Acclamator-class assault ship

Acclamator I-class assault ship "Master Sifo-Dyas requested the most powerful army in the Galaxy. We have worked with only the best shipbuilders to fulfill that request."

- Lama Su

The Acclamator I-class assault ship, also known as the Republic assault ship and later the Acclamator I-class Star Destroyer, was a starship created for the Galactic Republic by Rothana Heavy Engineering.

It participated in the Clone Wars since its beginning at the Battle of Geonosis.

Details
The 752 meter long Acclamator I-class assault transport carried thousands of Galactic Republic clone troopers into battle. These ships were armed with 4 heavy torpedo launch tubes; 24 point-defense laser cannons, rated at 6 megatons per shot; and 12 quad turbolaser turrets, each rated at 200 gigatons per shot.

Groups of these ships could perform a "Base Delta Zero" order, which could tell starships in orbit to commence orbital bombardment and destroy the planet. The later Acclamator II-class could also serve as star frigates to support their landing groups. In addition to ground landings, Acclamator-class ships were capable of water landings, as displayed at the Battle of Dac.



Acclamator I-class ships also carried support equipment and vehicles, such as AT-TE and SPHA walkers, used to provide clone troopers with heavy battlefield support. Eighty LAAT gunships were carried to insert personnel, vehicles, and cargo to battle zones in addition to providing close air support. Each Acclamator I-class ship held 320 speeder bikes, used by clone troopers for fast battlefield reconnaisance and patrol duties.

The Acclamator I favored a wedge or dagger shaped design, like those Republic warships during the Mandalorian Wars, due to its effectiveness&mdash;it allowed concentration of firepower while minimalizing target profile. This basic design was used in a number of larger craft predating it and would define Imperial ships for decades to come.

In their first engagement at the Battle of Geonosis, the Acclamator I-class performed admirably, delivering legions of clone troopers to the battlefield while a large Republic fleet engaged the Separatist fleet in orbit. Just after the Battle of Geonosis, the Republic ordered 1,000 more of them. At least as of 21 BBY, all Acclamators were completely crewed by clones.

Near the end of the Clone Wars, a more updated version, the Acclamator II-class, was put into production. The ships would see many battles in both the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War.



Other Kuat Drive Yard designs; including the Venator, Imperator, and Tector-class Star Destroyers&mdash; would soldier on throughout the 20-year Galactic Civil War, fighting alongside the Acclamators.

There appears to have been several variants of the Acclamator dedicated for space combat rather than planetary assault, in addition to several designs roughly based on the Acclamator "look". One example was the Class II Frigate, such as Rand Ecliptic, which had two docking bays with openings on both port and starboard. There was no large downward-facing hangar bay as seen on the Acclamator, but there were large retractable loading ramps in order for the clone troopers to board.

Another similar design saw duty as a warship in the years prior to the Battle of Naboo, these ships had a more sleek shape and some of their top armor had been removed to make room for massive turbolasers.

A third design, and possible predecessor to the Acclamator itself, was seen in an important system performing fleet-manouvers with other warships, sometime after 32 BBY.

In addition to being a warship and a military transport, some Acclamators were used as slave ships, transporting large quantities of enslaved people to various Imperial penal colonies during the Galactic Civil War. Although they were initially not considered "Star Destroyers", the Acclamator-class would sometimes be referred to as such during the reign of the Empire.

Behind the scenes



 * The word "Acclamator" means "one who acclaims."


 * The Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide mentions that the starships and vehicles used by the Republic during the Clone Wars, such as the Acclamator and AT-TE, were "retired" shortly after the end of the conflict. This is inconsistent with what is shown in the post-Revenge of the Sith era, such as Star Wars: Empire at War and the Star Wars Empire comic series, where they're shown to be in continued use, albeit on the Empire's more remote worlds (In the case of the Acclamator, they are specifically mentioned as "slave ships" by Darth Vader in Star Wars Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers story arc).


 * In the game Star Wars: Empire at War, the Acclamators present seem geared towards ship-combat rather than carrying ground forces, and have the designation of "frigates". This may be an attempt to link the ships with a classification system more based on conventional naval designation, or it may mean that they are Acclamator IIs.

Appearances

 * Nomad
 * Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Jedi: Shaak Ti
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Breaking News: Confederacy Storms Duro - CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 15:2:29 Edition - Star Wars Insider 74
 * Star Wars: Republic Commando
 * Jedi: Count Dooku
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Chapter 1
 * Chapter 2
 * Chapter 4
 * Chapter 5
 * Chapter 10
 * Chapter 20
 * Chapter 21
 * General Grievous
 * Jedi Trial
 * Star Wars Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers
 * Star Wars Empire: The Wrong Side of the War
 * Star Wars Rebellion 0: Crossroads
 * Star Wars Rebellion: My Brother, My Enemy
 * Dark Empire
 * The Unifying Force