The distinction was used by some to separate ships like the Allegiance from larger battlecruiser models like the Praetor Mark II-class. 'Star Cruiser', on the other hand, was recognized only by some military historians as a designation for smaller models of battlecruisers. Due to its size, power and combat focus, the class was afforded the designation of 'battlecruiser' by the Republic Navy War College at Anaxes, using their warship classification system. In service, the Allegiance was known as a 'Heavy Star Destroyer' and was noted as being typical of the kind of ship that fit the 'Star Cruiser' designation of warship. During a rendezvous with the elite unit Death Squadron, prior to the Battle of Hoth, several Allegiance-class battlecruisers formed part of a fleet that was observed by Captain Firmus Piett and Death Squadron's commander, Admiral Kendal Ozzel. The Allegiance-class was in service with the Imperial Navy by 3 ABY. History Imperial service Īn Allegiance battlecruiser gets refueled alongside two dreadnoughts, another battlecruiser and two Star Destroyers. The tower was capped by geodesic domes, like on other contemporary Imperial warships. The Allegiance 's tower included a visible section that stood out from the rest of the tower, similar to the bridge sections on the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer and the Executor-class Star Dreadnought. It was put in full view of enemy vessels, which made it an easy target for mass-bombardment by an enemy. The command tower was T-shaped, like the modular towers produced for many Kuat Drive Yards designs. Due to scale, it was more massive than on these contemporary Star Destroyers. The Allegiance-class battlecruiser had a visible armored reactor bulge on the ventral side of the superstructure, similar to the Imperial and the Victory-class.

The ship also had several cannons situated on the mid-axis of the vessel, similar to the batteries located on the mid-axis of the Imperial-class models, as well as 3 similar batteries on each side of the ship. The Allegiance-class was armed with turreted gun batteries in a similar layout to the dorsal turret guns on the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer, albeit with an increased number of guns, six instead of four, due to its larger frame.

Visible are the outermost dorsal batteries on the port side of an Allegiance. Offensive and defensive systems Ĭaptain Piett and Admiral Ozzel with three Allegiance-class battlecruisers among a fleet. The terraced dorsal superstructure that surrounded the Allegiance 's bridge tower was far smoother than those on the Imperial-class, allowing for better armor coverage and less exposure of the inter-plate surfaces. Like fellow hangarless models such as the Procursator and Tector-class, the model could seemingly only rely on its own exterior ordnance, as the Allegiance appeared to be unable to carry any starfighters or ground vehicles internally. Unlike the Victory and the Imperial, the Allegiance-class lacked ventral hangar bays. The Allegiance-class battlecruiser was similar in appearance to both the Victory, Procursator and Imperial-class Star Destroyers, but was larger than all of them, reaching a length of 2,200 meters. Several Allegiance-class battlecruisers docked at Naval Station Validusia.

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