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Imperials Explained Star Wars

4 ай бұрын

In today's video, I explain the Imperial Star Wars Starship Cruisers including categorizing and comparing other imperial ships such as Frigates, Corvettes, and Transport ships from the Galactic Empire.
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@ohiostatebuckeye9748
@ohiostatebuckeye9748 4 ай бұрын
The Empire actually used Corellian Corvettes and Corellian Gunships.
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
It's why I didn't call it 'All Cruisers' etc because it was quite difficult to collate all of the information. I knew I would miss some out along the way.
@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933
@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933 4 ай бұрын
3:06 Funny thing about the EF76 Nebulon-B is that (In the EC Henry verse) it was built for the Empire as a multi-role craft. But due to the failure of the original Nebulon-A prototype & lack of resources/need for it, it was left to rust in various scrapyards for many years. It only began service with the Rebellion after they raided those scrapyards that held the now derelict Nebulon-B's.
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Yes, the Nebulon-B was an interesting addition to this video which I didn't expect. I simply thought it had always been a general use ship the Rebel Alliance commondered for its fleet.
@christianresel8051
@christianresel8051 Ай бұрын
Strange... in most legends game i fight them on imperial side... so no their not ignored and all, their used. ANd especiel the Nebulon B2 saw extensive use
@brandonlatham694
@brandonlatham694 2 ай бұрын
Oh my the Kuat drive yards... so much time spent there in SWTOR
@DIEGhostfish
@DIEGhostfish 4 ай бұрын
4:15 That's technically the 160ish meter Imperial Customs Corvette! The Imperial Customs Frigate is actually *smaller* than the Corvette for some reason.
@andrewhodges4823
@andrewhodges4823 4 ай бұрын
I noticed that too. 180m I recall. Looks quite different to the actual Imperial Customs Frigate which is much smaller.
@blacksabre5343
@blacksabre5343 4 ай бұрын
Man, I loved the carrack/strike cruisers, but my heart will always have a special place for the modified Nebulon B, especially the Ludwick. The TIE Fighter game and Empire at War had some great additions. Long live the Empire!
@sinisterisrandom8537
@sinisterisrandom8537 4 ай бұрын
BIt of false info, the Gozanti was still a Republic Era ship. Even the CIS used it.
@Slobbynobby
@Slobbynobby 4 ай бұрын
Excellent vid. There were a couple of ships in here that I didn't even recognise
@christianresel8051
@christianresel8051 Ай бұрын
I was shocked to learn that the Aquitains class is in fact legends, rest i did know already or even fought them
@thomastuthill5276
@thomastuthill5276 4 ай бұрын
I had a real stormtrooper helmet in 1979. I completed my uniform with plaid pants and Winnie the Pooh turtleneck. Subbed.
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Welcome to my channel. Thanks watching
@556deltawolf
@556deltawolf 13 күн бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't include the StormCommando Escort Carrier.
@torbk
@torbk 4 ай бұрын
I thought the Tartan class wasn't much larger than a Corellian corvette, at about 120 meters? The model shown in this video, at 12:05 with its large windows and large turrets would fit this far more than 250 meters. It almost sounds like the numbers have been doubled, either that or the model used is way to small. That said in the game that introduced the Tartan class they were visually the same size as Corvettes.
@shanenolan5625
@shanenolan5625 4 ай бұрын
Id imagine the star destroyer fleet was the minority of the rest . Like ? 10 percent...
@openfly4u
@openfly4u 4 ай бұрын
No Vindicator Heavy Cruiser?
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
I knew I would miss a few out somewhere. However, I did mention the Vindictor in the video but didn't feature it individually. Good spot though, thanks
@DarkLordAzagthoth
@DarkLordAzagthoth 3 ай бұрын
Most of them I renember from the old SW games.
@SolomonMagnus819
@SolomonMagnus819 4 ай бұрын
Babe wake up it’s a new Imperials Explained video!
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
lol thanks. Hope you enjoyed it.
@ilikepigeons6101
@ilikepigeons6101 4 ай бұрын
As much as I appreciate each use these ships played a special part for, I can see why most of them aren't employed by the current canon as they don't really scream "empire" when you look at most of em. However I do hope these designs get recycled one way or another for the current lore
@user-yq9im9dk9z
@user-yq9im9dk9z 4 ай бұрын
To be fair Gozantis don't scream Empire either. You will just create an association with the Empire if they appeared more in their fleets.
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
I know what you mean. I was surprised the Empire in Legends had ever been covered and affiliated to them. The Nebulon-B was a surprise to me especially, however, it is covered in a source book I looked through.
@undraftedboomer5055
@undraftedboomer5055 4 ай бұрын
Forgot the underrated CR92a, one of the best corvettes in the galaxy.... Also, the Raider (I) had 4 double chin TL and a chin ion cannon in addition to its 6 double laser cannons. This is actually a heavier armament when compared to most CR90 varients, and certainly more powerful than most other 150m sized corvettes, aside from the CR92a and the DP20. I have no doubt the Raider (I) (not really the Raider (II)) could easily fend off NR corvettes and light frigates. This seems to be somehow overlooked...
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
That's I didn't title it 'All' as I knew I would miss one or two lol
@undraftedboomer5055
@undraftedboomer5055 4 ай бұрын
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars No your good, I realized that after the comment. I loved the content either way, as not many go into EU/Legends like you do. Keep it up. Sorry if I came off rude, didn't intent to be.
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
@@undraftedboomer5055 No worries and thanks for the encouragement. I tend to do Legends because Canon is going in the wrong direction at the moment and diluting the old stories. However, the Andor series so far has very good SW to watch.
@undraftedboomer5055
@undraftedboomer5055 4 ай бұрын
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars very much agreed. Andor is the only thing I have hope in. Literally, everything aside from Rogue One, Mando S1, and Andor is terrible. For me, worst of all was Kenobi. I refuse to believe that's what they did with McGregor and Christensen. Everything about that show is trash. Sorry for the rant lol, but yeah I agree with you man
@carlitto17
@carlitto17 4 ай бұрын
Another fantastic video, really informative, thanks for doing this
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Thanks, my friend 👍
@matthewjay660
@matthewjay660 4 ай бұрын
In my fleet, EVERY Star Destroyer would have a Lancer Frigate and a Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser assigned to it as escort. There would be at least 36 Tie Defenders per ISD.
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Do you play Empire at War? An ISD should hold an entire Tie Fighter Wing of 6 Squadrons totaling 72.
@matthewjay660
@matthewjay660 4 ай бұрын
@@ImperialsExplainedStarWars I play " SW:Rebellion", so at least 3 Tie Defenders (12x3) and 3 Tie Interceptors (12x3). My Dreadnaught would have 1 squadron of Tie Bombers (12x1). BTW, yes, to answer your question, but my favorite game has always been "Rebellion."
@philly83
@philly83 4 ай бұрын
Long live the empire!
@LeetleToady7
@LeetleToady7 4 ай бұрын
Oh no imperaboos
@weldonwin
@weldonwin 4 ай бұрын
@@LeetleToady7 Tarkin did nothing wrong, Alderaan was a legitimate military target, Luke Skywalker is a War Criminal ect, ect
@LeetleToady7
@LeetleToady7 3 ай бұрын
@@weldonwin Alderaan was NOT a military target. There was no rebel base, the planet was peaceful, and it was a galactic cultural center. The closest thing to being a "military target" was the fact that many held rebel sympathies, but that does not justify the evaporation of a FUCKING PLANET and all of it's 4 billion citizens. Oh, and, may I remind you that Tarkin did not fire on Alderaan because it was a military target (which it wasn't), but as a show of force. The fact that you don't realize that means you probably haven't watched episode IV in a hot minute. There's also Jedha, which Tarkin had Krennic fire on for a test. Of course, that planet wasn't fully destroyed, but does that matter? And scariff... actually that one can be considered *somewhat* justifiable. And, on your point that Luke was a war criminal, guess who else was? That's right, Tarkin! As well as Palpatine, Vader, Thrawn, Rampart, [insert list of most high ranking imperial commanders here], you get the gist. And all of these were too a much larger degree. I don't think Luke blew up planets, exterminated entire sentient races, instigated an oppressive regime that was borderline fascist, etc.
@weldonwin
@weldonwin 3 ай бұрын
@@LeetleToady7And I was not aiming to be serious, but was listing off the usual Imperial Apologist lines/memes
@NecroPort
@NecroPort 3 ай бұрын
Long live the Empire!
@charlieturner5831
@charlieturner5831 4 ай бұрын
Will you do a video on how the imperial army is organised in terms of formations?
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Kinda done one already.....when I did the army ranks and what they were responsible for. But I will revisit the subject for you.
@charlieturner5831
@charlieturner5831 4 ай бұрын
@@ImperialsExplainedStarWars I mean like how many men or vehicles are in a battalion,
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
@@charlieturner5831 OK that's fine. I will look into that as it sounds like a decent project. Thanks
@Collin857
@Collin857 Ай бұрын
You could argue that the Victory frigate from the Classic Battlefront 2 is a lesser known frigate used exclusively by the imperial 501st
@gorgweasel
@gorgweasel 3 ай бұрын
great channel! subbed ❤
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for subbing! 👍
@indianajones4321
@indianajones4321 4 ай бұрын
Excellent video my friend
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend. Good to see you return once again.
@BennyLlama39
@BennyLlama39 4 ай бұрын
Each Star Galleon cost 17.5 credits? Did I hear that right? I need to get a bunch of these things, quick. 😀
@jrad9582
@jrad9582 4 ай бұрын
I think that's actually the cost of the average space gyro on core worlds.
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
My mistake.....I meant to say 17.5 million of course. I made that mistake in a previous video too. I must watch that in future lol
@CCCCC40
@CCCCC40 4 ай бұрын
Great Video!!!
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Always a pleasure. It difficult video to assemble but satisfying in the end
@federationairspacefas3808
@federationairspacefas3808 4 ай бұрын
The empire will live forever
@debelmeis2311
@debelmeis2311 4 ай бұрын
Good video, pronunciation of the leviathan drove me nuts tho lol
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Thanks. Is that because I am British?
@debelmeis2311
@debelmeis2311 4 ай бұрын
Nope. Could have been anyone.
@debelmeis2311
@debelmeis2311 4 ай бұрын
All the syllables on the back end of the word got rolled into one lol I thought I was imagining it until i slowed it down.
@darthcroco
@darthcroco 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this very informative and useful video! A very underrated channel I just found. Also my friend and I are making a Star Wars card game with ships, and this was helpful because we rarely found any cruiser/corvette/frigate types for the game. What do you think would be the main 7 out of these?
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
You are welcome to my channel anytime. Long live the Empire!!
@darthcroco
@darthcroco 4 ай бұрын
Are you mainly doing videos on the empire? Because I would love to see this kind of ship comparison for those filthy rebels!@@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@alexanderwilkins1505
@alexanderwilkins1505 3 ай бұрын
Imperial 2 frigate. Lancer, tartan patrol,
@cameronprice8964
@cameronprice8964 4 ай бұрын
Guess tie fighters are next?
@synckillwatch
@synckillwatch 4 ай бұрын
Love the Imperial II line
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Yes, I didn't know about that vessel before researching for this video. There were interesting and surprising discoveries in the list. I think I missied a few out though.
@synckillwatch
@synckillwatch 4 ай бұрын
@@ImperialsExplainedStarWars Vindicator line is good, too
@synckillwatch
@synckillwatch 4 ай бұрын
@@ImperialsExplainedStarWars and, ultimately, there are so many vessels in the EU within that class on the NR and IR sides… too many to account for. Great vid!
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
@@synckillwatch Thanks my friend
@trekanderson6701
@trekanderson6701 4 ай бұрын
My kind of video
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Thanks. There are no frills with my type of video lol
@trekanderson6701
@trekanderson6701 4 ай бұрын
@@ImperialsExplainedStarWars a subscriber earned
@shanenolan5625
@shanenolan5625 4 ай бұрын
Customs vessel ( frigate) looks a lot like the harrower.
@DIEGhostfish
@DIEGhostfish 4 ай бұрын
That'sa ctually the Corvette, the frigate is for some reason even smaller.
@shanenolan5625
@shanenolan5625 4 ай бұрын
@@DIEGhostfish cheers
@DIEGhostfish
@DIEGhostfish 4 ай бұрын
@@shanenolan5625 The 35 meters he cited is the size on the Customs frigate but the model is 100% the Rendili Light Corvete/Imperial Customs Corvette.
@shanenolan5625
@shanenolan5625 4 ай бұрын
@@DIEGhostfish I see thanks
@sergeyoneill1344
@sergeyoneill1344 4 ай бұрын
Concern, but not enough so. Hence why they stuck to the Tarkin Doctrine and didn't change their naval policy.
@sonofeyeabovealleffoff5462
@sonofeyeabovealleffoff5462 4 ай бұрын
Error where it states the Nebulon-B had 12 laser cannons. It shows Ion Cannons instead. Other than than, a solid video. Long live Palpatine!
@anonymousli4204
@anonymousli4204 2 ай бұрын
9:46 😂 I don't think that's a reliable statistic. Remember, this is from a video game where balance has to be maintained. If it wasn't a glass cannon, then you would just spam this ship. End of story.
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 2 ай бұрын
I agree with you as some of the source material varied due to what the vessels were covered by, for example, EU or Games, etc. However, l think it is always useful to add them into the overall Star Wars narrative.
@jasonchristensenjr.6237
@jasonchristensenjr.6237 4 ай бұрын
Long live with the Empire
@julianleese4401
@julianleese4401 2 ай бұрын
Does anyone else think the crew compliments are enormous? Seems far too high when considering the fighter compliment aswell.
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars Ай бұрын
It has been mentioned before, but the sizes are pretty consistent across the board. Remember, some of these vessels were still very large and would easily hold thousands.
@julianleese4401
@julianleese4401 Ай бұрын
But when you consider the 72 tie fighters and ground forces us all the supplies? The dimensions of a tie fighter are 7.2m long 6.7m wide and 8.8m high. I love starwars but this has never sat right with me even when playing xwing in the late 1990's
@karlrichardson3295
@karlrichardson3295 3 ай бұрын
It is not called legends it is the expanded universe. I am not a disney sycophant
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 3 ай бұрын
Try asking Star Wars Explained that question
@loganthomas7385
@loganthomas7385 4 ай бұрын
This video isn’t just on cruisers though, it’s multiple categories of ships
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Correct. The title would have been too long though.
@darthcroco
@darthcroco 4 ай бұрын
Also Star Wars is wierd on categories, basically this is Corvettes/Frigates/Cruisers and other ships basically?@@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
@@darthcroco Correct, the title of the video would have been too long lol
@jenniferstewarts4851
@jenniferstewarts4851 4 ай бұрын
star wars ship sizes always bug me, their cruisers.... are to small. Honestly a star destroyer is 1.6km in length, but an Arq cruiser is only 230, some push out to 350.... in reality cruisers should be much closer in size to the Star destroyer... 800m to 1.2km in length Seriously picture a "lighter" version of the victory 1, carrying 24 quad medium turbo laser turrets (12 on top, 12 on bottom), 48 dual light turbo laser turrets scattered in rapid speed turrets, 2x 24 cell concussion missile launchers, and 24 quad laser turrets. Much lower power drain then the victory 1, less firepower but better speed. its guns are more then enough to disable or kill other cruisers and smaller ships... and working in groups take on a battleship sized target like the star destroyer. IE like a cruiser would do.... a heavy AA/Anti-Star fighter bank... ability to quickly reposition in fleets to help screen the star destroyers and SSD's. they would act as real cruisers.
@rian_ezerg77
@rian_ezerg77 4 ай бұрын
Ave Palpatine!
@davidponseigo8811
@davidponseigo8811 4 ай бұрын
The Carrack Class actually held 5 TIE Fighters not 4.
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
Hmmmm......just says 4 in the Legends material I have seen
@andrewperkin7192
@andrewperkin7192 4 ай бұрын
Somtimes star wars numbere do baffle 19 thousand peope just for a single smaller vessel. I do think this is why legends writers were very stuck with how they write the galaxy and the empire. It's either smaller with ISDS being the only captial ship in a fleet or writer's would make a entire fleet of ISDS so near million people per fleet
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
I must say though I prefer Legends writing in most cases. Maybe sometimes there are too many types of craft etc but sometimes I feel Disney canon has re-written parts of the lore just to make it theirs.
@andrewperkin7192
@andrewperkin7192 4 ай бұрын
@@ImperialsExplainedStarWars perhaps I think both legends and canon are again other writers trying to add to what Lucas wrote and as far we know with George Lucas idea with the empire , it was easily destroyed after endor and only used a set line of technology and equipment I think I like canon's use of smaller vessels as seen in rebels or andor with the tractor beam ship but I love legends because of how amazing it is to get some cool imperial craft like the lancer which has become a favourite of mine in my thrawn's revenge empire of war mod as a star fighter screening vessel. I also do dislike how canon didn't do much with the idea of warlords post endor but I think George Lucas intended the empire to collapse right after palpatine died because of the special editions but legends writers or the 90s really didn't know this so they can't be blamed at all.
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars
@ImperialsExplainedStarWars 4 ай бұрын
@@andrewperkin7192 The Warlords in Canon seem too sparse to me and agree Canon has missed an opportunity to tell the original story as it was intended. Instead, they appear to have watered down the idea that the Empire held huge territories with vast resources after Endor. Most of them weren't hiding from the New Republic like told in Canon.
@Mrpizzarolls360
@Mrpizzarolls360 2 ай бұрын
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