
(although there are also distinctive features on other tower surfaces). These classes are primarily distinguished by the features of the front face of

Several variants of the same basic bridge tower can be observed in the films. Quotation confirming the role of scannar globes.įor persuading me that this is an interesting and fruitful field of study įor connecting the multi-bridge tower with theįor the asteroid image with the many scanner globes Īnd for providing many of the images in the first version of this page.įor pointing out the designation of the linear arrayįor pointing out a star destroyer which has lost its shields without damageįor providing the screenshot of the "tractor beam targeting array" Of Victory-class star destroyers in TIE Fighter.įor drawing my attention to the Kotiate reference.įor insight regarding the causality of scanner globe destructionįor the bridge plans from the STAR WARS Technical Journal.Įspecially for contributions to the assembly of the new tower face comparisonįor reminding me about the destroyed scanner globe model inįor verifying my computer game references. The analogous structure of STAR WARS vessels,įor pointing out the Devastator bridge storyboard,įor detailed comments regarding the nature of the linear array.įor more excellent reasoning regarding the status of the scanner globes -Ī few points which I'd never heard before.įor the logic of temporary shield failure.įor notes about the ineffect of globe destruction on the shields The details of the structure of the command tower vary slightly between the ship classes and between the different models within each class.įor high-resolution screenshots of the Executor tower flybyĪnd a star destroyer tower attack from Return of the Jedi.įor the provision of several valuable images, giving me a tour ofĪ real cruiser and a naval submarine, for his helpful advice regarding The tower is sometimes colloquially known as the "head" of the ship. Star destroyers holds that the bridge of the ship is located in the broad hexagonal module at the highest point of the vessel's dorsal superstructure.

Our present state of knowledge about the structure of the known classes of
