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  • The Imperial Class Star Destroyers represented the apex of Imperial power. Over thousands of worlds these formidable ships deployed vast armies and starfighter squadrons, forming the backbone of the Galactic Empire.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 627

  • @TemplinInstitute
    @TemplinInstitute  3 роки тому +250

    Hope your enjoyed our first episode of ARSENAL! While you're waiting for the rest of the Fleet Week, be sure to check out our recent Special Investigation over on the Templin Archives! An expedition to the Banff Springs Hotel that ended in glorious conquest! ua-cam.com/video/NH2e1ClYm6k/v-deo.html

    • @grlt23
      @grlt23 3 роки тому +5

      All good and fun, but where is ISD Chimera??

    • @TemplinInstitute
      @TemplinInstitute  3 роки тому +10

      @@grlt23 3:19

    • @lordgong4980
      @lordgong4980 3 роки тому +5

      If I could make a recommendation for the Arsenal videos? When talking about Ship/Vehicle compliments you should if possible display them with how many they would have carried. EX: in this video you mentioned the weapons carried by the Imperial class and it's fighter complement in the future I think it would be better to show the numbers on screen with an image of the weapon/fighter

    • @DUSTKILLL
      @DUSTKILLL 3 роки тому +3

      You had me untill you started going into the non canon disney lore

    • @franzcedriclat7629
      @franzcedriclat7629 3 роки тому +4

      40K vehicles & warships, Starcraft units, Warframe railjack, etc. Soo many to choose from...

  • @ObiClon
    @ObiClon 3 роки тому +857

    Star Destroyers are right up there for me as an iconic ship design in sci-fi as any Starfleet ship,the Serenity etc.

    • @Robert_Douglass
      @Robert_Douglass 3 роки тому +10

      Yes, that is my sentiment as well. Long have I waited for Star Trek to turn to Star Wars for future inspiration for ship designs. I really want to see a Federation Star Destroyer serving as the Flagship of Starfleet. What do you think -- would you welcome a Star Destroyer named Enterprise?

    • @lordav6960
      @lordav6960 3 роки тому +5

      It is my favourite sci fi ship design. I know realistically it would be flawed as hell. But that dagger shape and bridge just do it for me, idk y.

    • @martindevon3204
      @martindevon3204 3 роки тому +6

      @@Robert_Douglass nope. The federation would never build such a ship. The Defiant is their idea of a warship. Not a slow lumbering easy destroyed carrier

    • @johncarl5505
      @johncarl5505 3 роки тому +2

      @@martindevon3204 Yeah they wouldnt, they wiuld be to busy bragging about how realistic their sci fi universe is.

    • @DrumToTheBassWoop
      @DrumToTheBassWoop 3 роки тому +1

      Who wouldn’t want one. 😎

  • @Jayjay-qe6um
    @Jayjay-qe6um 3 роки тому +404

    "This is an Imperial Star Destroyer. All vital equipment is shielded. Even twenty bombs will do nothing." -- PRELATE VERGE

    • @mingthan7028
      @mingthan7028 3 роки тому +35

      Ion Torpedoes:Hold our tubes

    • @MistahFox
      @MistahFox 3 роки тому +34

      @@michaelandreipalon359 Escort ships such as Arquitens, Carracks, Lancers or even Victories could have mitigated the ISD's weaknesses without changing its design to compromise forward firepower, but the Empire was so blinded by the ISD's size and might to recognize and prepare for its shortcomings.

    • @imperiousrex128
      @imperiousrex128 3 роки тому +6

      @@MistahFox And it was heavily exploited by the rebel scum...

    • @DoremiFasolatido1979
      @DoremiFasolatido1979 3 роки тому +9

      None of which is accurate in any of the movies or novels. Yay for bad writing.

    • @ayylmao575
      @ayylmao575 3 роки тому +3

      Random dipshit inside a snubfighter aiming his puny fighter laser cannons at an ISD’s “sensor domes”: Hold my beer.

  • @NothingtoseeHere.Movealong
    @NothingtoseeHere.Movealong 3 роки тому +801

    Disney canon really did the most iconic ship in pop-culture dirty ;_; In the old EU they remained in service for almost a century, considered as one of the most effective designs to ever be built

    • @Timjer92
      @Timjer92 3 роки тому +136

      To each their own. To me, one of the few good things about the sequel trilogy was the design of the ISD's sucessor, the Resurgent-class Star Destroyer. As iconic as the ISD is, I personally just like the Resurgent's design more.

    • @julonkrutor4649
      @julonkrutor4649 3 роки тому +37

      That is one reason why i love the old EU ^^

    • @orbaitv5991
      @orbaitv5991 3 роки тому +47

      @@Timjer92 Yeah why use a ship with so many flaws when you can just create a new one that is much stronger and without those flaws?

    • @detroitbecomehorny7119
      @detroitbecomehorny7119 3 роки тому +65

      @@orbaitv5991, Finn and Poe literally used the ship’s own hull as cover from its armament.

    • @_courier7
      @_courier7 3 роки тому +26

      I just wished the first order felt more of a threat and their own thing while taking inspiration from the galactic empire rather than a copy and paste with different members and ships

  • @g3heathen209
    @g3heathen209 3 роки тому +165

    The second ship to make its appearance in star wars. After the Corellain corvette

  • @igncom1
    @igncom1 3 роки тому +194

    Like the HMS Dreadnaught, the ISD changed space warfare the moment the first was launched, invaliding all other ships of the line.

    • @whee38
      @whee38 3 роки тому +14

      Not really, it was designed for rule through terror. It's generally thought that a Venator would be deadlier in a one vs one fight by letting their starfighters cripple the ISD's with the Venators finishing them off

    • @igncom1
      @igncom1 3 роки тому +31

      @@whee38 I've never really bought that. The transition away from big carriers like the venator was due to the ineffectual ability of strikecraft at the time. Republic venators had to rely on their own guns far more then should have been necessary. The ISD is the natural end point for creating a ship capable of defeating anything that the republic or separatists could field (super ships don't really count.)
      Of course with the development of the revolutionary multi-role starfighter, the x-wing, the domination of big battleships ended almost as soon as it began.

    • @schnocksej.6774
      @schnocksej.6774 3 роки тому +4

      @@papapalps2415 Dude you can destroy a whole Stardestoyer by hitting the bridge with a fighter. The Venator has a much much higher capacity so the ISD would be heavily damaged before even in engagement range XD

    • @Jfk2Mr
      @Jfk2Mr 3 роки тому +12

      @@papapalps2415 I disagree, HMS Dreadnought wasn't a gigantic leap forward as you say - sure, it was step forward, but it was through combining already existing ideas like all big guns armament scheme, better protection and mobility, as well as dedicated fire control systems in one package.
      As for ISD, I agree, people like Spacedock with his "how to make ISD better", or "You can destroy it by just hitting the bridge" really annoy me, as in most cases have no idea about ships (especially warships) in general

    • @Duchess_Van_Hoof
      @Duchess_Van_Hoof 3 роки тому +8

      The Katana fleet says hi. Dated as hell, still relevant.

  • @pogwog5309
    @pogwog5309 3 роки тому +62

    The Imperial Star Destroyer, while not perfect, was one hell of a tool. It's a damn fine backbone capital ship, and fits well into Imperial doctrine, both in and out of battle.

    • @АгентБелка-ъ2ъ
      @АгентБелка-ъ2ъ 2 роки тому +2

      why it was not perfect? As far as I see it was, of course the isd is a capital ship and cannot operate without tie fighters, interceptors, frigates and etc. but so do all other capital ships, this is why its a capital ships.

    • @maxbutzki5820
      @maxbutzki5820 2 роки тому +1

      An imperial star destroyer is made out of 10.000 technical flaws, who just wait to make themself known. (Booster terric, spectre of the past, just in good english)

    • @haha-lj5sq
      @haha-lj5sq 2 роки тому +2

      It was too big. It had as many weapon platforms as a venator, a ship x10 smaller.

    • @eNoble-US
      @eNoble-US 2 роки тому +3

      @@haha-lj5sq Lol no. I dont see a Venator with Eight Octuple Barbette Very Heavy Turbolaser batteries.

    • @IslamistSocialist371
      @IslamistSocialist371 10 місяців тому +1

      And Imperial Tarkin doctrin is old . imperial class Star destroyer is too logistic heavy

  • @TheCoolParnell
    @TheCoolParnell 3 роки тому +143

    I wonder if there are any Imperial Star Destroyer Museum Ships like the USS Texes.

    • @VegetaLF7
      @VegetaLF7 3 роки тому +48

      In the Legends continuity, one is captured by a smuggler and turned into a casino ship, the Errant Venture. She's also painted bright red to stand out from the Imperial Remnant/Warlord/New Republic Star Destroyers.

    • @ravager2-636
      @ravager2-636 3 роки тому +32

      In Legends the Chimaera the flagship of both admiral Thrawn & Gilad Pellaeon survived the war & served the imperial remnant for decades afterward.. So it’s a safe bet that eventually it would be made into museum ship on the Imperial Capital of Bastion.. Can’t imagine a more notable ship for future imperials to fill them full of patriotism..

    • @pubcle
      @pubcle 3 роки тому +9

      Most continued to serve for decades, in Legends its service lasted more than 60 years. The Imperial Star Destroyer was perhaps the most successful design in Star Wars history. There are some ships that survived a millennium such as the Invincible-class Dreadnought but only because of a complete disinterest in military advancement with almost no new designs being adopted and the almost total dissolution of a centralized military. The ISD survived as an active war vessel to be refit and brought up to standard through continuous conflict and combat. The ISD design was still used, though largely replaced by then, during the Sith-Imperial War and Second Imperial Civil War, over 150 years after the Battle of Yavin.
      It is almost certain several ISDs remained as museum pieces for the Fel Empire's reverence, symbols that were kept in the home fleet over Bastion, such as the Executrix, the first ISD developed with its first captain being Moff Tarkin, the earlier mentioned Chimaera, a flagship that had been captained by three different heads of the Imperial state and involved in more significant battles than perhaps any individual ship in Star Wars history, and likely there would be others though I'm not thinking of any surviving ones right now.

    • @josesanchezrodriguez1783
      @josesanchezrodriguez1783 3 роки тому +1

      @@pubcle What about the Dreadnaught-Class cruisers? I belive they were still being used 90 years after they were introduced.

    • @pubcle
      @pubcle 3 роки тому +3

      @@josesanchezrodriguez1783 Yes, it was still being used long after its introduction, and it was a highly successful design, but not as much as the Imperial Star Destroyer. Its mainline service and production lasted at least 60 years but the overall extended use goes into the 150+ years of service.

  • @Palpatine001
    @Palpatine001 3 роки тому +19

    Yay someone gave a big shout out to the often forgotten Victory Class Star Destroyer - the long forgotten forbearer of the ISD itself

  • @baronvonbork2856
    @baronvonbork2856 3 роки тому +102

    The one thing that SW media lacks is humanized stormtroopers. Like they were people too they had lives The Mandalorian showed this off in some places but I feel like they were always portrayed as programmed machines

    • @orbaitv5991
      @orbaitv5991 3 роки тому +14

      A lot of books both in legends and canon potray them properly.

    • @d.b.4671
      @d.b.4671 3 роки тому +25

      I suspect that was on purpose: not for the sake of the real-life audience, but from an in-universe perspective. A uniform by design is meant to encourage conformity and group mentality; the less human that uniform makes the wearer appear, the more they disconnect themselves from their identity when wearing it. This is especially true of any design that conceals the face; at that point the person behind the mask can dissociate themselves completely from not just their sense of self, but the limits of their conscience that come with it, making them capable of acts of terrible violence and inhumanity that they might have questioned or resisted otherwise. I think it's exactly the sort of thing the Empire would do to its own troops.

    • @MasonBryant
      @MasonBryant 3 роки тому +2

      One part of me agrees with you and another likes the simplicity of having 2 dimensional 'bad guys'.

    • @abraham2172
      @abraham2172 3 роки тому +7

      Disney hates stormtroopers, they hate everything imperial. Dont expect any Imperials being more than stupid ass douches existing only for getting their asses kicked by the "good guys"

    • @shanebraaten9553
      @shanebraaten9553 2 роки тому +1

      Bullet Magnets.... Sry, Blaster , er ... Um. Yea, Bullet Magnets, Lol

  • @razgriz501
    @razgriz501 3 роки тому +141

    I really feel bad for the Disney ImpStars. Cast off and forgotten. In Star Wars Legends, the ISD carried on in service with her former enemies, the New Republic and later with the Galactic Alliance. A much better legacy to one of the most iconic starship classes in science fiction

    • @Fordo007
      @Fordo007 2 роки тому +11

      Same with the Imperial Military. The old EU had the Empire fall in such a smart way, it fracturing the the New Republic slowing picking off Warlords, allying with other Warlords, etc... instead of the Empire suddenly being beaten in a stand up fight a year after Endor...

    • @chrismc410
      @chrismc410 2 роки тому

      Militarily and tactically speaking, that makes sense. Why scrap perfectly good warships? Even the Empire put a few Republic- era Venerators to work in the early years as we saw at the end of Revenge of the Sith.

    • @jeremysolano398
      @jeremysolano398 Рік тому

      Y'all don't see how the scrapping and derelict Imp navy and military reflects the real world situation post ww2. The huge upkeep could not be maintained so they got scrapped. Asks where the mothball fleet ended up during the 50s and 60s... how many of the "great ships" and lesser extent other materials besides the 50 cal, m1911, and smaller munitions were carried over from the major conflicts? Imp stars weren't 'Disney-fied' ... they were 'Realitied'.. it's highly unlikely that they would've continued to serve effectively beyond the end of Jakku. It's like giving Nam Era fighting troops a Warspite type dreadnought instead of a missile cruiser.

  • @bjornancraite2266
    @bjornancraite2266 3 роки тому +385

    In legends, the New Republic, GFFA, and Galactic Federation Triumvirate continued to use Star Destroyers and its various successor models for the next at least 150 years after the battle of Endor. They're too good of a ship to just abandon, especially in a galaxy that remains in chaos during the era of warlords, the Thrawn campaign, the Yuuzhan Vong war, and the Second Galactic Civil War. Of course, as you mentioned in your video "building your interstellar navy" the GFFA started calling them "battle carriers" for political reasons, avoiding the connotation that the Imperial Star Destroyer had. I love your videos, keep up the awesome work.

    • @TheNynax
      @TheNynax 3 роки тому +37

      The mental image of renaming them is kinda funny XD. "Oh shit, It's a Star Destroyer! They plan to conquer us!" "What? that? Oh, no no no no....that's a Battle Carrier! see? totally different. Nothing to worry about."

    • @abraham2172
      @abraham2172 3 роки тому +30

      Before Disney: Ships used even 150 years after construction if still useful
      After Disney: Whole republic fleet gets scrapped within few months for no reason

    • @abraham2172
      @abraham2172 3 роки тому +6

      @Snake Plisken I meant the republic fleet that was used in TCW. Partly brand new Venator class ships immediantly scrapped by the Empire.

    • @mackenziebeeney3764
      @mackenziebeeney3764 2 роки тому

      I also assume they solved the insane manpower requirements.

    • @Fordo007
      @Fordo007 2 роки тому +6

      @@TheNynax I think the New Republic tried rebranding them as 'Star Defender' but it never caught on. That said, the New Republic Nebula and Endurance Class Star Defender/Destroyer are two of the most BEAUTIFUL Star Wars capitol ships I've seen.

  • @Thoralmir
    @Thoralmir 3 роки тому +23

    In Legends, Lando Calrissian bought a disarmed Star Destroyer, painted it red, and turned it into a hotel and casino resort.

    • @lordvader6172
      @lordvader6172 3 роки тому +3

      Lmfao that’s pretty cool tbh

    • @florenceb1031
      @florenceb1031 3 роки тому +8

      It was Booster Terrik who bought the Star Destroyer, not Lando.

    • @emilsinclair4190
      @emilsinclair4190 Рік тому

      As far as I know he did not rly buy it. The star destroyer surrendered to him

  • @loach5348
    @loach5348 3 роки тому +35

    Templin Institute meets Spacedock? Love it!

    • @vali8720
      @vali8720 3 роки тому +1

      My thoughts exactly

  • @BubuluIX
    @BubuluIX 3 роки тому +587

    I'd like to see a pro-imperial series or a movie where they're not shown as incompetent idiots.

    • @ds6080
      @ds6080 3 роки тому +64

      Yes I agree so sick of those rebel terrorists keep getting billion to one longshot victories like taking out 2 ISDs with a space dingy

    • @Richard-Espanol
      @Richard-Espanol 3 роки тому +43

      Hopefully with the addition of a live action Grand Admiral Thrawn and with Jon Faveru directing we'll get just that. I'm on book two of the Thrawn book trilogy and it's amazing. He is incredibly competent at his job and is single handily beating the new republic with just a handful of star destroyers. Also using information gathering, well planned battle strategy, and tactically placed agents. He's somehow better at using the rebellion's tactics against the empire and now using them against the new republic.

    • @ronin3381
      @ronin3381 3 роки тому +24

      The Star Wars: Squadrons campaign is probably the closest thing to that.

    • @Richard-Espanol
      @Richard-Espanol 3 роки тому +5

      @@spiffygonzales5160 yeesh get over yourself spiffy. Where did all that come from? Tell us how you really feel about living on the high road. What's wrong with having hope? And just so you can shove your opinion and assumptions up between your two brain cells I didn't go see last jedi or rise of Skywalker. Used free trials of Disney plus to watch mandalorian for free.

    • @alalalala57
      @alalalala57 3 роки тому +3

      I mean, they were pretty good in Rogue One.

  • @greyhunter3271
    @greyhunter3271 3 роки тому +6

    In my star wars table top campaign there is a small imperial holdout in the frontier that has "Defiance" class space station that is basicly 12 of them rigged togeather with a Old mothballed luckerhulk sphere at its Center. Every other ISD has its engines removed and a loading dock/bay has been retrofitted in.

  • @williamjackson3582
    @williamjackson3582 3 роки тому +8

    11:05 In the EU there is one ISD that was conquered and then converted into what is compared to a flying Las Vegas by a ex-smuggler as a retirement job. The Errant Venture was also the most recognizable ISD due to the fact that it's owner, Booster Terrik, painted it red.

  • @Bombardier7906
    @Bombardier7906 3 роки тому +12

    Just an iconic symbol of the genre, I'm surprised it took you this long to cover it!

  • @qball7794
    @qball7794 2 роки тому +3

    The angular wedge shape of the Star Destroyers is the single most prominent feature. This feature did great justice to the Empire's tendencies to favor an aggressive offense strategy allowing devastating single frontal salvos if positioned correctly after coming out of a lightspeed jump.

  • @ewok40k
    @ewok40k 3 роки тому +38

    Loved this.
    "hums the Imperial march"

  • @kenguyii9108
    @kenguyii9108 3 роки тому +10

    Star Destroyers: The Empire's Pride and Strength!

  • @danieladrianmordekai8979
    @danieladrianmordekai8979 8 місяців тому

    With respect to the excellent work done by the Templin Institute, I'm genuinely surprised they haven't done an Arsenal episode on Lightsabers. I would very much love to hear you guys dig into the details of the variations, history and culture of the weapon.

  • @superjesse645
    @superjesse645 3 роки тому +30

    I love your current narrator voice, guys. It's so imposing yet satisfying to listen to. Every Templin video is like an ASMR experience or something.

  • @caedes4367
    @caedes4367 3 роки тому +94

    I really wanna see how accurate this is, and whether they use canon or legends

    • @AwesomeSheep48
      @AwesomeSheep48 3 роки тому +4

      Probably compare both

    • @TemplinInstitute
      @TemplinInstitute  3 роки тому +107

      legends videos have "legends" in the title

    • @ghostface6947
      @ghostface6947 3 роки тому +21

      @@TemplinInstitute This is big brain time

    • @roaringbeardragon4531
      @roaringbeardragon4531 3 роки тому +2

      @@AwesomeSheep48 fancy seeing you here! (Dr Theo be me.)

    • @sammywhite5127
      @sammywhite5127 3 роки тому +6

      @@TemplinInstitute but then shouldn't the new canon videos have "new canon" in the title

  • @FutureBoyEXE
    @FutureBoyEXE 3 роки тому +7

    Great video, guys! If you're going to do a lot of vehicle spots for this series, I hope you eventually do the DeLorean time machine. Whether you do or not, keep up the good work.

  • @jj16802
    @jj16802 3 роки тому +3

    Now that I see an image of a Stargate in your intro, I eagerly await your episode covering it!

  • @ethanwalls7444
    @ethanwalls7444 3 роки тому +5

    Venator soon please, should be interesting how you compare to isd considering it's more fighter focused. I think at some point the venator is supposed to have over 500 fighters/bombers, definitely enough to kill am isd.

  • @blacksabre5343
    @blacksabre5343 3 роки тому +10

    For the empire!

    • @gavinsmith9871
      @gavinsmith9871 3 роки тому +1

      for the Republic!

    • @LAV-III
      @LAV-III 3 роки тому +1

      For the separatists! (Runs away quickly)

    • @scifidino5022
      @scifidino5022 3 роки тому +1

      @@LAV-III ISB open up!

  • @elijahm3688
    @elijahm3688 3 роки тому

    I am continually awed by the script writing and voice acting of this channel. Keep being awesome.

  • @zaho87
    @zaho87 3 роки тому +5

    Who needs a car when you can drive the whole city?

  • @joaomiguelmoreira6363
    @joaomiguelmoreira6363 3 роки тому +27

    Glory to the Galactic Empire !!!

    • @josipbroztito6763
      @josipbroztito6763 3 роки тому +1

      The Klingon Empire has more honor than your imperial navy!

    • @Jesus-jz6ll
      @Jesus-jz6ll 3 роки тому +1

      @@josipbroztito6763 your species is uncapable of ruling itself

    • @jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847
      @jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847 3 роки тому +3

      *Looks at the Imperial Remnant in LEGENDS*
      Yeah...all that glory is for something alright.

  • @willparry530
    @willparry530 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you, I quite enjoyed this exposition :D

  • @atlascormac6273
    @atlascormac6273 3 роки тому

    I love watching anything I can with Star Destroyers in it.

  • @BPKPhoenix
    @BPKPhoenix 3 роки тому

    I found this in my notification feed and I sat here completely silent like listening to the most important thing ever to be talked about. Thank you, here's a sub, looking forward for some more really good content!

  • @darthcalanil5333
    @darthcalanil5333 3 роки тому +4

    I always find it funny how in the movies, the ships in the clones wares made much more practical sense than most of the imperial star destroyers.
    The ISD is still probably the single most influential ship design in all of sci-fi, but it's unfortunate how little sense it makes for space combat. Still love it and would never replace it for anything XD

    • @darthcalanil5333
      @darthcalanil5333 3 роки тому

      @@papapalps2415 not exactly sure where did you get the raging hard on idea from, since if anything, my hard on is for the ISD.
      But yeah, imo the Venator and Lucrehulk embrace the role of a carrier far better (even though the turbo laser batteries on the Venator are as silly as on the ISD), while the munificent works well as a long range gunship. I do have a soft spot for the providence but it reminds me of an 18th century ship of the line rather than a good scifi design. However its small profile is rather good to see on a capital ship. The main issue with the ISD is that it needs to be too many scifi things at once while being more or less inspired by 20th century naval ships. Like the bridge for example. Why on earth does it need such a huge glaring weak point? At least the Resurgent managed to make to design more streamlined.
      As the video eluded to several times, the confrontations that the ISD was supposedly designed for rarely happened, which means that more often than not it found itself handicapped in the hit and run fighter engagements because even though the fighter complement was kinda high enough, the hanger design meant that they launched only a few at a time, or needed to way a bit to launch enough fighters.
      I'm not saying that prequel ships are perfect (far from it) but it seems at least to me that the role they were designed for is fulfilled well

    • @AKUJIVALDO
      @AKUJIVALDO 3 роки тому

      @@darthcalanil5333 when terrorists have plot armour, their enemies are always dumb and impotent at everything they do...
      Hell, even believing that terrorists were gaining more support in later movies and moving in starfighters en-masse, Galactic Empire introduced ISD-2 which had ALL Laser(Anti-fighter) cannons removed. Genius move, Lucas/s.

  • @or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS
    @or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS 3 роки тому +17

    yo dudes the empire is pretty chill maybe you would like join it or something

  • @kevincalgta
    @kevincalgta 4 місяці тому +1

    I wonder how would the galactic Civil War look like if the executor class storage destroyer worked alongside the first and second class imperial star, destroyers, and even the executor class star destroyers

  • @MrMustang1945
    @MrMustang1945 3 роки тому +1

    My go to weapon in Empire At War, in any mod.

  • @Kefp_mimi
    @Kefp_mimi 2 роки тому +3

    Everyone knows how powerful the star destroyer imperial is. It is almost impossible to beat this ship in realistic battles. Therefore, the filmmakers deliberately reduced its true effectiveness several times to allow the rebels to fight. The star destroyer imperial was too powerful. with a size of 1 mile It will have enough firepower to easily handle up to 1,000 rebel warships simultaneously in realistic combat based on a sensible modern weapon system.
    To make the star destroyer imperial float in the atmosphere so softly. The engine would have to generate as much energy as a nuclear warhead every second to allow such a massive object to float softly. Because antigravity systems need to produce magnetic fields so powerful they can fight the magnetic fields of entire planets. That means the star destroyer imperial can blow an entire rebel army with a single shot if this is a reasonable battle.
    The Star Destroyer Empire was underestimated. The things that the movies do are illogical. The villains are always defeated by surprises. When pleasing the audience is more important than the realism of the movie lol

  • @exposingproxystalkingorgan4164
    @exposingproxystalkingorgan4164 2 роки тому +11

    The former Imperial warships were also taken over by the New Republic. The Solo Command books had General Han Solo command a task force from a Imperial Class star Destroyer as he hunted warlord Tsinj and his fleet.

  • @JK-Visions
    @JK-Visions 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing work! Loved your video!

  • @suddenshotty
    @suddenshotty 3 роки тому +1

    The Star Destroyer has a much larger crew than I would've expected, for the crew you quoted its like a mini city

    • @TheKingDain
      @TheKingDain 3 роки тому

      Imagine that and remember the Death Star was larger with more people.
      That's the equivalent of snuffing out a large economic center in a flash.

    • @suddenshotty
      @suddenshotty 3 роки тому

      @@TheKingDain the Death Star could have multiple countries of people, I hope Luke didn't think too much about the amount of people he silenced at once!

    • @TheKingDain
      @TheKingDain 3 роки тому

      @@suddenshotty the scene at the cockpit from the Mandalorian where a former Death Star crewmember confronts Cara Dune is on point.

  • @WiredSolaris
    @WiredSolaris 2 роки тому +1

    Remember, then you have the Super Star Destroyer. The imperial and Super class WERE the flag ships and forward, err bases. They also did still use the Vendeta and Vigilence. Vader was usually on a Super one. Like the one that crashed into the Death Star.

  • @piotrd.4850
    @piotrd.4850 3 роки тому +1

    As everything based in reality - worked superbly. Just like Bismarck, these are useless, resource consuming and absolutely frightening, imposing and great looking, iconic at the same time. Also, one that probably has best in history screen entry/reveal in all time in "New Hope".

  • @reidveryan9414
    @reidveryan9414 2 роки тому

    Also present at the Battle of Bilbringi and Sluis Van. But that history is all but forgotten.

  • @sokandueler9578
    @sokandueler9578 3 роки тому

    The Star Destroyer is the definitive space warship. Nothing will ever be more iconic.

  • @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent
    @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent 3 роки тому +4

    Such a shame for such a great vessel to think in the end they likely end up as scrap or surplus forgotten. If only they were used by a decent government or leaders. Imagine what they could still accomplish.
    Secretly grabs about 12 of them. >:D
    For museum use I swear...
    Now to find and grab some victory's

  • @jimmyseaver3647
    @jimmyseaver3647 3 роки тому +14

    Honestly, what better place to start than an icon?

  • @ArandelaGriffe
    @ArandelaGriffe Рік тому

    👍 At least a excellent comment NOT about the techs of ISD but what they are made for, how the are mean to be used to and also it logic place inside a sometime-illogical-universe. It's a very good strategic and historical view of the Star destroyers. Do not fear them for they are BIG, Fear them for what they represent : a mobile military base.
    -In terms of battle, I understand more why they are so under-armed and weak; It's not their role.
    -In terms of wars, they are a mobile fortress of operation NOT a battleship NOT a warship.
    Thks for casting all of these new lights.

  • @wertaiman4216
    @wertaiman4216 3 роки тому +1

    Fun fact : The smallest Corpus Capitalship the Stanchion is about 3,5 Km long making it larger than a Imperial class Star destroyer but Smaller than a Grineer Galleon which is about 4,8 Km

    • @wertaiman4216
      @wertaiman4216 3 роки тому

      @Reploid REVO Space mom left us

    • @wertaiman4216
      @wertaiman4216 3 роки тому

      @Reploid REVO will she ever comeback i miss her

  • @jonskowitz
    @jonskowitz 2 роки тому +1

    Totally OT, but I just noticed that the Templin Institute sells rank and titles in a similar fashion to many of Earth's old empires...

  • @MrMarinus18
    @MrMarinus18 3 роки тому

    I do like how the clone wars ships often are indeed the predecessors of the later ones. Like you can really see how the T-65 X-wing is Intel's attempt to combine the dogfighting ability, range and ease of use of the Z-95 with the firepower, armor and versatility of the Arc-170.

  • @aidanmeacham1999
    @aidanmeacham1999 3 роки тому +3

    Ayyy, look at this, cool new stuff

  • @edom.warlord7540
    @edom.warlord7540 Рік тому

    My favorite Star Wars spaceship with all its compliments. It looks like a great shark swimming the sea of space.

  • @Duchess_Van_Hoof
    @Duchess_Van_Hoof 3 роки тому +1

    Please do the Dreadnaught class at some point, the most stubborn warship in Star Wars.

  • @Mobius_118
    @Mobius_118 3 роки тому +1

    I always found it strange that the New Republic chose to dismantle most of their captured ISDs. Yeah, they're symbols of the Empire and the overall terror that was imposed under their reign, but they were probably some of the most effective warships the galaxy had seen prior to the development of the Resurgence-class, especially if they were put into fleets with Mon Cal designs that could cover for their weaknesses.

    • @paulmahoney7619
      @paulmahoney7619 3 роки тому

      I think it’s because the NR simply couldn’t afford a massive fleet of ISDs, given that the collapse of the Empire likely led to the largest economic crisis in galactic history due to the effects of the GCW and the continued runaway military spending of the GE after the end of the Clone Wars.

  • @andrewgoh8130
    @andrewgoh8130 3 роки тому +1

    I thought the video made a mistake (although highly unlikely) when it mentioned the Imperial Star Destroyer only had 9,700 Stormtroopers. That seems really low for a vessel meant to maintain Imperial control over an entire planet

  • @Hiyama420
    @Hiyama420 2 роки тому

    I'd dispute the pre-eminence of the ISD as the best capital ship of its class - its complete lack of point defense in the Imperial-II model was a massive blunder that allowed Rebel snubfighters to repeatedly get into close range and inflict far more damage than would be possible on something like an MC80. That, paired with the general inferiority of the Empire's own fighter complement was a huge deciding factor in battles against the Rebellion, and later the New Republic.
    I will say though that later variants developed by the New Republic, Imperial Remnant, and Galactic Alliance went a long way towards addressing this glaring weakness, though.

  • @Idazmi7
    @Idazmi7 3 роки тому +1

    4:09 - Prow mounted Navigational Deflector? What is this, _Star Trek?_

  • @markgrehan3726
    @markgrehan3726 3 роки тому

    The real winners of all these galactic wars must have been the scrap men, all this military equipment being designed built, and then scrapped/destroyed so quickly.

  • @pryles2000
    @pryles2000 2 роки тому

    Awesome work...keep it up

  • @mpaulm
    @mpaulm 3 роки тому

    I’ve been a fan of this ship for literally 40 years.👌😳

  • @vondantalingting
    @vondantalingting 3 роки тому +1

    Can you make something from the LOGH verse? Especially the OVA, gotta love those alliance antennas!

  • @KillerOrca
    @KillerOrca 3 роки тому

    Im glad the original loadout of 60 turbolasers and 60 ion cannons carried over. Not that we ever actually SAW them up close and personal of course, just those big broadsiders...I always figured they were scattered across the hull in individual turrets.
    But the designs for them make them seem enormous...ahh, inconsitencies.

  • @timothylancaster2787
    @timothylancaster2787 2 роки тому

    I thoroughly enjoyed this video!

  • @mackenziebeeney3764
    @mackenziebeeney3764 2 роки тому +1

    Honestly the crew requirements are insane. Any loss would be a crazy loss of life and manpower.

    • @antoniodelaugger9236
      @antoniodelaugger9236 2 роки тому +1

      until you realize even one planet in the galaxy can have trillions of people living in them. the first death star have millions as crew but the loss didn't exactly deter the empire

  • @MrMarinus18
    @MrMarinus18 2 роки тому

    7:55
    I would also think one of the biggest is actually a reduction in cost.

  • @METALWULF
    @METALWULF 3 роки тому +1

    Do the Harrower Class!!

  • @dmurphy1578
    @dmurphy1578 3 роки тому +1

    Good new direction.

  • @АгентБелка-ъ2ъ
    @АгентБелка-ъ2ъ 2 роки тому +1

    Glory to the Empire!

  • @TheSignOfZeta
    @TheSignOfZeta 3 роки тому

    Hey, Templin Institute. This an awesome video & I look forward to more in this series. I know this is a strech, but can you do videos of Soul Blade & Soul Calibur from the Soul Calibur games? I think that many viewers would like that as well.

  • @aheath7838
    @aheath7838 2 роки тому +1

    The Empire is the proper and legitimate galactic government.

  • @iguerrieriatomici7684
    @iguerrieriatomici7684 2 роки тому +1

    Please make a video about the first order super star destroyer

  • @BeregondFirstCaptain
    @BeregondFirstCaptain 3 роки тому

    The imperator was made during the clone wars too. Which was the imperial class 1 star destroyer

  • @qualityserviceexperts9996
    @qualityserviceexperts9996 2 роки тому

    I envisioned a Droid telling us about this ship, lol.

  • @MrRandomcommentguy
    @MrRandomcommentguy Рік тому +1

    *sigh* the domes on top of the bridge tower are sensors. Why would you put shield generators in such a vulnerable place?

  • @smokescreen399
    @smokescreen399 2 роки тому

    You had me at Star Destroyer 😍

  • @Domintor-op7lz
    @Domintor-op7lz 2 роки тому +1

    I heavily doubt those balls on top are Shield Generators. They are more likely to be Radar of some form. Or any type of sensor.

  • @thefinalkayakboss
    @thefinalkayakboss Рік тому +1

    I just want a little one, maybe 20 inches long, that slowly floats around my yard at a very slow walking speed, hunting for rebels in my garden. If technology could make that happen in my lifetime that'd be mint

  • @tommoseley9262
    @tommoseley9262 3 роки тому +4

    Never understood Sci fi obsession with having a bridge on starships. Surely the Expanse gets it right with a command and control centre deep inside the ships hull

  • @GM_LEONG
    @GM_LEONG 3 роки тому

    Loving fleet week!!

  • @heintz256
    @heintz256 2 роки тому

    One of my favorite ships!

  • @jamieolberding7731
    @jamieolberding7731 3 роки тому +1

    The Templin Institute
    441K subscribers Do you guys ever take video requests?

  • @BrowncoatGofAZ
    @BrowncoatGofAZ Рік тому

    2:31 so the Victory Cruisers were basically imperial equivalents to the Venator in terms of niche and performance?

  • @RedLegionFilms
    @RedLegionFilms 3 роки тому +4

    So how's season 2 of Stellaris Invicta going?

    • @RedLegionFilms
      @RedLegionFilms 3 роки тому

      Oh my god what bullshit, you can't just set up such awesome shit and bail on it. Fuckin' LIBERATE EARTH

    • @TemplinInstitute
      @TemplinInstitute  3 роки тому

      typical lazy youtubers

  • @DABViktor
    @DABViktor 3 роки тому

    Thank you the English subtitle.

  • @mysticdragonwolf89
    @mysticdragonwolf89 2 роки тому

    If all the ships I deploy in the Sins of the Solar Empire mods, Imperial Star Destroyers are the ones I use the most XD XD

  • @or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS
    @or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS 3 роки тому +3

    the galactic empire is [Streng Geheim]

  • @shadowqueen1701
    @shadowqueen1701 3 роки тому

    ISB. In one of the FFG Star wars game I was in ISB ment Imperial Secretary Breach.

  • @yortsemloh1156
    @yortsemloh1156 3 роки тому

    My favorite capital ship in all of sci-fi.

  • @DrumToTheBassWoop
    @DrumToTheBassWoop 3 роки тому

    I really hope humanity makes ships like these, the sheer presence from one to future Aliens, might make them think twice on double crossing us. It’s miles better than Star Trek tin cans, they call a ship. 😎

  • @nikolaygueorguiev2367
    @nikolaygueorguiev2367 2 роки тому

    This is what we get when people don't respect the canon. Everything in canon suggests the SW Universe is so vast that Empire Remnant warlords should be assumed to be controlling fleets of their own throughout. Similarly, there is very little to suggest the New Republic had either the resources or inclination to carry out a complete purge.
    That said, this ship is the Jaguar E-Type of Star Wars starships. Iconic.

  • @doom7ish
    @doom7ish 3 роки тому +3

    *Imperial march plays*

  • @jonharper4478
    @jonharper4478 3 роки тому

    I really want you guys to do the BC 304 class and the Resurgent class Star Destroyer.

  • @docgp1789
    @docgp1789 3 роки тому +1

    ISDs are the best Ship ever created, Star Wars Made them perfect

  • @jaredsedoris6736
    @jaredsedoris6736 3 роки тому

    Awesome video!

  • @TheMetahedron
    @TheMetahedron 2 роки тому +1

    I love these ships, however the main Turbo-laser placements are terrible. They are fine for a broadside attack, but only 2 can really fire forwards. If the guns were placed on the Triangular shape instead then all 8 could fire forwards.

  • @aethertech
    @aethertech 3 роки тому

    Pallaeon - Class
    The best SD analoge.

  • @realDubb
    @realDubb 2 роки тому

    Tyvm

  • @dionesvaldez088
    @dionesvaldez088 2 роки тому +1

    Kuat Drive Yards
    Galactic Empire
    The Imperial Navy
    Imperial I and Imperial II Class