How would a force of Star Destroyers, cruisers, and escort flotillas be used against a single Mid Rim system?
Short answerUse the fleet's overwhelming strength to secure surrender, with scouts checking the arrival area; the participants disagree over escalating waves or a larger initial deployment.
NotesThe proposed fictional fleet combines eight Imperial-class Star Destroyers with sixteen Vindicators, sixteen strike cruisers, and numerous escorts. That is a very large force for a single system. Estimates exceed 2,000 fighters, rising to about 2,400 under the chosen assumptions about flotilla size. An escalating display of force gives the system successive opportunities to surrender, while an alternative favours bringing overwhelming strength into orbit at once. Tartan patrol cruisers offer scouting and fighter defence, allowing smaller vessels to check the arrival area before larger ships follow. The disagreement concerns how to obtain control with the available strength.