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The '''''Tector''-class Star Destroyer''' was a [[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]] class in service with the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] and the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]].
 
The '''''Tector''-class Star Destroyer''' was a [[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]] class in service with the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] and the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]].
   
 
==Characteristics==
 
==Characteristics==
It was a 1.6-[[Kilometer/Legends|kilometer]]-long dagger-shaped vessel, essentially a version of the contemporary [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial''-class]]<ref name="TCSWE" />, with ventral [[Hangar/Legends|hangar]]s absent. Instead of ventral hangar bays, the design opted for an increase in armor that covered the areas normally used as main hangar openings,<ref name="ROTS:ICS" /> as well as the reactor core.<ref name="ROTJ" />
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It was a 1.6-[[Kilometer/Legends|kilometer]]-long dagger-shaped vessel, essentially a version of the contemporary [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial''-class]],<ref name="TCSWE" /> with ventral [[Hangar/Legends|hangars]] absent. Instead of ventral hangar bays, the design opted for an increase in armor that covered the areas normally used as main hangar openings,<ref name="ROTS:ICS" /> as well as the reactor core.<ref name="ROTJ" />
   
This made the design more efficient in ship-to-ship combat, as it had less access to internal weak-spots. However, it limited its usefulness in other roles. Being without hangars, it required dedicated [[carrier]]s to provide any [[Starfighter/Legends|starfighter]] support.<ref name="ROTS:ICS" />
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This made the design more efficient in ship-to-ship combat, as it had less access to internal weak-spots. However, it limited its usefulness in other roles. Being without hangars, it required dedicated [[Carrier/Legends|carriers]] to provide any [[Starfighter/Legends|starfighter]] support.<ref name="ROTS:ICS" />
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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In the first months of the war, the ''Tector''-class was produced in small numbers to test their capabilities before a full-scale production could begin. One such vessel, the ''[[Gibbon]]'', was sabotaged with a computer virus by [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Separatist]] agents while at [[Handooine]] and subsequently participated in the [[Battle of Salvara]]. The virus spread around the task force, leading the ships to lower their shields at a certain range of the enemy, turning the battle into a rout for the Republic. This and other incidents led to a delay in the production of the ''Tector''-class<ref name="TOEGS1">''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Official Episode Guide: Season 1]]''</ref> and the ships served only in a few task forces during the conflict.<ref name="TCW:TVG" />
 
In the first months of the war, the ''Tector''-class was produced in small numbers to test their capabilities before a full-scale production could begin. One such vessel, the ''[[Gibbon]]'', was sabotaged with a computer virus by [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Separatist]] agents while at [[Handooine]] and subsequently participated in the [[Battle of Salvara]]. The virus spread around the task force, leading the ships to lower their shields at a certain range of the enemy, turning the battle into a rout for the Republic. This and other incidents led to a delay in the production of the ''Tector''-class<ref name="TOEGS1">''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Official Episode Guide: Season 1]]''</ref> and the ships served only in a few task forces during the conflict.<ref name="TCW:TVG" />
   
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Another ''Tector''-class Star Destroyer active during the Clone Wars was the [[Archer (Tector-class)|''Archer'']].<ref name="EGTW">''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''</ref>
In the years following the rise of the Galactic Empire, the ''Tector''-class and its sister-design supplanted the less robust [[Venator-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Venator''-class]], leading to it being phased out of frontline duty.<ref name="ROTS:ICS" /> The class served the Empire for decades. Three of these vessels participated in the climactic [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]] in [[4 ABY]],<ref name="ROTJ" /><ref name="EGTW">''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''</ref> with one being lost to [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel]] fire.<ref name="EGTW" />
 
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In the years following the rise of the Galactic Empire, the ''Tector''-class and its sister-design supplanted the less robust [[Venator-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Venator''-class]], leading to it being phased out of frontline duty.<ref name="ROTS:ICS" /> The class served the Empire for decades. Three of these vessels participated in the climactic [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]] in [[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]],<ref name="ROTJ" /><ref name="EGTW" /> with one being lost to [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel]] fire.<ref name="EGTW" />
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
[[File:Belly of a leviathan.jpg|thumb|left|An image of a ''Tector'' from the ''Illustrated Return of the Jedi'' novelization]]
The first official reference to the ''Tector''-class Star Destroyer occurred in ''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections]]''. The inspiration for the ''Tector''-class was a ship that was briefly spotted in ''[[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|Return of the Jedi]]''.
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The first official reference to the ''Tector''-class Star Destroyer occurred in ''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections]]''. The inspiration for the ''Tector''-class was a ship that was briefly spotted in [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi'']].
   
 
During the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']] flew beneath a warship which did not have the two ventral hangars standard on ''Imperial''-class Star Destroyers. Additionally, the reactor bulb was covered up by armored plating and was not visible. Other sources, such as the ''Return of the Jedi'' novelization, supported the idea that ''Millennium Falcon'' did in fact fly over the underside of a ship with no ventral hangars. The concept art featured in this book corresponds with the scene in the film itself, with the text showing both matching dialogue and action between the film and novelization.
[[File:Belly of a leviathan.jpg|180px|left|thumb|An image of a ''Tector'' from the ''Illustrated Return of the Jedi'' novelization.]]
 
   
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On [[February 6]]th, [[2007]], [[Leland Chee]] confirmed on the Official Message Board that the hangarless ship seen briefly in ''Return of the Jedi'' is a ''Tector''-class Star Destroyer.<ref name="Forums">{{SWBoards|url=thread.jspa%3fthreadID=152583&start=01755|thread=Holocron continuity database questions|user=[[Leland Chee|Leland Y Chee]]|date=Feb 6, 2007|time=3:45 PM|quote=That is indeed what the author was referring to when he came up with the name for the ''Tector''-class.|archiveurl=http://www.tm-travolta.net/archives/forums.sw.com/thread.jspa%3fthreadID=152583&start=1755.html}} In this post on the [[StarWars.com Message Boards]], [[Leland Chee]] confirms that the ''Tector''-class Star Destroyer mentioned in ''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections]]'' is officially the class of the [[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]] without a [[Hangar/Legends|hangar]] seen in [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Star Wars'': Episode VI ''Return of the Jedi'']].</ref>
During the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], the ''[[Millennium Falcon/Legends|Millennium Falcon]]'' flew beneath a warship which did not have the two ventral hangars standard on ''Imperial''-class Star Destroyers. Additionally, the reactor bulb was covered up by armored plating and was not visible. Other sources, such as the ''Return of the Jedi'' novelization, supported the idea that ''Millennium Falcon'' did in fact fly over the underside of a ship with no ventral hangars. The concept art featured in this book corresponds with the scene in the film itself, with the text showing both matching dialogue and action between the film and novelization.
 
   
 
According to the University of Notre Dame's online ''Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid'', the word "Tector" means "a plasterer";<ref name="UNDLDAGA">[http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=tec&ending=tor University of Notre Dame Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid]</ref> however, the ending -tor can be added to the stems of masculine verbs to produce nouns.<ref>Floyd L. Moreland and Rita M. Fleischer (1977), ''Latin: An Intensive Course'', 183-84.</ref> The Latin verb ''tectus'' carries the meaning "decked," "covered," "defended," "guarded," etc.;<ref>Charleston T. Lewis, ''An Elementary Latin Dictionary'', Oxford University Press.</ref> thus ''tector'' in Latin may also mean "one who is guarded," "one who is defended," "one who is decked/armored," etc., and does not necessarily refer exclusively to a plasterer or stucco-worker.
On [[May 5]]th, [[2006]], [[Leland Chee]] confirmed on the Official Message Board that the hangarless ship seen briefly in ''Return of the Jedi'' is a ''Tector''-class Star Destroyer.<ref>[http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?threadID=222689&start=02006 Leland Chee confirms the ''Tector''-class as being the hangarless ship from ''Return of the Jedi'']</ref>
 
According to the University of Notre Dame's online ''Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid'', the word "Tector" means "a plasterer";<ref name="UNDLDAGA">[http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=tec&ending=tor University of Notre Dame Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid]</ref> however, the ending -tor can be added to the stems of masculine verbs to produce nouns.<ref>Floyd L. Moreland and Rita M. Fleischer (1977), ''Latin: An Intensive Course'', 183-84.</ref> The Latin verb ''tectus'' carries the meaning "decked," "covered," "defended," "guarded," etc.;<ref>Charleston T. Lewis, ''An Elementary Latin Dictionary'', Oxford University Press.</ref> thus ''tector'' in Latin may also mean "one who is guarded," "one who is defended," "one who is decked/armored," etc., and does not necessarily refer exclusively to a plasterer or stucco-worker.
 
   
 
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The Tector-class Star Destroyer was a Star Destroyer class in service with the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire.

Characteristics

It was a 1.6-kilometer-long dagger-shaped vessel, essentially a version of the contemporary Imperial-class,[2] with ventral hangars absent. Instead of ventral hangar bays, the design opted for an increase in armor that covered the areas normally used as main hangar openings,[1] as well as the reactor core.[3]

This made the design more efficient in ship-to-ship combat, as it had less access to internal weak-spots. However, it limited its usefulness in other roles. Being without hangars, it required dedicated carriers to provide any starfighter support.[1]

History

The Tector-class was first produced by Kuat Drive Yards during the Clone Wars. It, along with the Imperator-class, was one of the largest Republic warship classes fielded during the conflict.[2] In the first months of the war, the Tector-class was produced in small numbers to test their capabilities before a full-scale production could begin. One such vessel, the Gibbon, was sabotaged with a computer virus by Separatist agents while at Handooine and subsequently participated in the Battle of Salvara. The virus spread around the task force, leading the ships to lower their shields at a certain range of the enemy, turning the battle into a rout for the Republic. This and other incidents led to a delay in the production of the Tector-class[5] and the ships served only in a few task forces during the conflict.[4]

Another Tector-class Star Destroyer active during the Clone Wars was the Archer.[6]

In the years following the rise of the Galactic Empire, the Tector-class and its sister-design supplanted the less robust Venator-class, leading to it being phased out of frontline duty.[1] The class served the Empire for decades. Three of these vessels participated in the climactic Battle of Endor in 4 ABY,[3][6] with one being lost to Rebel fire.[6]

Behind the scenes

Belly of a leviathan

An image of a Tector from the Illustrated Return of the Jedi novelization

The first official reference to the Tector-class Star Destroyer occurred in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections. The inspiration for the Tector-class was a ship that was briefly spotted in Return of the Jedi.

During the Battle of Endor, the Millennium Falcon flew beneath a warship which did not have the two ventral hangars standard on Imperial-class Star Destroyers. Additionally, the reactor bulb was covered up by armored plating and was not visible. Other sources, such as the Return of the Jedi novelization, supported the idea that Millennium Falcon did in fact fly over the underside of a ship with no ventral hangars. The concept art featured in this book corresponds with the scene in the film itself, with the text showing both matching dialogue and action between the film and novelization.

On February 6th, 2007, Leland Chee confirmed on the Official Message Board that the hangarless ship seen briefly in Return of the Jedi is a Tector-class Star Destroyer.[7]

According to the University of Notre Dame's online Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid, the word "Tector" means "a plasterer";[8] however, the ending -tor can be added to the stems of masculine verbs to produce nouns.[9] The Latin verb tectus carries the meaning "decked," "covered," "defended," "guarded," etc.;[10] thus tector in Latin may also mean "one who is guarded," "one who is defended," "one who is decked/armored," etc., and does not necessarily refer exclusively to a plasterer or stucco-worker.

Appearances

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  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections, p. 5
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide
  5. Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Official Episode Guide: Season 1
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Essential Guide to Warfare
  7. StarWars Holocron continuity database questions on StarWars.com Message Boards. Posted by Leland Y Chee on February 6, 2007 at 3:45 PM. (content now obsolete; backup link) "That is indeed what the author was referring to when he came up with the name for the Tector-class." In this post on the StarWars.com Message Boards, Leland Chee confirms that the Tector-class Star Destroyer mentioned in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections is officially the class of the Star Destroyer without a hangar seen in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.
  8. University of Notre Dame Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid
  9. Floyd L. Moreland and Rita M. Fleischer (1977), Latin: An Intensive Course, 183-84.
  10. Charleston T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, Oxford University Press.

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