' Can you imagine what the twenty-two I've saved would add to the Chimaera's defenses? Or the Firedrake's, or the new Star Dreadnought class Lord Vader's been pushing for?' ―Grand Admiral Balanhai Savit, to Grand Admiral Thrawn However, it was relatively exposed, making it vulnerable to enemy attack. The Executor-class's bridge was 285 meters wide and contained shield generators, briefing rooms, and escape pods. Vessels of the Executor-class also had at least one hangar bay and escape pods. A bridge deflector shield was also included as a layer of defense and maintained a complement of thousands of starships including TIE/ln space superiority starfighters, TIE/sa bombers, and TIE/IN interceptors. These starships were crewed by thousands, and were outfitted with a class 1 hyperdrive, a titanium-reinforced hull, over 5,000 turbolaser and ion cannon batteries, and concussion missile tubes. Vessels of the Executor-class Dreadnought line measured at 19,000 meters in length, and utilizing its thirteen Executor-50.x engines, could reach speeds of 100 kilometers per hour.
A prototype Executor-class dreadnought under construction.
