Historical fleets built for wide-area control expose the Imperial Navy's capital-heavy order of battle. In a balanced empire-spanning navy, cruisers can outnumber capital ships by roughly ten to one because most missions do not require the largest hull. Patrol, policing, escort, and rapid response depend on having ships in many places at once. Concentrating resources in Imperial Star Destroyers creates impressive local power but leaves too few vessels to cover the territory the Empire claims to control.
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The Imperial fleet is too heavy in capital ships
An empire-spanning navy needs many more cruisers than capital ships to provide patrol, response, and everyday presence.