![]() We even see a pilot kamikaze into the bridge of the Imperial Super Star Destroyer in Return of the Jedi.īut is there a more canonical explanation why the Imperial and Rebel fleets field mixed forces of fighters and capital vessels? Why deploy any fighters at all if the Imperial Star Destroyers are bristling with laser cannons? Presumably Imperial Star Destroyers are armed with missile defenses as well, although ship to ship missiles never make an appearance in the original trilogy. I understand George Lucas wanted space combat in Star Wars to evoke WWII era naval combat - big ships with heavy artillery, carriers, bombers, small fighters dogfighting with other fighters and firing torpedos at ships.
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