The amazing power of star destroyer sheilds.

[Spartan]

PayBack wrote:

I've looked everywhere for the yeild of an ISDs HTL's.. where does 198 TTs come from? And is that per gun or per turret?

Its calculated from SWTC. Dr. Saxton had to generate power outputs for the Imperator/Imperial-class and the Executor-class, as a basis for his figures in AOTC:ICS and ROTS:ICS. He gave the Imperator/Imperial-class a peak power output of 1.0E25 W and the Executor class a a peak power output of 1.3E27 W. The MK 1 type has twelve heavy turbolasers; through which according to ROTS:ICS nearly the entire reactor output can be channeled. So, 1.0E25W/12 = 8.3E23 J instantaneous yeild. Further sense the rate of fire is 2/minute, each mount has at least a 30 second charge capacity for a minimum of 2.5E25 J yeild. Discounting, the time needed to purge waste heat from the system.

I have a huge chart of Energy yield calcs, PM me if you'd like a copy.

[Shadowtraveler]

Fortunately, we have the precedent of three Imperator-class Star Destroyers colliding with the Executor, thus demonstrating that shield systems are designed to protect a ship against that sort of attack.

Were those Imperators moving at any significant velocity relative to the Executor? As I recall, they were exiting hyperspace into formation, and came a little too close. One would assume that if they were planning to begin station-keeping upon entry to realspace, their realspace velocities would be almost equal to those of the Executor. I'm not contesting that starships have impressive abilities to withstand physical impacts, but It seems a situation where annihilation energy (I presume) was absorbed by the Executor in a fairly low-momentum circumstance isn't any more impressive than withstanding barrages from Mon Calamari cruisers at Endor.

Granted, it was at an angle, but it's pretty impressive.