destroyer could land. The next step was to get the gunships back to carry vehicles such as the AT-TE IIs and the TX-4001 Jedi Speeders. When the transport landed, the troop bay door would open and let legions of Clone Troopers out onto the battlefield.

In space, under siege by ‘’fighter’’-class ships, ARC-270 Starfighters were deployed in full numbers to take out enemy fighters as V-Wings were to swarm the area and create crossfire confusion. The turrets were of remarkable accuracy, and therefore were more precise in firing at enemies such as ‘’Vulture’’ Droids. If a squadron of enemy starfighters were approaching critical points, such as the shield generators or the command deck, the captain issued a dodge maneuver, which fired the starboard engine at maximum and the port engine in reverse for a fraction of a second, then doing the reverse. This moved the ship several dozen meters very quickly and proved to surprise enemy fighters.

When attacking another capital ship, the Star Destroyer would deploy all of its spaceworthy units, having the Eta-5s fire at low-priority targets and ARC-270s target guns and shield generators. The obligations of the V-Wings were to distract guns and fighters by firing at them. The “Star Destroyer” would fire at the capital ship’s critical points with its torpedo tubes and heavy laser cannons.

Behind the Scenes

 * The ‘’Justice’’-class Assault Ship was originally a Republic Assault Ship
 * Upon the construction of a miniature LEGO model of the ship, it was referred to as a “Star Destroyer,” a term that the characters in the fanon itself would address it as.
 * The “Star Destroyer” was created by C3PO the Dragon Slayer