- "By projecting a mass shadow from its gravity well projectors, an Interdictor simulates a large planetary body on the extra-dimensional fabric of hyperspace. In practical terms, this prevents any ship from entering hyperspace within the Interdictor's gravity range. Additionally, if any ship intersects with the mass shadow, it would be forced out of hyperspace and into realspaceInterdictors serve a vital role in the Imperial fleet by blocking an enemy from hyperspace. The most common Interdictor in service is the Immobilizer 418, though Imperial Star Destroyers have also been refitted as Interdictor models."
- ―Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide'
Interdictor ship,[2] Interdictor-class starship, Interdictor-class capital ship, Interdictor-class warship, or simply Interdictor, was a term used to refer to starships that had the capability of generating Interdiction fields using gravity well projector. The Galactic Empire used Interdictor ships, with the most common model being the Immobilizer 418 cruisers. However, some Imperial-class Star Destroyers where refited to become Interdictors,[1] and became known as Interdictor-class Star Destroyers.[3] Some exaples of Interdictors including Immobilizer 418 cruisers, Interdictor-class Star Destroyers, Detainer CC-2200 interdictor cruisers, CC-7700 frigates and their varient CC-7700/E interdiction cruisers, Eclipse-class dreadnoughts and Sovereign-class Super Star Destroyers.
Behind the scenes
There have a variety of contradictions in the lore of interdictors.
- Immobilizer 418: Sienar Fleet Systems most successful model of Interdictor-class heavy cruiser[4]
- Immobilizer-class interdictor cruiser: See Interdictor-class cruiser[5]
- Interdictor-class cruiser, also known as Immobilizer 418 (Interdictor-class cruiser entry)
- Dominator was a modified 418, depicted as IntSD
- Stellar Web is a Interdictor-class warship
- Harpax and Harpago (Immobilizer 418) where "Imperial Interdictor-class capital ship"[s].[6][7]
- The Imperator (Immobilizer 418 cruiser) "This Imperial Interdictor-class cruiser (Immobilizer 418)"[8]
- An interdictor field could be generated by "Interdictor-class starships"[9]
- "Interdictor-class cruisers, also known as Immobilizer 418 cruisers"[10]
- the Leviathan (Interdictor-class cruiser) was a "Interdictor flagship"[11] and a "interdictor warship" [12]
- "the Immobilizer 418, the first of the Empire's Interdictor-class cruisers"[13]
- Binder is an "Interdictor cruiser"[14][15]
- "Detainer CC-2200 interdictor ship"[16]
- "Detainer CC-2200 Interdictor cruiser"[17]
- The Dominator (Interdictor-class) was a "modified Imperial Immobilizer 418 Interdictor"[18]
- CC-series capitial ships: "It was the Alliance's version of an Interdictor cruiser"[19]
- "Immobilizer 418 Interdictor-class heavy cruiser" (per Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition))
- Immobilizer 418 is "Interdictor-class heavy cruiser" (per Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition))
- The Immobilizer 418's "type" is Interdictor-class heavy cruiser (Imperial Sourcebook (Second Edition))
Warfare uses says "... making interdictors underpowered as front line warships"
- Dragship: "A New Republic pilot term for a Imperial interdictor cruiser"[20] [slag for] "an Interdictor cruiser"[3]
Terms
- Interdictor ship
- Interdictor-class starship
- Interdictor-class capital ship
- Interdictor-class warship
- Interdictor
- interdictor (possibily erroneous)
- Immobilizer 418 cruiser
- Interdictor-class cruiser
- Interdictor-class heavy cruiser
- Interdictor cruiser
- Immobilizer 418
- Interdictor-class Star Destroyers
- Interdictor Star Destroyers
- Interdictor cruiser (erroneous)
- Interdictor-class cruiser
Appearances
- The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime (First identified as Interdictor ship)
Sources
- Imperial Sourcebook (Second Edition
- Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
- ↑ The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Essential Guide to Warfare
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 85 ("Immobilizer 418")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 85 ("Immobilizer-class interdictor cruiser")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 21 ("Harpax")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 21 ("Harpago")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 86 ("Imperator (2)")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 106 ("Interdiction field")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 106 ("Interdictor-class cruisers")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 198 ("Karanth, Admiral Saul")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 252 ("Leviathon (I)")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 361 ("gravity-well projector")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 271 ("M2934738")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 74 ("Binder")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 395 ("Nullip")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 276 ("Ugin, Captain")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 196 ("Dominator (2)")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 113 ("CC-series capitial ships")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 205 ("Dragship")