Systems, Not Sith: How Inter-service Rivalries Doomed the Galactic Empire

[the_gneech]

From the wrinkly brains at Overthinking It: Systems, Not Sith: How Inter-service Rivalries Doomed the Galactic Empire

The Death Star is the apotheosis of the Imperial Navy’s drive for dominance of the Imperial Military, and the Imperial Navy’s single-mindedness about their “Technological Terror” is evident throughout the series. With it, they

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[anthony_lion]

Actually, if the blasters was the problem, another officer would be bound to report it,for two reasons

[carlhh]

Palpatine was big on psychological warfare. The Super Star Destroyer is way bigger than a command ship needs to be, because it's not meant to "just" be command ship. It's real job is to park over an uppity planet and scare the bantha pudu out of the rabble-rousers below without firing a shot.

AT-AT walkers are another example. Really unstable and, despite the argument magnetic anomalies can mess with repulsorlift vehicles, not that great on broken terrain. But intimidating as hell to infantry.