ISD-72x deflector shield generator dome

"Sir, we've lost our bridge deflector shield!"

- An Executor bridge officer, during the Battle of Endor

The ISD-72x deflector shield generator/sensor dome was a local-area deflector shield generator and sensor array produced by Kuat Drive Yards and commonly installed on Imperial Star Destroyers.

Characteristics
Imperial I-class and Imperial II-class Star Destroyers each carried two ISD-72x generators/sensor arrays. The shield projector vanes were positioned in a crown formation around the command tower's sensor globes. The vanes projected both ray and particle shields and were scattered along the "crown", one vane per function.

This deflector shield required a massive amount of energy, drawn from the Star Destroyer's main reactor via power generators located deep within the command tower. Thick armor protected the sensor banks from impacts, but the globes were vulnerable to suicide attacks from small starships or missile weapons such as concussion missiles or proton torpedoes from starfighters.

History
It was developed to reduce the need for secondary equipment aboard Star Destroyers, and replaced the Om-Thaim shield generators installed on earlier Destroyer models.

During the Clone Wars the CIS used one of these shield generators at Saleucami. A larger version of the ISD-72x was developed for use aboard Executor-class Star Dreadnoughts and other Imperial Super Star Destroyers.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Republic: The Siege of Saleucami
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Empire
 * Star Wars: X-wing
 * Star Wars: Rebel Assault
 * Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Marvel Star Wars
 * The Star Wars Holiday Special
 * Star Wars Rebellion: My Brother, My Enemy
 * ''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
 * ''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars: Force Commander
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: TIE Fighter
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * X-wing
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Tatooine Ghost
 * Thrawn Trilogy
 * Dark Empire
 * Crimson Empire
 * Jedi Academy Trilogy
 * Darksaber
 * The Hand of Thrawn Duology
 * New Jedi Order
 * Invincible
 * Invincible

Notes and references
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