How should Grand Admiral Pellaeon modernize the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer without changing its general shape?
Short answerAdd serious point defense, stronger power and engines, better gun arcs and command systems, flexible missiles, and more fighter capacity if troop space can be reduced.
NotesThe first priority is a substantial point-defence battery, with Lancer-style guns suggested as a useful model. The main battery remains adequate, though superfiring positions would let more guns bear forward without tilting the ship. More powerful engines would require hull reinforcement, alongside a better reactor and stronger reactor housing. Additional ion weapons and proton torpedoes or concussion missiles would broaden the armament. Communications software from command battlecruisers would let the ship assume a subsidiary command role if the main command vessel were lost. Reducing ground-force accommodation could make room for more fighters while retaining the general hull shape.