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Death Star
By Matt Henderson
19 Years to build the Death Star
160Kilometers across
1.7 Million personnel on board
Crew of 342,953
27,048Officers
25,984 Stormtroopers
167,216 Pilots
7,000Starfighters
3,600
Assault Shuttles
1,400AT-ATs
1,400AT-STs
10,000Turbolaser Batteries
2,500Laser Cannons
2,500Ion Cannons768
Tractor Beam Projectors
1 Superlaser
2 Planets destroyed
The DS-1 Orbital Battle Station (Death Star) was created by the Galactic Empire after the end of the Clone Wars
Raith Sienar created plans for a Expeditionary Battle Planetoid, which he turned over to Wilhuff TarkinThese plans were given to Geonosian
Industries and improved on under the watch of Count Dooku and the Confederacy of Independent Systems Construction began in 21 BBY above the
planet GeonosisAfter the end of the Clone Wars and the Declaration of a New Order, the Empire took over construction
The Empire moved the Death Star’s construction to the penal planet Despayre
To construct the Death Star, the Empire used prisoners and Wookiee slaves from the planet Kashyyyk
Construction was completed in 0 BBY
To test this new battle station, the first target selected for the superlaser was Despayre
After three low power blasts, the planet Despayre ceased to exist, along with all the prisoners on the planet
Don’t be so proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed, the ability to destroy a planet
is insignificant next to the power of the Force – Darth Vader
Superlaser
Hypermatter Reactor
Main Power Generator Hyperdrive
Central Computer Core
Main Exhaust Port
Thermal Exhaust Port
Command Triumvirate
High General Cassio Tagge
Admiral Conan Antonio Motti
Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin
"Any attack made by the Rebels against this station would be a useless gesture, no matter what technical data they've obtained. This station is now the ultimate power in the universe. I suggest we use it!" ― Motti
"I find your lack of faith disturbing." ― Darth Vader
Defenses
Thermal Exhaust PortThe thermal exhaust port on the Death Star allows for excess exhaust to be released from the
main reactor
This is just a secondary port, the main exhaust port is heavily guarded against attacks
Due to it’s small size, this port was given less protection; it only used ray shielding against laser attacks
Can’t we board it up, or you know put some plywood over it or something? – Darth Stewie
This port was only two meters across, the same size as a womp rat from Tatooine
Superlaser
Eight tributary beams focus into one super powerful
beam
One shot at full power could take hours to recharge
Estimated to use more than 24 nonillion watts
Destruction of AlderaanOriginally a threat to Princess Leia,
the Destruction of Alderaan was the first public display of the Death Star
This was also the first time a full power shot had been used
The remains of the planet left a large region of asteroids that became known as The Graveyard
"You may fire when ready." ― Grand Moff Tarkin
Battle of YavinTarkin and Vader were able to find the Rebellion’s hidden base on the moon
Yavin IV after planting a homing beacon aboard the Millennium Falcon
After discovering the Death Star’s exhaust port vulnerability, the Rebels used snubfighters to skim
along the equatorial trench and fire proton torpedoes into the port While implementing this plan, Darth Vader
took the station’s defense into his own hands
Rebel pilot, Luke Skywalker, successfully fired two proton torpedoes into the exposed exhaust port which destroyed the Death Star
"Attacking that battle station ain't my idea of courage. It's more like suicide." ― Han Solo
Soon after the Death Star was destroyed, the Empire began construction on a new Death Star, this even more powerful than the last