Governor's Gambit - Star Wars SI into Imperial Governor

[Bomberfett343]

Also! While I've done some research, if there are any ships y'all think would fit the use of the shipyards, feel free to comment on them! As they berths get delivered in batches of three, by next chapter the first batch will be there, with production to begin within two weeks. Assuming, of course, that everything goes well.

So far, the ships being built are on the smaller size, as this is more in line with what the Outer Rim needs, no matter how many crybaby Imperials scream and yell for their overpriced ISD's. Spicy tortilla chip has a logistical shit stain a mile long.

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Despite knowing that it highly likely it can't happen due to palpy being unapproving I still want to see the venator class make a return to active service.

Just change the bridge design to match Imperial standards and some general improvements to get it in the ballpark of modern ships and you have an amazing carrier that can still land on some planets speeding up ground deployment and giving great fighter/Bomber support to both alot of fleets and ground operations.

Maybe Give it an "ironic" new class name under the Empire like the virtuous and if questions are asked about using such an incredibly Republic esque ship design from the Imperials higher up on the pecking order just go with the story of using the cruel irony method of beating the Republic obsessive rebels with a ship based on those used by that same institution, you play it right Palpatine might let a limited run be made to both test it's effectiveness and getting to potentially bully the rebels with some delightfully cruel irony.

Considering how much of a black sheep the design is in the modern empire it's one of the very very few very star destroyer designs our governer could potentially get primary ownership of at a rock bottom price aswell to reuse and tweak as he pleases alongside what else I've mentioned.

 

[Talimancer2]

CURE for a more medical theme felt a little fascist for some reason

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You were correct about that one. The Nazis often talked about Jews and the other people they murdered using dehumanising medical language such as referring to them as 'parasites' or 'a sickness'.

 

[AmericanNumbers]

You know, it just dawned on me that people assigning the SI's siblings to Minda think they're doing the SI a solid and are doing it as a way to indicate favor and it's absolutely missing him with the context.

 

[Sanguine]

You know, it just dawned on me that people assigning the SI's siblings to Minda think they're doing the SI a solid and are doing it as a way to indicate favor and it's absolutely missing him with the context.

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They think they're giving a valuable asset new subordinates that he can fully trust. Unaware that Las sees his sisters as agents of his would be executioner.

 

[RedDeadShyguy]

Funny given the ISB agent isnt a family member, his sister is Military Intelligence, not ISB.

 

[AmericanNumbers]

They think they're giving a valuable asset new subordinates that he can fully trust. Unaware that Las sees his sisters as agents of his would be executioner.

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Yep but aggravated by the fact that the SI has no emotional connection to them and only bad associations from his memory.

 

[War Sage]

Despite knowing that it highly likely it can't happen due to palpy being unapproving I still want to see the venator class make a return to active service.

Just change the bridge design to match Imperial standards and some general improvements to get it in the ballpark of modern ships and you have an amazing carrier that can still land on some planets speeding up ground deployment and giving great fighter/Bomber support to both alot of fleets and ground operations.

Maybe Give it an "ironic" new class name under the Empire like the virtuous and if questions are asked about using such an incredibly Republic esque ship design from the Imperials higher up on the pecking order just go with the story of using the cruel irony method of beating the Republic obsessive rebels with a ship based on those used by that same institution, you play it right Palpatine might let a limited run be made to both test it's effectiveness and getting to potentially bully the rebels with some delightfully cruel irony.

Considering how much of a black sheep the design is in the modern empire it's one of the very very few very star destroyer designs our governer could potentially get primary ownership of at a rock bottom price aswell to reuse and tweak as he pleases alongside what else I've mentioned.

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If it's a carrier you want maybe consider the https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Secutor-class_Star_Destroyer

As it's kinda of a successor design

 

[LuckyShadowWolf]

Time for Darna to put on a fifth hat, and it will be the most menacing of the bunch.

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I believe that this latest hat will be based heavily upon Grant!

 

[LordEdric]

Darna is getting to be that super scary super competent assistant that everyone wants.

As for construction, I think we need a swarm of frigate and corvette sized ships, we need numbers over fire power as most of our enemies will be pirates, and some rebel fighters. there is little chance we are going to have to deal with bigger ships. Though we could design a special carrier that can handle our new TIE's with some decent AA lasers

 

[Shiro345]

the rebels strength is hitting key targets and running away so smaller and faster patrol ships more counter terrorist training then simple large scale storm trooper deployment

 

[SotF]

Funny given the ISB agent isnt a family member, his sister is Military Intelligence, not ISB.

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Technically there is a potentially more terrifying option for Las that really has no actual backstory that would lead to incoherent panic...

Ysanne Isard has a younger sister...

The existence of which was due to a timeline hiccup during the Dark Horse Comics Clone Wars stuff that involved her father mentioning he now had a baby daughter when Iceheart was already born, she's also mentioned as existing in one of the rebellion era comics as following her families footsteps though only that she's a liason between the ISB and Military Intelligence and not as obsessively devoted to the job as her sister, but never actually named and just put on an onpage file display and looks like a younger Ysanne Isard with the white bang mirrored.

 

[Sonifri]

Is it just me, or is the cat getting stronger?

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It's a sloth demon. The lazier and more well fed it is, the stronger it becomes.

 

[apocolypse1011]

I still can't figure out what Mugwuffin is. Does anybody have any idea? Also, great chapter and I love how competent everyone thinks Las is.

 

[blariviere]

Considering they're already refitting/redesigning existing ships, I suggest the Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser.
Refitted and modernized, obviously, for much greater automation and far smaller crew.

Between automation and droids, I bet you could get it down from 16k to less than 1-2k regular crew.
Which, along with its size, is about the same as a Gladiator SD.

Some CR90s or Vigils would be good for escorting it against fighters, and have a not insignificant amount of firepower themselves.
Might be able to fit a few anti-fighter turrets with the lowered crew needs, too.

Its a solid, reliable ship.
And not being a star destroyer, along with being so common, it won't get any raised eyebrows.
Even if several of them are made and fielded by Minda.

 

[Yacov]

Omake: LEERROOOOY JEENKIIIINS!

POV: SK-215, veteran Stormtrooper, hinterlands outside of Edinspire, Edin

SK-215 glowered at the civilians trying to play soldier. He didn't spend 10 years as a Stormtrooper just to be tied down by barely trained militia. They mocked the profession by having to rely on these PADs and poor facsimiles of proper Stormtrooper armor to even come within a fraction to their elite standards.

This showed in them having brought two hundred troops in comparison to SK-215's elite unit of fifty. They hadn't even bother to segregate their units by gender. Their discipline and unit cohesion must be in shambles.

Some of the civilians had even tried to talk to SK-215 after the briefing, revealing their lack of training. What naive fools! Don't they know our communications are monitoring to prevent such frivolous and distracting wastes of time?

Officially, this was to be a joint operation to "foster cooperation between local forces and Imperial Navy troops". Personally, SK-215 thought this might be some back scratching going on between the Captain and the Governor. Family ties do still hold in the Imperial military as our blood makes us strong.

Still, this was the Captain's orders. It was the core of Stormtrooper doctrine to always follow and complete their superior's orders. Shame it was costing some of SK-215's pride to babysit these civilians on this operation. At least this will help shake off the men's rust from being stationed at Scarif.

The target was an outpost of pirate scum. True to their nature they have set up in Dump Basin, an area where all the planet's previous power brokers would dump their toxic waste. They probably thought the pools of toxins and fumes would protect them.

The initial advance after disgorging from the K79-S80s lasted until the sentries spotted our freshly polished white armor. Suppressing fire was swiftly given even a the cost of a few pained grunts behind SK. Eventually his unit made it to the outpost wall.

Looking back SK could only shake his helmet in disappointment. The civilians were still hunkering down dragging both their and his wounded to give treatment. He could see one stormtrooper desperately grasping at his blown open helmet trying to keep the bad air from getting in.

Truly only the Stormtrooper Corps had the strength of will to do what was necessary to achieve the mission. While the civilians wasted their time trying to save lives, SK and his men prepared their grappling hooks for the real work of claiming the walls.

As they climbed the outpost's wall SK thought he'd heard a snap. Probably one of the grappling hooks got corroded from the fumes. No matter, it is on that trooper's failure to maintain his equipment.

SK's men quickly dispatched the sentries once they finished their ascent. The courtyard was secured shortly after due to securing the high ground. Their connected HUDs and training allowing them to coordinate their fire with lethal precision.

Taking up breach formation in record time they broke into the main building. Opening the door revealed a burst of blaster bolts emerging from the opening. Suppressing fire and detonators silenced the deluge.

Sparing a moment to notice a trooper clutching his leg, SK ordered the rest of his men forward to clear the structure. From there it was a textbook example of an Imperial assault. Having secured every room, SK gathered his unit.

"Sound off! How many have fallen behind?"

The chorus of cries had revealed that number had been seven. An acceptable outcome for a skirmish of this size. Truly none could compare to the might of the Stormtrooper Corps.

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Stormtrooper doctrine: great at winning individual fights, not so great at long term force retention. Part of the reason you don't want your entire army comprised of assault troops. That ignoring battlefield casualties thing is actually a core part of Stormtrooper doctrine.

Crossposted on SB and SV

 

[NavigatorNobilis]

Is it just me, or is the cat getting stronger?

Sure, SOME of it can be explained away as the Mug just not being willing to expose all her tricks, but she definitely couldn't do levitation earlier. Otherwise she wouldn't have been in the box.

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Well, it might be a combination of the growing bond, plenty of food (wonder if all those snacks have a Force-enhancing effect on Mugwuffin?), and a simple matter of speed, power, and precision. Lifting an unresisting person from the chair to the couch does not necessarily equal the ability to pick a lock or break a steel cage.

 

[paxus22]

so war of attrition doctrine then ?

has OP talked about how MC's forces fight? with all the mechs and transport ,seems they use maneuverer and Fire power tactics .

 

[paxus22]

Well, it might be a combination of the growing bond, plenty of food (wonder if all those snacks have a Force-enhancing effect on Mugwuffin?), and a simple matter of speed, power, and precision. Lifting an unresisting person from the chair to the couch does not necessarily equal the ability to pick a lock or break a steel cage.

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could also be the cat will fight 10x harder to ensure the treat supply is secure, if MC dies no more bbq .