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Description
Production informationManufacturer: Kuat-Entralla Engineering
Line: Mandator line
Model: Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought
Type: Siege Dreadnought
Technical specifications
Length: 7,669.71 meters (25,163.09 feet)
Width: 4,121.02 meters
Height/depth: 770.85 meters
Engine unit(s):
- Main sublight and hyperdrive engines (4)
- Maneuvering engines (6)
Hyperdrive system: Equipped
Shielding: Deflector shield generators (6)
Armament:
- Orbital autocannons (2)
- Dorsal point-defense anti-aircraft cannons (26)
- Tractor beam projectors (6)
Crew:
- 53,000 officers
- 140,000 enlisted
- 22,000 Stormtroopers
Role(s): Orbital bombardment
Affiliation:
"These things are fleet-killers! We can't let it get away!"―Poe Dameron, to General Leia Organa during the evacuation of D'Qar
The Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought, also known as the Mandator IV-class warship and the First Order Dreadnought, was a model of Siege Dreadnought utilized by the First Order during the Cold War against the New Republic and during the First Order-Resistance War .
Characteristics
"More firepower than a dozen Star Destroyers. Designed for large-scale planetary assault."―Admiral Gial Ackbar , on the Dreadnoughts
The Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought was a class of Star Dreadnought in the Mandator line. It was two-and-a-half times the length of the Resurgent-class Star Destroyer, coming in at 7,669.71 meters . It boasted a crew of 53,000 officers , 140,000 enlisted personnel, and 22,000 stormtroopers .
The Mandator IV-class was armed with two orbital autocannons that could fire a salvo of two rounds each in quick succession before a recharge was needed. These weapons dwarfed anything available to officers like Moden Canady in the Imperial Navy , and had been built to scour planets of life. A single shot could obliterate planetary deflector shields as if they were an afterthought and turn a hundred cubic meters of crust into vapor and slag. It was considered the most dangerous enemy ship on the battlefield during the Battle of D'Qar .
The starship 's dorsal surface featured twenty-six point-defense laser cannons for protection against starfighters , and six tractor beam projectors were located on the ship's bow. The ship was said to have more firepower than a dozen Star Destroyers combined. The design of the Mandator IV-class was a test project that informed the Xyston-class Star Destroyer design.
Rise of the First Order
The Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought was among the hundreds of vessels developed by the First Order under the auspices of Project Resurrection . Its design was inspired by Darth Vader's flagship, the Executor .
After infiltrating the Resurgent-class Star Destroyer Retribution , Iden Versio and Dio sliced into the onboard computer terminals in order to gather information on Project Resurrection . They discovered, among other things, blueprints for the Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought.
During the war between the First Order and the Resistance, the Fulminatrix , commanded by Captain Moden Canady , joined a group of three Resurgent-class Star Destroyers at D'Qar led by General Armitage Hux . The Fulminatrix and the rest of the First Order forces engaged in the siege of D'Qar , where the Fulminatrix destroyed the Resistance base located there using its underbelly autocannons. As a counterattack, Resistance Commander Poe Dameron destroyed the point defense cannons using his T-70 X-wing starfighter Black One . He proceeded to lead a bombing run of MG-100 StarFortress SF-17 bombers before the Fulminatrix could target the Resistance navy . After an intense space battle, the final Resistance bomber, though fatally damaged, managed to destroy the Fulminatrix and allow the Resistance to escape the Ileenium system .
Annihilation on Tah'Nuhna
After the Battle of Crait , the First Order chased the Resistance and eventually discovered a Resistance signal had reached the planet Tah'Nuhna , which was famous for its neutrality. In response, Hux led a fleet of Resurgent-class Star Destroyers and at least one Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought. Despite the Tah'Nuhna pleading that they were neutral and their culture compelled them to help travelers in need, Hux ordered the planet's destruction . As a result, the Mandator IV-class fired on the planet, while TIE/se Bombers bombed areas and snowtroopers massacred the people in a city .
