={SWTOR}= The Eternal Empire's Star Fortresses

[Inquisitor1138]

Before i take a pass at a stat block, i want to nail down the size of the thing.
Unlike The Gravestone, which has a scale reference included in the Concept Art, the Star Fortresses Concept Art is not so clear.
While there are small ships in the image, they are abstract & i cannot match them to any ship in game.

1st Glance, based on the size of its hangars, i am making an *initial guess* that the Star Fortresses are most Likely in the 1,000 - 3,000 meter range for their Length & Width. Width is a bit greater due to the bulked-up sections surrounding the Vertical Pylons/Towers...

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https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/f/f3/Star_Fortress.png/revision/latest?cb=20160223182621
A Star Fortress over Alderaan

Not an ideal image, it is the best i can find.
~Star Fortress Width 212mm
Star Fortress Port Side Pylon Height 165mm
~Star Fortress Width 212mm/Star Fortress Port Side Pylon Height 165mm = 1.2848484848484848484848484848485:1

This gives an approximate Width to Height ratio.

I have, in a prior project, attempted to determine the size of Vaiken Space Dock by using the in-game map depicting the space station & the ships assigned to it, using the Harrower-class ships as an ≈800 meter yardstick.
The problem with that approach, is that the Terminus (or Gage)-class ships are not to scale.
Therefore, the estimation that the station is ≈1,000 meters in diameter is not 100% accurate, but it's the best i got.

While the in-game descriptions & dialog fail to give any comparisons, they assert the Star Fortresses are massive, therefore implying they are bigger than anything the Galactic Republic or Sith Empire has built.
This in turn suggests even the 3,100 meter Inexpugnable-class Tactical Command Ships would be dwarfed by them.
This would make me bump up my initial estimates, to the 3,500-4,000 meter range. They may be even bigger than that, but i think it unlikely...

Have any of you tackled this issue?
What are your findings? Thoughts?
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https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/f/f3/Star_Fortress.png/revision/latest?cb=20160223182621

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Star Fortress
Craft: Eternal Empire of Zakuul Star Fortress
Type: Battlestation
Affiliation: Eternal Empire of Zakuul
Era: Star Wars: The Old Republic
Source:
Scale: Death Star?
Length: 4,000 meters, Height/Depth: 3,270 meters tall, Width: 4,200 meters,
Skill: Battle station piloting: Star Fortress-class
Crew: #, gunners: #; skeleton: #/+
Crew Skill: Astrogation 5D+1, battle station piloting 6D, capital ship gunnery 5D, communications 5D, sensors 5D, starship gunnery 4D+2
Passengers:
Cargo Capacity: x metric tons
Consumables: 3 years
Cost: Not available for sale
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x5?
Backup Hyperdrive: x22?
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability:
Space: 2
Atmosphere Speed: ; kmh
Hull: 8D
Shields: 3D, +5D from the shield bunker.
Sensors:
--Passive: 625/1D
--Scan: 1,250/2D
--Search: 2,500/3D
--Focus: 55/4D+2
Weapons
__Plasma Shunt
___Fire Arc: Ventral
___Crew:
___Skill:
___Scale: Death Star
___Fire Control: 1D
___Space Range: 1-20/40/100
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 1D-8D*
__2,400 Turbolaser Batteries
___Fire Arc: 400 Fore, 400 fore/port, 400 port/aft, 400 fore/starboard, 400 starboard/aft, 400 aft
___Crew:
___Skill: Starship gunnery
___Scale: Starfighter
___Fire Control: 1D
___Space Range: 2-10/20/40
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 5D
__2,400 Heavy Turbolasers
___Fire Arc: 400 Fore, 400 fore/port, 400 port/aft, 400 fore/starboard, 400 starboard/aft, 400 aft
___Crew:
___Skill: Starship gunnery
___Scale: Starfighter
___Fire Control: 1D
___Space Range: 2-10/20/40
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 7D
__1,200 Laser Cannons
___Fire Arc: 200 Fore, 200 fore/port, 200 port/aft, 200 fore/starboard, 200 starboard/aft, 200 aft
___Crew:
___Skill: Capital ship gunnery
___Scale: Capital
___Fire Control: 1D
___Space Range: 1-5/10/20
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 7D
__1,200 Ion Cannons
___Fire Arc: 200 Fore, 200 fore/port, 200 port/aft, 200 fore/starboard, 200 starboard/aft, 200 aft
___Crew:
___Skill: Capital ship gunnery
___Scale: Capital
___Fire Control: 1D
___Space Range: 1-7/15/30
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 4D
__120 Tractor Beam Emplacements
___Fire Arc: 20 Fore, 20 fore/port, 20 port/aft, 20 fore/starboard, 20 starboard/aft, 20 aft
___Crew:
___Skill: Capital ship gunnery
___Scale: Capital
___Fire Control: 1D
___Space Range: 1-5/10/25
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 5D
Hangar Bays:
__Starship Complement:
__Support Complement:
__Ground Assault Complement:

Game Notes:

Capsule: A Star Fortress was a class of battlestation created by the Eternal Empire of Zakuul after their conquest of the galaxy. Massive space stations powered by Sun Generators, Star Fortresses were placed in orbit of conquered planets to ensure that the world remained subservient. Excess plasma from the generator could be vented down onto the surface as a weapon, and each fortress contained numerous hangars, skytrooper production facilities, and Zakuulan military forces. Each Star Fortress was under the command of an Exarch, a powerful Knight of Zakuul who had been augmented with cybernetic and biological enhancements. As well as each Star Fortress was placed in geosynchronous orbit above a shield bunker. A majority of the computerized functions required to run the station or at very least use the sun generator's plasma on a planet's surface comes from the use of an EPHEMERIS AI system, which could transfer its functions into a mobile droid form. Destruction of the EPHEMERIS datacores and the droid causes a multitude of systems to go down, rendering the station less of a threat for a time.

Following his successful war of conquest, Arcann, the Emperor of Zakuul, deployed Star Fortresses in orbit of dozens, possibly hundreds, of worlds. The power of these battle stations, as well as the threat of destruction, essentially held the planets hostage without any need for an occupation army, and discouraged any effort to form an organized resistance to the Eternal Throne. When one such rebellion occurred, on the Bothan homeworld of Bothawui, the Star Fortress fired on the surface, nearly destroying the world.

Despite this threat, a secret Alliance was formed in 3631 BBY on the remote planet of Odessen, led by an individual known as "the Commander," a known enemy of Arcann. Former Republic SIS agent Theron Shan would join this Alliance; despite the atrocity on Bothawui, Theron worked with hidden resistance forces on occupied worlds to find a way to counter, and ultimately destroy, the Star Fortresses.
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[Inquisitor1138]

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/f/f3/Star_Fortress.png/revision/latest?cb=20160223182621

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Star Fortress
Craft: Heavily Revised & Expanded Eternal Empire of Zakuul Star Fortress
Type: Battlestation
Affiliation: Rathilon Alliance (formerly Eternal Empire of Zakuul)
Era: Star Wars: The Old Republic
Source:
Scale: Death Star?
Length: 4,200 meters, Height/Depth: 11,200 meters tall, Width: 4,400 meters,
Skill: Battle station piloting: Star Fortress-class
Crew: #, gunners: #; skeleton: #/+
Crew Skill: Astrogation 5D+2, battle station piloting 6D, capital ship gunnery 5D, communications 5D+2, sensors 5D+2, starship gunnery 4D+2
Passengers:
Cargo Capacity: x metric tons
Consumables: 4 years
Cost: Not available for sale
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Backup Hyperdrive: x18
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability:
Space: 4
Atmosphere Speed: ; kmh
Hull: 11D
Shields: 6D-8D
Sensors:
--Passive: 700/1D+1
--Scan: 1,400/2D+1
--Search: 2,800/3D+1
--Focus: 66-88/4D+2
Weapons
__Plasma Shunt
___Fire Arc: Ventral
___Crew:
___Skill:
___Scale: Death Star
___Fire Control: 1D
___Space Range: 1-20/40/100
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 1D-8D*
__3,600 Turbolaser Batteries
___Fire Arc: 600 Fore, 600 fore/port, 600 port/aft, 600 fore/starboard, 600 starboard/aft, 600 aft
___Crew:
___Skill: Starship gunnery
___Scale: Starfighter
___Fire Control: 2D
___Space Range: 2-20/30/60
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 5D
__3,600 Heavy Turbolasers
___Fire Arc: 600 Fore, 600 fore/port, 600 port/aft, 600 fore/starboard, 600 starboard/aft, 600 aft
___Crew:
___Skill: Starship gunnery
___Scale: Starfighter
___Fire Control: 2D
___Space Range: 2-20/30/60
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 7D
__1,800 Laser Cannons
___Fire Arc: 300 Fore, 300 fore/port, 300 port/aft, 300 fore/starboard, 300 starboard/aft, 300 aft
___Crew:
___Skill: Capital ship gunnery
___Scale: Capital
___Fire Control: 1D+1
___Space Range: 1-8/15/30
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 7D
__1,800 Ion Cannons
___Fire Arc: 300 Fore, 300 fore/port, 300 port/aft, 300 fore/starboard, 300 starboard/aft, 300 aft
___Crew:
___Skill: Capital ship gunnery
___Scale: Capital
___Fire Control: 2D+2
___Space Range: 1-12/23/45
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 4D
__180 Tractor Beam Emplacements
___Fire Arc: 30 Fore, 30 fore/port, 30 port/aft, 30 fore/starboard, 30 starboard/aft, 30 aft
___Crew:
___Skill: Capital ship gunnery
___Scale: Capital
___Fire Control: 3D
___Space Range: 1-10/19/38
___Atmosphere Range:
___Damage: 5D
Hangar Bays:
__Starship Complement:
__Support Complement:
__Ground Assault Complement:

Game Notes:

Capsule: A Star Fortress was a class of battlestation created by the Eternal Empire of Zakuul after their conquest of the galaxy. Massive space stations powered by Sun Generators, Star Fortresses were placed in orbit of conquered planets to ensure that the world remained subservient. Excess plasma from the generator could be vented down onto the surface as a weapon, and each fortress contained numerous hangars, skytrooper production facilities, and Zakuulan military forces. Each Star Fortress was under the command of an Exarch, a powerful Knight of Zakuul who had been augmented with cybernetic and biological enhancements. As well as each Star Fortress was placed in geosynchronous orbit above a shield bunker. A majority of the computerized functions required to run the station or at very least use the sun generator's plasma on a planet's surface comes from the use of an EPHEMERIS AI system, which could transfer its functions into a mobile droid form. Destruction of the EPHEMERIS datacores and the droid causes a multitude of systems to go down, rendering the station less of a threat for a time.

Following his successful war of conquest, Arcann, the Emperor of Zakuul, deployed Star Fortresses in orbit of dozens, possibly hundreds, of worlds. The power of these battle stations, as well as the threat of destruction, essentially held the planets hostage without any need for an occupation army, and discouraged any effort to form an organized resistance to the Eternal Throne. When one such rebellion occurred, on the Bothan homeworld of Bothawui, the Star Fortress fired on the surface, nearly destroying the world.

Despite this threat, a secret Alliance was formed in 3631 BBY on the remote planet of Odessen, led by an individual known as "the Commander," a known enemy of Arcann. Former Republic SIS agent Theron Shan would join this Alliance; despite the atrocity on Bothawui, Theron worked with hidden resistance forces on occupied worlds to find a way to counter, and ultimately destroy, the Star Fortresses.

Dozens of Star Fortresses were stolen by the Rathilon Alliance and upgraded, becoming ever more advanced even as they were used as mobile hubs for the Rathilon Alliance Fleet. With vastly enhanced & expanded manufacturing facilities, they not only churned out Skytroopers & HK droids at an alarming rate, but transports & capital ships, essentially becoming miniature Star Forges...
These Star Fortresses with their own hypercomm & holonet systems became a new secured network, dubbed 'The Grid', greatly augmented R&D, intelligence gathering, and fleet coordination.
_________________
Facing all that you fear will free you from yourself.

The Rancor Pit Library
Bounty Hunting is a Complicated Profession... Wouldn't you agree?
Game Mastering is a Complicated Profession... Wouldn't you agree?
Count Dooku: Your swords, please. We don't want to make a mess of things in front of the Chancellor.