Additionally, these behemoths were armed with hundreds of heavy laser and mountings. The class benefited from the most significant weaponry-improvements of the last few decades. The massive superlaser was more widely used to destroy enemy capital ships and space stations during combat. These weapons were capable of slashing through any to crack open a planet's crust and sear entire continental landmasses. ĭestroying other ships however, doesn't show the extent of the Eclipse's superlaser's power. This superlaser was the pinnacle of Imperial destruction in their fleets.Īn Eclipse s superlaser easily had the power to destroy other Super Star Destroyers, as the Annihilator found out when seized the Eclipses incredible power above Kuat. Perhaps the most deadly weapon carried by Eclipse-class ships was a spinally-mounted that was as powerful as one of the component beams used in the 's.
