Imperial Department of Military Research (1)Full unit name: Imperial Department of Military Research
Last updated: 10.01.2024 19:57:23
Version: 8.02.001.2024.01.09
Basic info
First appearance: Imperial Sourcebook
Known Facts (1)
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Summary
The Imperial Department of Military Research (IDMR) was a research department of the Galactic Empire responsible for the research and development of military technology such as equipment, small arms, facility components, and armed starships. Moff Rebus, General Rom Mohc
Mohc, Rom
(Human)
Character
Supporting Characters
, Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin
Wilhuff Tarkin
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
, and Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin all had strong ties to the department. Its major starship production included the first
Death Star
Starship
Space Stations
, second
Death Star 2
Starship
Space Stations
and third Death Stars, as well as the prototype, the Eye of Palpatine, the Galaxy Gun, the HVs-2 hypervelocity gun that was designed and produced in cooperation with Taim & Bak
Taim & Bak
Organization
Manufacturers
, the orbital nightcloak, the Sun Crusher, the World Devastators
World Devastator
Starship
Starship Models
, and the Worldcraft. Major droid products included HMOR homing droids, Human replica droids, Mark IV sentry droids
Mark IV Sentry Droid
Droid
, IT-O Interrogator droids
IT-O Interrogator Droid
Droid
, Shadow Droids, and the Phase I
Dark Trooper Phase I
Droid
, Phase II
Dark Trooper Phase II
Droid
and Phase III
Dark Trooper Phase III
Droid
Dark trooper lines. Major weaponry designs included the Composite Beam Superlaser technology that they then developed into the Concave Dish Composite Beam Superlaser, the Interplanetary Ion Cannon, and the Resonance Torpedo Launcher. General Arhul Kurumenga of the Imperial Department of Military Research, alongside Admiral Motti and Dr. Bevel Lemelisk, were to have had a briefing discussion regarding Dr. Insmot Bowen of the Obroan Institute for Archaeology's theory about the various mysterious aspects of the galaxy, including a barrier to the west of the Core, being the result of Celestial technology dating back to the Celestial-Rakata War.

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See also
Related units, characters and other technologies
Dark Trooper Phase I
Dark Trooper Phase II
Dark Trooper Phase III
IT-O Interrogator Droid
Mark IV Sentry Droid
World Devastator
Death Star
Death Star 2
Known ranks
Director
Known members
Orson Krennic
Director
Complete list

Full unit name: Imperial Department of Military Research Last updated: 10.01.2024 19:57:23