The ship that would become the Aggressor-class was designed by the Galactic Empire at some point prior to the Battle of Yavin. These ships were known to utilize their self destruct mechanism when it was required to damage the enemy in a losing battle. It was a very strong-and very expensive-warship.Īlthough the class had heavy armor, they were cumbersome in battle and needed protection from quicker capital ships and their starfighters. In addition, they could bombard enemy ground positions from orbit with their devastating weaponry. However, once the main cannons were destroyed, the ship was nearly helpless against conventional capital ships with only one turbolaser battery on each side. They were also armed with turbolaser batteries in their wings. The ion shot disabled the shields so the plasma shot could do maximum damage.
Ships of the class were comparable in terms of size to the Galactic Empire's Imperial-class Star Destroyers and were armed with two powerful fire-linked guns fixed to the forward hull which fired a large ion pulse followed by an enormous, spiraling plasma shot. The Aggressor-class Star Destroyer, also known as the Aggressor-class destroyer, was one of several different warship classes utilized by Tyber Zann's faction in the Galactic Civil War.
