2356, Destruction vs. The Eye of Palpatine
The Galactic Empire Navy did not have many Stalker-class Star Destroyers, but they had left a very deep impression on the Kingdom of Dawn military.
During the Northern Territory Campaign more than half a year ago, it was Imperial Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo Thrawn's masterful use of the Stalker-class Star Destroyers that had dealt a devastating blow to the Archangel Titan warship, hailed by the Kingdom of Dawn as the strongest battleship in the Milky Way Galaxy. It was still lying in the shipyards for repairs.
Thus, the Kingdom of Dawn was not afraid of facing Imperial-class Star Destroyers head-on. They had countless ways to blast those thick-skinned, brute-force Imperial-class ships into heaps of scrap metal. But they still remained deeply wary of the Stalker-class Star Destroyers.
Because as long as Stalker-class Star Destroyers existed, the Galactic Empire Navy would always retain the possibility of a comeback.
This was, in fact, a demonstration of the Galactic Empire's advantage in industrial capacity—they did not need to imitate the Kingdom of Dawn with coordinated fleets of different ship types and all sorts of bizarre functions. They merely had to pile on tonnage, power, and firepower, then use Stalker-class Star Destroyers to create the conditions for a head-on clash.
And now, the appearance of the Stalker-class Star Destroyers absolutely meant that the Galactic Empire had made its move!
"Leave immediately!" General Grievous shouted. "Activate the hyperdrive!"
"Calculating hyperspace route. Estimated remaining time: three hours and twenty-seven minutes," said the B-1 battle droid at the control console.
"What did you say?! I told you to begin calculating the hyperspace route earlier!" General Grievous flew into a rage, suddenly recalling some unpleasant memories.
It was just like back when he had been hunted by the Galactic Republic aboard the Malevolence