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  Kuat Drive Yards - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki - A Wikia wiki
Kuat Drive Yards or KDY was the largest military shipbuilding corporation in the Galaxy at the time of the Galactic Civil War.
Kuat Drive Yards was founded in the early days of the Galactic Republic by a group of human aristocrats known as the Ten.
Kuat of Kuat managed to respond to all of the threats—he placated Palpatine by having KDY absorb an unplanned cost overrun in a series of battlecruisers, and he set into motion a plan that would implicate Xizor in the death of Owen and Beru Lars, hopefully setting the Rebels and Black Sun against each other.
starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Kuat_Drive_Yards   (4344 words)

  
 Kuat System
Kuat, located in the Kuat sector in the most densely-populated section of the galaxy, is the location of the massive Kuat Drive Yards starship construction facility.
Kuat Drive Yards, or KDY, is one of the Empire's primary producers of warships and manufactures the feared Imperial-class Star Destroyer.
Due to the strategic importance of the Kuat Drive Yards, the Empire defended the Kuat system with as many as fifteen Star Destroyers at one time, and rigged the stardocks with explosives in case it was necessary to scuttle them.
www.virulent.de /sys_kdy/index.html   (131 words)

  
 TFHB - Technical Database
KDY was controlled by the ruling families of the planet Kuat, with each new ruler being chosen from among the most competent in a vote.
This allowed control of KDY to pass from one generation of the Kuat family to the next, thereby ensuring that the most able of the Kuat minds was continually in control of the corporation.
The future leaders of KDY maintained Kuat of Kuat's series of explosives, which could be detonated if the facilities ever were in danger of being captured.
hangarbay.tripod.com /td-kdy.html   (465 words)

  
 Kuat Drive Yards - Under Construction
Kuat Drive Yards is one of the most important companies in the Galaxy.
Kuat Drive Yards, a fruit of two years of labor, is a new hope and a result.
Donos was thus established on planet Kuat and recruited its personnel in order to relieve them of their misery.He also recruited,from the four corners of the galaxy, the best managers, traders, engineers, and pilots and finally friends, in order to develop this new production business as well as possible.
khaldryck.free.fr /kdy/index.php   (555 words)

  
 Talk:Kuat Drive Yards - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki - A Wikia wiki
Kuat Drive Yards was the improvement drive project for the week of 25 June, 2006.
There is likely to be some overlap between the Kuat and the KDY article, history wise, but that is to be expected.
Not all KDY construction was done in the yards in Kuat orbit.
starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Talk:Kuat_Drive_Yards   (1045 words)

  
 STAR WARS: Novel References: Slave Ship
Generations of the Kuat bloodline had first created, then transformed the corporation into the apotheosis of industrial production; at the fringes of Kuat Drive yards, immense freighters disgorged the raw materials stripped from other star systems, all to be forged into the ships and weaponry of the Imperial Navy.
Kuat Drive Yards' wealth and power came from building warships, and the Death Star, if it had succeeded in the Imperial admirals' purposes, would have wiped out much of the need for such expensive — and profitable — craft.
Kuat of Kuat recapitulates the reasons for KDY non-participation in the Death Star project; and he ponders the fundamental tactical and strategic flaws of the battle-station concept.
theforce.net /swtc/novels/ss.html   (2056 words)

  
 Kuat Drive Yards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kuat Drive Yards' major competitors for major military contracts during the Imperial reign included Sienar Fleet Systems and Corellian Engineering Corporation.
KDY orbits the planet of Kuat, which is its namesake.
However, the bounty hunter Boba Fett took a Star Destroyer and fled the yard, preventing the self destruction Kuat desired, leaving 80% of the yard intact.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kuat_Drive_Yards   (690 words)

  
 Imperial News Grid v4 : Imperial Government
This gives the Kuat Sector a rich and varied mix of planets, most with a history of development and accomplishment tied to the Empire, now or its historical antecedents.
Kuat is a system near the core of the galaxy.
Best known for the Kuat Drive Yards, Kuat is known as 'The Home of the Navy.' Chances are, if you are in a good ship, it was built at Kuat.
ge.swcic.net /government/kuatsector.php   (1014 words)

  
 Imperial Order - Tactical Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The exact number of these facilites in the Kuat Drive Yards is highly classified information and will undoubtedly remain that way as long as the Imperial Order has anything to do with it.
As ships that were manufactured at KDY begin to wear out or are damaged in battle, they often return to KDY to undergo the neccessary repairs to become 100% operational again.
The massive docking clamps along the starboard side of the repair yard house, numerous scanners and sensor packages to scan the hull surface and vital components of a docked ship to quickly determine what the problem is and how to most effectively repair it.
tac.tcm-services.net /kuat.html   (524 words)

  
 Empire at war.net -> Factions -> Non Faction -> Planets -> Kuat
Kuat is a temperate Core World that is the site of the massive Kuat Drive Yards starship construction facility.
Kuat society is structured by class where the lower and middle classes are often considered not worthy of notice to the elite.
Kuat's upper classes are the families of the legendary Kuat merchant houses including Kuat Drive Yards.
www.empireatwar.net /nonfaction/planets/Kuat.htm   (141 words)

  
 Star Wars: Shattered Equinox :: View topic - The Death of an Emperor
Kuat Drive Yards Executor-class Command Ship moves to apprehend the Modified Telgorn Corporation Gamma-class Assault Shuttle, the heavy assault craft an unwelcome sight in the war-torn Corellian starsystem.
Kuat Drive Yards Executor-class Command Ship drifts in it's same serene manner, as it's two deployed T.I.E Interceptor squadrons target solely the drive engines of the, in comparsion to the Sovereign Fist, small craft.
Kuat Drive Yards Executor-class Command Ship begins to drag the small Gamma-class Assault Shuttle towards it's main hanger bay, the two deployed T.I.E. Interceptor squadrons circling around the craft in a secure manner.
www.shatteredequinox.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=66   (2716 words)

  
 Kuat Drive Yards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Kuat Drive Yards logo.'''Kuat Drive Yards''' is the largest military shipbuilding corporation in the fictional Star Wars universe and owns several subsidiary corporations including Kuat Systems Engineering and Rothana Heavy Engineering (the latter of which provided armament and ships for Supreme Chancellor Palpatines clone army during Clone Wars).
KDY also sells planetary turbolasers, which, according to their catalog, is the "first, last, and only line of defense" for a planet.
This subsidiary was in operation prior to and during the Clone Wars, they had a contract with the cloners on Kamino and created war machines for the Galactic Republic's clone trooper army.
kuat-drive-yards.mindbit.com   (396 words)

  
 Kuat Drive Yards - VEWiki
Orbiting the planet Kuat, the Kuat Drive Yards was the largest military shipbuilding corporation in the Galaxy in the time before and after the Galactic Civil War.
It owned several subsidiary corporations including Kuat Systems Engineering and Rothana Heavy Engineering (the latter of which provided armament and ships for Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's clone army during Clone Wars) as well as Kuat Leisure and Kuat Vehicles.
Kuat Drive Yards was one of the few major corporations which sided with the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars, against the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
www.vastempire.com /wiki/index.php?title=Kuat_Drive_Yards   (121 words)

  
 List of Star Wars companies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Byblos Drive Yards were Imperial shipyards orbiting the planet of Byblos.
Gallofree Yards eventually filed for bankruptcy shortly before the Battle of Yavin, though many of their starships remained in active use as a part of the Rebel fleet.
Kuat Drive Yards is the largest military shipbuilding corporation in the Star Wars universe.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Corellia_StarDrive   (4918 words)

  
 Kuat Drive Yards
If all economists admit that Kuat is one of the major ports on the way into the Core, the famous Kuat Drive Yards stardocks which virtually surround the system are these days busy as never before.
For only six millions credits, KDY is the only corporation able to offer a decent protection for any space systems at a fair price...not to mention the starfighters inside!” has he answered after a journalist asked a question about the expensive corellian corvette available in several months on the market.
An anonymous military source also stated that with the Imperial Navy protecting KDY shipyards, the corporation is among the safest to trade with today in the Universe.
kdy.swc-galactic-empire.com   (643 words)

  
 Thuris Sector   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This planet was of prime importance to the New Order, for the Kuat Drive Yards shipyards there were among the first to mass-produce warships for the Empire.
A forested world of pastoral beauty, Kuat was one of four planets located in the Kuat Sector, located in the most densely-populated area of the galaxy.
The Kuat Freight Port was dedicated to the transport of goods to and from Kuat.
www.cold-moon.com /StarWars/NavComputer/gms/thuris_sector.htm   (362 words)

  
 A-9 Vigilance Operational Specs
Designed by Kuat Drive Yards, makers of the infamous Imperial Star Destroyer, the A-9 Vilgilance representedan attempt by Kuat to steal some of the lucrative starfighter contracts Sienar Fleet System had recieved for its TIE fighter series.
Oppressed workers on a Kuat factory world managed to depose their planetary governor and turn a few of these A-9 prototypes over to the New Rebublic forces just as the Empires offensive against Mon Calamari was heating up (a year after Thrawns death).
While Kuat Drive Yards promised the empire a superior fighter, combat results have been consistently dissapointing.
www.angelfire.com /ct2/swedmud/SPECa9vig.html   (449 words)

  
 Kuat_Drive_Yards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kuat Drive Yards: KDY is one of the top three ship building companies in the galaxy.
Kuat is controlled by ten houses, with the shipyards controlled solely by house Kuat.
I take no credit for them as they were not produced by me. I will eventually have a credit page where i can list, the originator along with their images.
www.geocities.com /kakarot75a/Kuat_Drive_Yards.html   (199 words)

  
 Star Wars Ships and Vehicles: Kuat Drive Yards
As a result of the millions of ships previously used by the Republic and Empire, many of the New Republic's larger worlds use KDY ships in their defense fleets.
The Corona-class Star Frigate was designed by Kuat Drive Yards as an upgraded version of the Nebulon-B Escort Frigate.
KDY's Lancer-class, like the earlier Nebulon-B, was designed to primarily combat starfighters; these ships carry only anti-fighter weapons.
swsv.swcombine.com /kdy   (1082 words)

  
 AT-AT
Known factories are on: Kuat, Carida, Belderone and Balmorra.
The Empire has countless repulsor vehicles, however the drive systems of these vehicles could be overcome by gravity fluctuations, unusual planetary magnetic fields, and or other special planetary conditions.
Beneath the main body are two immense drive motors that propel this metal beast.
www.galacticempiredatabank.com /ATAT.html   (1167 words)

  
 Kuat Drive Yards Royal Funeral Barge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kuat Drive Yards had been producing the large Funeral Barges for many years, for carrying the many dead back home after great conflicts.
The interior is dull and somber, though Kuat Drive Yards does accept special orders for the Royal.
Not all races are sad about death, and it has been known for the interior of the Royal to be painted and decorated in bright reds and golds.
www.the-chaos-crew.com /swrpg/contest/hearse.htm   (736 words)

  
 Shipyard Facilities
Deepdocks were the center of the engineering corps and technical services, with orbital repair yards supplementing deepdock repair activities in most sectors, while in others orbital yards supplanting them.
Most Type II Orbital Yard are in a cubical arrangement, heavily armored and shielded but nearly unarmed.
Recent intelligence on the detailed Imperial OB reveals five of these orbital yards are unaccounted for.
www.starwarsclub.org /swstats/space/stations/shipyard.htm   (384 words)

  
 Jedi Council Forums - Rise to Power: Galactic Conflict
This can be re-outfitted in a repair yard for a SP cost to be determined by the GM.
Kuat Drive Yards Super Transport XI – 35 (5) (may created up to 4 colonies) (unarmed) (When building, specify colony ship or troop transport)
Kuat Drive Yards A-9 “Vigilance” – 2 (1)
boards.theforce.net /Message.aspx?topic=15764502   (3881 words)

  
 Star Wars: Databank | Republic attack cruiser
Kuat Drive Yards quickly positioned itself as the preeminent supplier of powerful warships to the Republic during the Clone Wars.
A media saturation campaign crediting Republic victories to the ships of Kuat Drive Yards helped spread this message across the galaxy.
The Venator-class Star Destroyer was one of several wedge-ship designs to come out of the development think-tank led by engineer Lira Blissex.
www.starwars.com /databank/starship/republicattackcruiser/?id=eu   (424 words)

  
 A-9b Vigilance Interceptor
Kuat Drive Yards has long been a major player in the Imperial war industry.
KDY has long wanted a crack at the snubfighter market.
Since the TIE fighter has been the fighter of choice for Navy planners, there was little chance, but their project teams, working closely with the new Emperor's Hammer XO and the Dark Jedi of the Dark Brotherhood they have developed a design that has been on the back burner for years.
www.emperorshammer.org /ship1.htm   (362 words)

  
 Jedi Council Forums - Where was the Death Star?
If I had to make an educated guess, I'd say it was somewhere near the Kuat Drive Yards, because it had just finished constuction, and Kuat is where a majority of the imperial fleet was built.
During one of the many scenes in which Kuat of Kuat (yes, that's his name :P) muses on various matters, he recalls his decision not to have the Death Star nor any of its subsystems constructed at the Kuat Drive Yards.
His reasoning was that once the Death Star was functional, there would be less demand for KDY's fine ships from the Imperial Navy.
boards.theforce.net /classic_trilogy/b10002/25321976/p3/?32   (299 words)

  
 HAVw A5 Juggernaut
The Juggernaut was first constructed during the waning days of the Old Republic for the use in many planetary systems whose governments were building their own defence forces.
Imperial soldiers have given this vehicle the nickname "rolling slabs" due to the size and configuration of the A5.
Five pairs of drive wheels propel this monster very quickly however the primitive drive system requires the A5 to slow down to make turns.
www.galacticempiredatabank.com /Juggernaut.html   (481 words)

  
 Kuat Drive Yards - Staff Room
One other thing that got done this week was I made a full backup of all the material to date to CD.
Again, the film is intended to mix info-mercial and automobile dealership style advertising to promote Kuat Drive Yards' products.
Kuat, President of Kuat Drive Yards introduces company.
www.jushhome.com /Kuat/staffroom.htm   (1484 words)

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