This was greatly improved, from a defensive standpoint, in the new revision. The first major change made in this redesign was the elimination of the two-meter-wide thermal exhaust port that was used to ignite a chain reaction in the main reactor of the first Death Star, destroying it.
The most important revisions to the Death Star design made by Lemelisk were made to take into account and eradicate the technical flaws of the original battlestation which had enabled it to be destroyed during the Battle of Yavin. In the newest version, he added thousands of turbolasers while removing any external weaknesses. Lemelisk was executed for the design flaws in the final version of the destroyed Death Star I, but was cloned by Emperor Palpatine in order to redesign the superweapon, eliminating the flaws of the former battlestation. The second iteration of the battlestation was also designed by engineer Bevel Lemelisk, the original Death Star's designer. The newest iteration of this dreaded superweapon, however, had a monstrous diameter of over 160 kilometers. Like its predecessor, the Death Star II was made of quadanium steel and equally divided into two hemispheres, which were in turn subdivided into 12 zones. The area around the equatorial trench, still under construction The shield must be deactivated if any attack is to be attempted." ― Admiral Gial Ackbar " It is protected by an energy shield which is generated from the nearby forest moon of Endor.
The Alliance ground forces on the forest moon of Endor managed to deactivate the energy shield surrounding the battlestation, and the Rebel fleet proceeded to destroy the station from within, signifying the beginning of the downfall of the Empire.
This was Emperor Palpatine's plan all along, and it nearly led to the loss of the Rebels. The Death Star's superlaser was revealed to be operational before the construction of the station was completed, surprising the Alliance attackers during the Battle of Endor. Emperor Palpatine insisted on the reconstruction of the battlestation as it was an integral part in his plan to destroy the Rebel Alliance, leaving the galaxy in the hands of the Empire. It was significantly larger than its predecessor, measuring over 160 kilometers in diameter, and was built after the destruction of the first Death Star at the Battle of Yavin. The Death Star II was the second Death Star battlestation to be constructed by the Galactic Empire. " That blast came from the Death Star! That thing's operational!" ― Lando Calrissian
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