How would you reorganize the Imperial military to contain the Rebellion while leaving the Death Star project untouched?
Short answerShift from terror and concentrated prestige forces toward dispersed counterinsurgency assets, practical ships, capable ground forces, fighters, and politically sustainable policing.
NotesThe Rebellion presents a counterinsurgency problem rather than a peer naval war. Credible Army-style ground forces would replace reliance on Stormtroopers whose brutality steadily erodes political legitimacy. Imperial Star Destroyers could serve as armored-cruiser-like generalists that patrol, carry troops, and support many missions, provided their command spaces move away from exposed bridges. The preferred fleet adds fighters, interdictors, and enough distributed presence to isolate insurgents without frightening whole populations. Huge prestige projects and intimidating but impractical walkers concentrate resources and worsen the political problem they are meant to solve.