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 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
HA Anahorn Dempsey	Jun 27 2020	present	current
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
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	Aug 2002
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 2000	Mar 2001	10 months

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	MAJ Talon Jade	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	Missile Boat Mk.II	Missile Boat Mk.II	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:

• Ton-Falk-class Escort Carrier Suppressor
• Modified Immobiliser-418 Cruiser Fairchild
• Assault Frigate Mk.I Illustrious
• Arquitens-class Light Cruiser Thunderchild
• Arquitens-class Light Cruiser Hellfire
• Arquitens-class Light Cruiser Surefire
• Strike-class Medium Cruiser Hermes
• Raider-class Corvette Lightning
• Raider-class Corvette Blizzard