Challenge

The Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Challenge is a ship of the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps. It is currently assigned as the Command ship of Battlegroup III, and is home to Wing X.

History and Lineage

In July 2021, High Admiral Anahorn Dempsey retired and Vice Admiral Silwar Naiilo took the helm as commodore.

In June 2020, the ISD-II Challenge was re-activated along with its assigned wing, Wing X. High Admiral Anahorn Dempsey was assigned as the ship's Commodore. Soon after its commissioning, HA Dempsey brought in former Typhoon pilot Denys Elara to be the ship's Wing Commander, who received the appointment rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Formerly, the ISD-II Challenge was a ship of the TIE Corps Battlegroups and was the host of Wing X. The TIE Corps Commander and the Strategic Operations Officer also previously had their Command Offices on the ship.

In its history, the ISD-II Challenge has been home to many legends of the TIE Corps, including but not limited to VA Zósite Kónstyte Styles, GN Elwood the Brave, RA Kate Cantor Flyer, HA Daniel Bonini, VA Corran Force, VA Locke Setzer and many others.

Former Commodores

name	tour of duty		time held
VA Silwar Naiilo	Jul 1 2021		current
HA Anahorn Dempsey	Jun 27 2020	Jun 30 2021	12 months
RA Angel	May 29 2008	Jan 25 2008	8 months
VA Maverick	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	1 month
RA Darklord	Jun 1 2007	Jan 23 2007	8 months
HA Daniel Bonini	Oct 10 2006	Apr 14 2007	7 months
VA Coranel Both	Jul 24 2006	Oct 10 2006	3 months
RA Granite	Mar 28 2006	Jul 24 2006	3 months
RA Kate Cantor Flyer	Jan 16 2006	Mar 11 2006	2 months
VA Maverick	Aug 2005	Nov 2005
RA Prost Varseis	July 2005	Aug 2005
VA Locke Setzer	Feb 19 2005	Jul 24 2005	5 months
VA Stuart	Aug 28 2004	Feb 19 2005	6 months
RA Locke Setzer	May 29 2004	Aug 22 2004	3 months
RA Phantom	Dec 12 2003	May 29 2004	5 months
RA Sephiroth	Apr 18 2003	Dec 8 2003	8 months
RA Charles Spencer	Apr 8 2003	Jun 2 2003	2 months
RA Mairin Astoris	Oct 27 2002	Mar 30 2003	5 months
RA Corran Force	Jun 16 2002	Oct 20 2002	4 months
RA Mell Kerrigan	May 6 2002	Jun 16 2002	1 month
RA Locke Setzer	Feb 2 2002	May 2 2002	3 months
RA Manitsas	Apr 19 2001	Dec 1 2001	8 months
VA Corran Force	May 1 2000	Apr 17 2001	12 months
RA Torres	Aug 11 1999	Apr 1 2000	9 months
HA Striker	May 8 1999	May 10 1999	2 days
FA Kessler
Stretch
GA Rapier	Jan 1998	Mar 1998	2 months

Former Wing Commanders

name	tour of duty		time held
LC Denys Elara	Aug 19 2020		current
COL Domi	Jun 14 2008	Aug 3 2009	14 months
GN Angel	Jun 26 2007	May 29 2008	11 months
COL Darklord	Oct 17 2006	Jun 1 2007	7 months
COL Daniel Bonini	Mar 5 2006	Oct 10 2006	7 months
COL Locke Stezer	Dec 7 2005	Jan 11 2006	1 month
GN Coranel Both	Nov 20 2004	Nov 1 2005	11 months
VA BubbaX	Sep 19 2004	Nov 16 2004	2 months
COL Bill Kelso	Jun 29 2004	Sep 19 2004	3 months
COL Sephiroth	May 29 2004	Jun 22 2004	1 month
MAJ Exar Kit	Apr 11 2004	May 29 2004	1 month
COL Master	Sep 27 2003	Mar 30 2004	6 months
MAJ Frey Gallandro	Apr 21 2003	Sep 21 2003	6 months
LC Sephiroth	Nov 11 2002	Apr 18 2003	5 months
GN Mairin Astoris	Dec 17 2001	Oct 27 2002	10 months
SL Corran Horn	Dec 9 2001	Dec 11 2001	12 months
GN Darklord	Apr 20 2001	Dec 3 2001	8 months
COL Manitsas	Mar 15 2001	Apr 19 2001	1 month
GN Darklord	May 13 2000	Mar 14 2001	10 months
AD Nighthawk	Jan 6 2000	May 13 2000	2 months
RA Corran Force	Aug 20 1999	Jan 5 2000	4 months
HA Striker	May 10 1999	Aug 18 1999	3 months
HA Striker	Mar 23 1999	May 8 1999	1 month

Order of Battle

The ISD-II Challenge is an Imperial II class Star Destroyer, and as such is fully equipped with up to six full squadrons of twelve starfighters each. Currently, there are five starfighter squadrons assigned to the ship:

Squadron	Nickname	Objective	Commander	Flight I	Flight II	Flight III	Commissioned on
Eagle	Birds of Prey	Infiltration	COL Horus Blackheart	T-65B X-wing	T-65B X-wing	T-65B X-wing	Dec 19, 2020
Firebird	TBA	Infiltration	COL Stryker	T-65B X-wing	T-65B X-wing	BTL-A4 Y-wing	Oct 7, 2020
Inferno	Great TIEs of Fire	Special Forces	CPT EvilGrin	TIE/IN Interceptor	TIE/IN Interceptor	TIE/IN Interceptor	Jul 3, 2020
Tempest	Riders on the Storm	Deep Strike	COL Silwar Naiilo	TIE/D Defender	Spectre Advanced Missile Boat	Spectre Advanced Missile Boat	Sep 16, 2020
Thunder	Stormbringers	Assassination	MAJ Tygra Shadowclaw	TIE/Ph Phantom Mk.I	TIE/Ph Phantom Mk.I	TIE/Ph Phantom Mk.I	Jul 10, 2020

As part of a Battlegroup, the ISD-II Challenge has many support craft:

• Victory-class Star Destroyer Formidable
• Ton-Falk-class Escort Carrier Suppressor
• Modified Immobiliser-418 Cruiser Fairchild
• Assault Frigate Mk.I Illustrious
• Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser Corellia
• Nebulon B-class Frigate Thunderchild
• Arquitens-class Light Cruiser Hellfire
• Arquitens-class Light Cruiser Surefire
• Strike-class Medium Cruiser Hermes
• Raider-class Corvette Lightning
• Raider-class Corvette Blizzard