Sector Group

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A Sector Group was a formation of Imperial Military and intelligence assets of the Galactic Empire in a sector of the galaxy. Each Moff was in command of their Sector Group.[1] Twenty-four Imperial-class Star Destroyers were assigned to each of the regional 1,024 sectors[2] that were in the Imperial sphere,[3] operating as sector fleets. The Lothal sector fleet and the Anoat sector fleet are two examples of Sector Group's fleets. These forces allowed the Empire to spread across star systems to patrol and uphold the will of the Galactic Emperor.[2] As the threat of the Alliance to Restore the Republic grew, the Star Destroyers became the primary method of enforcing the Emperor's will.[4]

Behind the scenes

Sector Groups were introduced into the current Star Wars canon through the "Starship Fact File" section of the twentieth issue of the De Agostini magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon,[2] which was published around May 10, 2015,[5] and written by Mark Newbold.[6] Sector Groups also existed in the Star Wars Legends continuity, being first mentioned in the 1989 Imperial Sourcebook, which was authored by Greg Gorden and published by West End Games for use with Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.[7]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ Dawn of Rebellion
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 20 Starship Fact File: Imperial Star Destroyer
  3. ↑ "Starships of the Empire and the Rebellion" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
  4. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 23 Starship Fact File: Star Destroyer Deployment
  5. ↑ The second issue of the De Agostini weekly magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon was set to be published on January 14, 2015, according to Premium-Era-real De Agostini Publishing: Build the Millennium Falcon Magazine & Model by Chris Wyman on TheForce.net (January 8, 2015) (backup link archived on November 6, 2016). Therefore, Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 20 was published around May 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ Direct message from Mark Newbold — Used with permission
  7. ↑ Imperial Sourcebook
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