Sith-class Star Destroyer

Performance Analysis
The Sith-class Star Destroyer was designed to become the primary capital warship of the Sith Navy. A product of state-of-the-art technology and design techniques, the Sith Destroyer (Abbreviation: SESD) is among the most nimble heavy warships in the galaxy. Its high-output engines afford it a high top-speed, and its overlapping shield grid give it deflector shielding comparable to the larger and better armed Imperator-class Mark II & III Star Destroyers employed by the Galactic Empire. Following a design strategy of Elegance over Brute Strength, the Sith Destroyer lacks the straightforward armament and starfighter capacity to directly engage Imperator Destroyers, but is capable of vastly superior battlefield placement and maneuvering due to its powerful engines and shielding. The addition of devastating capital-scale proton warhead bays means that should an enemy vessels’ shields buckle, the SESD can unleash a tremendously powerful warhead attack. The presence of anti-starfighter laser emplacements mitigates the need for interceptor and space-superiority squadrons to be stationed aboard the destroyer, allowing the hangar space to be used primarily for more damaging bomber and assault craft.

Concerning the Defense Grid
The Sith Destroyer’s defenses manifest in three phases. The first and most powerful is the deflector shield grid, comprised of 4 overlapping generators that cumulatively generate a defensive energy field comparable to that of the larger, more damaging Galactic Imperial warships that served as the initial basis for the SESD’s design. The second is a series of strategically placed, fully automated blaster cannons designed to trace and destroy incoming warheads once they reach critical range. These weapons are too weak to damage starfighters – they only function well as a missile defense. The third is fortified armored plating. Due to the high number of advanced systems crammed into the contextually small space of the hull, the integrity of the ship is more fragile (though not dramatically so) than warships of comparable size.