ISD-72x deflector shield generator dome

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.

CharacteristicsEdit

Imperial I-class and Imperial II-class Star Destroyers each carried two ISD-72x generators/sensor arrays.^[2] The shield projector vanes were positioned in a crown formation around the command tower's sensor globes.^[2][3] The vanes projected both ray and particle shields and were scattered along the "crown", one function per vane.^[2]

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.^[2][3] Thick armor protected the sensor banks from impacts, but the globes were vulnerable to suicide attacks from small starships^[2] or missile weapons such as concussion missiles or proton torpedoes from starfighters.^[6]

HistoryEdit

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.^[2]

During the Clone Wars, the CIS used one of these shield generators at Saleucami.^[4] A larger version of the ISD-72x was developed for use aboard Executor-class Star Dreadnoughts and other Imperial Super Star Destroyers.^[2]

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AppearancesEdit

SourcesEdit

•  Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: Deflector Shield Generators)
• The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
• Star Wars: Complete Locations
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 11 (STA4, Imperial Star Destroyer)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 43 (SHI3-4, Energy Shields)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (As "ISD-72x")

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