Providence-class Dreadnought COMPLETE Breakdown (and later Rebel variants)

[@jquannjones]

This is easily my favourite ship from the clone wars. The dreadnaught variant was also super deadly.

[@coastsouljah]

Remember how cool it was landing a LAAT clone marine carrier in the dual side hangar? 😎

[@meinschmerz6074]

@@coastsouljah best hangar u mean BF 2 2005? Imagine they had the venator hangar from the show... with guns protecting the trench hangar.

[@jquannjones]

@@coastsouljah I do! Especially since you can actually leave through both sides. One of the only ships that allowed you to do that

[@deanangell3839]

Well, you have good taste, however this isn’t only my favourite ship in the clone wars but my favourite ship in all of Star Wars

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

That would be epic.

[@macwelch8599]

Loved this ship, so clean in design

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah its weird i think munificent for some reason and this

[@pyeitme508]

@@MetaNerdzLore yep

[@macwelch8599]

@@MetaNerdzLore yep

[@twistedyogert]

Reminds me of an ironclad like the CSS Virginia.

[@tezlaactual6582]

One of my favorite things with the seperstist fleet is how compact and skeletal everything is, it makes sense considering the advanced ai that the seperstist loved so much but it's just so cool that each factions donations have their own signature style

[@finn7530]

separatists are by far my favorite, they are the most interesting and realistic imo

[@alicorn3924]

@@finn7530 sometimes, I wish Palpatine chose the CIS over the Repiblic, but oh well

[@daveortwine2641]

@@alicorn3924 i always get confused. It seems like theres a few names for each side. What side was solo, luke and them on? Which side was palps and vader on?

[@alicorn3924]

@@daveortwine2641 palps was the 3rd party behind the scenes guy, vader was just anakin who got converted by ol' palpy for his grand scheme, and palpy chose to use the Republic to turn into the Empire instead of the CIS

[@tezlaactual6582]

@@daveortwine2641 okay Luke han and leia are part of the rebel alliance which didn't exist until after the clone wars and after the republic turned into the galactic empire, the separatists or the Confederacy of Independent Systems or CIS is a faction that split off the republic and started the clone wars palatine was the leader of the republic during the clone wars and after the clone wars was finished reorganized it into the galactic empire, after the empire fell Leia luke han Mon mothma all reorganized the rebel alliance into the New Republic

[@omegon2540]

Honestly not enough people talk about how amazing the cis fleet was , they have so many strong ships

[@obiwankenobi3574]

Imagine chilling in your Coruscanti home and half the invisible hand just crashes through your living room

[@SoshoKozadokaGojiraChargedUp]

Certified bruh moment

[@atomicbuttocks]

the last clone in his battalion watching the biggest warship hes ever seen get ripped in half and fall on him:

[@vonneely1977]

So basically it was based off of the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau: "It can outgun anything it can't outrun and outrun anything it can't outgun."

[@einfachignorieren6156]

No no no. This description was for the Deutschland-class. Get your history right.

[@subatomicseal7789]

@@einfachignorieren6156 🤓

[@jakegrant5698]

​@@einfachignorieren6156except the Renown, Repulse, and Hood could outrun and outgun the Deutschlands

[@einfachignorieren6156]

@@jakegrant5698 outgun? yes outrun? yes/no. they were faster in their max speed not their endurance speed. you cant keep the steam trubine at max speed the whole time, also the fuel consumption was lower for the Deutschland than the Repulse, renown and hood because it uses Diesel Engine not steam engine which gives them a better range.

[@jakegrant5698]

@@einfachignorieren6156 you're right about the endurance, but that's not very relevant. Either of the British Battlecruisers would have caught up to a Deutschland before its additional range became a factor

[@SasoriZert]

Can't beat a MetaNerdz complete breakdown video. Hope you start doing more especially on weapons and vehicles/ships

[@ajkoots258]

I 100% agree

[@fakenuke7487]

I really do wish we got to see more of the dreadnaught variant, I can only imagine how sick it would've been to see wings of vulture droids flock out of its gargantuan hangars. Another excellent breakdown!

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah I wish a battle where it is covered in them a tree full of birds that get scared and more come screaming out than you thought could be in there

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@MetaNerdzLore Yes, the double length version (reportedly) Although scaling has sometimes hinted the regular one is nearer 1.5 km long, based on hangar, etc. I assume the bridges are different sizes, though. Re-used from the animated Munificent, in fact, for the dreadnought.

[@jessehorn6180]

Imagine if there were Imperial variants.

[@coastsouljah]

Woah 😍 Please Disney

[@NetherCrafterSMC]

Please someone design an imperial variant that would be stunning

[@NetherCrafterSMC]

Oh oh imagine that the Imperial Providence is filled with Dark Trooper variants as its main crew / garrison compliment

[@jessehorn6180]

@@NetherCrafterSMC Yeah!

[@jessehorn6180]

@@NetherCrafterSMC Cool!

[@gc6096]

This is my favorite separatist ship I’m glad you’re covering this!

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah in the top for me too

[@gc6096]

@@MetaNerdzLore epic

[@rmartinson19]

It's worth mentioning that the larger variant of the Providence would actually be 8x the size of the standard version. If it is about exactly double the dimensions of the standard variant, then it is 2x the length, 2x the height, and 2x the width, for a total of 8x the overall size/volume (2x2x2). If I remember the math right, this also means it had 4x the surface area of the standard Providence, meaning 4x the space to mount weapons and such. With 8x the volume, that's potentially 8x the fighter/bomber complement, and 8x the ground troop complement of a regular Providence. Plus, since it would have 4x the surface area but 8x the volume, that means that the designers could have packed 4x as many weapons, shield generators, etc onto the hull, but 8x as much power generation to power it all, meaning that it would have proportionately double the available power for each of those systems compared to the smaller version, which would make the up-sized Providence significantly deadlier than "4x the weaponry" would imply, and significantly tougher than "4x the shield generation capacity" would suggest. The upscale Providence Dreadnought would truly be a BEAST of a warship, one that would almost certainly be at least a match for an Imperator-I in a one-on-one slugging match, if not superior to that later design.

[@atomicbuttocks]

square cube law is a mean bitch, but shes loving if you can work with it

[@PurposefullyIneloquent]

This is literally my favourite ship type in Star Wars, I loved watching through this video!

[@t0n51]

It appears the providence is way more versatile than even the Venator. Lucrehulk capital ships will always be my favorite

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

Well it was better armed for fighting other capital ships, that's for sure, for everything else, I see them as close equals, but the Providence does appear to have a better distributed point Defense system

[@jakegrant5698]

​@@alejandroelluxray5298the Lucrehulk is about 30× more powerful

[@derrickmeade4891]

​@@jakegrant5698he meant the providence

[@atomicbuttocks]

praise be the mighty space donut

[@ronjon7942]

@@atomicbuttocksnot sure why, but my brain almost always registers SpaceBalls when I get my first glance at the Lucrehulk.

[@gaurohtar895]

I respect admiral trench for just accepting his loss

[@princeofpokemon2934]

I would definitely want one of these as my flagship. Whether I'm a Separatist Commander or Rebel commander, this is the ship for me. Though if I was the ladder, I probably have to salvage one or steal it

[@SunlightCosmos]

Yes! The ships are back! Thank you! I love this ship too, so it's a bonus!

[@AC_blessed]

The larger variant of the providence would definitely be my flagship of choice, hands down. It’s just so good in every aspect from weapons, having plenty of weapons and lots of variety, to a huge amount of battle droid storage and fighter storage, plus you can have fighters on the outside as-well as extra fighters or extra point defence. And with the insane speed and strong durability it’s just such a good all around ship with no real weakness that packs a very strong punch

[@viktorbarney6795]

One of the best designed and aesthetically pleasing ships in Star Wars.

[@nathanshkopiak9060]

I absolutely love this ship, definitely one of my favourites

[@thizloliboi7523]

Easily one of the best CIS ship designs out there

[@whiqeddik7615]

The only Meta I approve of. Love your work bro, thanks for your light.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Lol thank you

[@marshalllatta2073]

One of the coolest ships in star wars universe

[@BlueMSX.]

Such an incredible ship! Thanks for doing such an in depth break down!

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Thanks hope to have more coming soon

[@droidking3907]

Yes! Was wondering when you would remake the video about the providence. This is my favorite ship, I love it’s design, how fast it is in atmosphere, it’s weapons and it’s many different roles it was assigned. I would have this ship as my command ship

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Glad you like the remakes because I covered a lot of good stuff but when the vids were way worse lol

[@droidking3907]

@@MetaNerdzLore either way there still good videos, keep them up👍🏼

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@MetaNerdzLore Fun fact, the 'heavy ion cannons' are actually the deck guns we see onscreen, with chains of shells being loaded aboard. This was corrected in the Complete Vehicles reprint. We see similar guns in Clone Wars TV a few times, too.

[@zacharypacheco9979]

Nice. I'm glad you did this. My favorite ship right here and it doesn't get the attention it deserves and was underutilized in the staw wars universe

[@noahbennett8792]

One of the best ships in the star wars universe

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Definitely

[@shawnafaithbritton3248]

Definitely my most preferred artist on lore in general when it comes to Star Wars Lord's is done perfectly in the military aspect in my opinion

[@youraveragescotsman7119]

That trio of ships tactics makes sense for when you're getting fed information because you can jump in without much fear of, say, jumping right into 6 Venetors waiting to curb-stomp you. Without getting fed Intel through it becomes way more risky because you could jump into a fleet that just obliterates you.

[@taylorschaefer2692]

One of my favorite channels on KZbin and you got me hooked on Star Wars Novels on audible… currently listening to the Revan old republic novel. Keep up the great work 🎉

[@BoopDaSnake]

Same, love his vids!

[@viperson9818]

I find it funny as the war progress they started grouping the providences in bigger numbers. Turning a capital ship into an all around ship like how the Republic did with the Venator.

[@THEYEAR2143]

One of my favorite ships in Star Wars. I'm blown away by the depth of your analysis and the sheer amount of documentation we have on the Providence !

[@JRSasquatch]

Love these breakdowns. Greatly appreciate you diving deeper than I ever would, doing good work.

[@stars9084]

Love your ship breakdowns

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Thanks hope to do more of them

[@merafirewing6591]

Imagine making use of the large version of the Providence in the Imperial era as a rebel ship. And how it would stand up against Imperial star destroyer.

[@adventwolfbane]

Assuming they are built with contemporary technology and materials it would be more than a match.

[@topbanana.2627]

Dont underestimate the star destroyer

[@PP237PP]

Established Titles are definitely making the rounds on KZbin. I'm surprised they have any land to lord off 😂

[@cyqry]

I know its an old comment, but Established Titles are fraudulent and don't own the land they're giving away. And if you look into Scottish history for more than a few seconds, you'd understand your "ancestors" would be turning in their grave at the thought of someone claiming ownership of their country just by buying a flimsy bit of paper for a few pounds.

[@mateuszzych3564]

It's my absolute favourite out of all star wars ships!!

[@kskeel1124]

Gotta dump Established titles bro they are fraudulent

[@davidponseigo8811]

Definitely a fraud.

[@boondoggle788]

Watching this video a year later...the comment holds up. 😂

[@DISLIKEPRIDE]

??

[@ItsDaJax]

​@@boondoggle788Yeah, I had forgot all about them till this video. I saw the beginning of the ad and went "ope".😂

[@largepackage2322]

​@@DISLIKEPRIDE the sponsor

[@kingzweiiii2923]

I had an idea for a modified version of this ship for my Star Wars faction “the lost separatist” called the capsule ship. Basically the front area of the ship was hollowed out and replaced with large racks of vulture, hyena, or tri fighters. The main hanger was where they would have landed and automated arms would pick them up and rerack them.

[@marsar1775]

i like it

[@snowcube_steel]

So its similar to the Bulwark mk1?

[@xbassault9819]

Thanks for the video man!! I love this ship and this breakdown really shows how great of a design it is.

[@dapotato07]

Amazing ship, could you do one on the secutor class ? Really love your ship breakdowns btw

[@johncrews7240]

Absolutely love this shop my personal favorite from the seppies and it’s good to meet a fellow lord as well

[@revenevan11]

Excellent vid, but hey, uh, I've heard that Established Titles is a scam, you should look into it. Some creators even made apology videos after they were sponsored by them 😬

[@ronjon7942]

Yeah, but they pay their bills. There’s that. Guess I always wondered if anyone actually clicks on a sponsor, or just ff thru the ad.

[@GENGHISKHAN-hk3qs]

Awesome! Thanks.

[@johnpluta1768]

The Providence Class dreadnought of the Separatist Navy is a very unique design. However I can see that the observation deck on the spire at the aft section of the vessel can be used as a secondary bridge helm. That can be used as both a shuttle and emergency escape ship. 😮

[@catastrophe4852]

FINALLY, a channel that actually shows where the Frick the guns are placed

[@animez9669]

Love these type of videos.

[@titushooey3914]

Here are my favorite star wars vehicles 1 the B Wing 2 the MTT 3 the Eclipse class dreadnought 4 the K Wing

[@silversnake4395]

I've missed these

[@CT-5736-Bladez]

Same

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Aiming to work more in

[@BoopDaSnake]

Snakes are awesome. 🐍

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

Another amazing video

[@The_E_Paladin]

1.5 million battle droids. Per ship. This is why the CIS would have won without the meddling of Dooku and Sidious. They outnumbered the clones at least 10 to 1. And without using a slave army.

[@Jiub_SN]

That's debatable. The clones were originally basically meat droids and the droids were more sentient then you expect. It was always meant to be a both sides are bad because they're both manipulated by sidious, but of course TCW ruined that. They both were slaves, the only difference being what they're made of. I think TCW would've done better if they kept everything consistent with the movies and if there's been a plot line about anakin being against the clones (ex slave, TCW treated him like an action hero with anger issues) but learning that they don't really have any individuality or free will, only really seeing that in commandos and to an extent ARCs

[@Obiwan7100]

NerdZ,even though it's not mentioned in my headcanon I think the 2km version of the Providence-class can carry twice as many droids and ships than its normal version. Perhaps a 2km can carry 3 million droids, 92,000 passengers and 420 Starfighter droids

[@thesenate5770]

The venator often overshadows it, but personally the providence is my favorite.

[@tuellecke1339]

Scary to think just how many droids and tanks are in just one ship. Like a full complement of that ship deployed could casually become a Large Ground force. Combined with the ground forces of other ships are just horrifiyng

[@StarWarsExpert_]

19:13 this Obi Wan Quote got me laughin

[@captainseabass874]

Still waiting on that K’Kruhk breakdown! I see you using the 2003 series footage too

[@thestarwarsmusiccomposer3491]

6:15 Question? Why is there so little bombers. I thought it should've been much more big

[@benz1896]

MetaNerdz n Spacedock best SW ship vids, I reckon : ) love your work

[@frozendefender5690]

That’s cool that Saruman had a wizards tower on his ship :)

[@fredycz3902]

Providence class is a magnificent ship, 100% my top favorite ship from Star wars

[@KirbyBWebb]

Very good !

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

My favorite ship of the CIS, that´s a ship I would have in my fleet no doubt, providing I can stole one from the Quarren shipyards or hijack one from a CIS fleet

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Make it happen

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

@@MetaNerdzLore Will do

[@larry-three8225]

Separatists ships always seemed so much cooler to me; more so than their Republic counterparts.

[@shadowsnake8989]

My favorite capital ship design.

[@rashiqspencer6925]

Great video

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Loved those cross-section books, great video!

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Amazing video!

[@finn7530]

YESSSSS FINALLY!

[@TheWuffball]

A beautiful ship design.

[@yaceta3512]

Established titles is a scam. Please do some research on this and drop them as a partner

[@KTA1sVidsandFacts]

At 18:22 you can see the heavy flak cannons, yet in all other media where Providences are shown there is no indication where these flak cannons are. Even seconds earlier you can see the port side of the Invisible Hand has no indication where these cannons are. While you can chalk it up to the armor being able to roll back and deploy them when necessary, there still is no visual evidence that they are even there. There should be creases or cracks in the shape of a square, yet none exist.

[@ArtificialDragon]

Most favorite capital ship in star wars ^^

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Def up there for me

[@maxlevy9857]

Thank you so much for this metanerds. This is awesome, and all your videos mean so much to me. Keep being awesome 👏. May the force be with you

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Thank you I'll keep em coming

[@maxlevy9857]

@@MetaNerdzLore you’re welcome , I’m glad, I really appreciate it

[@videocrowsnest5251]

It's a shame there are no Clone Wars media where you actually see these ships use their underwater "submarine mode" in battles. Considering how many torpedoes, a Providence-Class Dreadnought had, it would probably make mincemeat out of mostly all Republic ships that tried to take it on in an underwater battle. It's in my opinion a bit of a missed opportunity that in the Clone Wars show, during the Battle of Mon Kala that the Quarren (later CIS occupation forces after the Quarren getting dooped was revaled) did not have any underwater warships on their side. It would have been quite interesting to see how the Republic dealt with something like that - That during the heat of battle a bunch of CIS ships came screaming in to make a dive for the ocean, with one smashing into the Venator that brought the Gungan backup to just sink it flat out by kamikazing it for good measure, while the others go underwater to join the CIS occupation forces. (Noting here - Why aren't we shown cases of the CIS using their droid operated ships in desperate moments as giant ballistic missiles? If you have Republic ships down in atmosphere mostly stationary, and the battle for space supremacy seems lost, with retreat either only possible in limited ability/is not possible, a CIS commander has nothing to lose in ordering some of their ships to act as a sort of very large"rods from the gods" type battering ram. Heck, they could even get desperately brave, and just order a ship to pull in essence a hyperspace ram where the ship jumps down towards the planet aimed at a Republic ship, and then the ship gets pulled out of hyperspace by the mass shadow of the ship/planet thus reverting it to real space, but keeping momentum to make interception/dodging harder. Even accounting for if atmospheres interferes with the full functionality, it would, I suppose be worth it to just tell the droids operating it to go for it to see what happens if all Sith hit the fan. At the very least, it would cause some panic and disarray as debris rains down if the ship gets close enough to the area it's aimed at. Even if ships can dodge, infantry on the ground sure cant. Got a clone force advancing with an annoyingly hard to kill Jedi leading em? Time to do a battlefield decommission, and drop a warship onto them if orbital bombardment aint an option. For some of the Jedi, considering how ridiculously good they are at surviving situations, bombing em from orbit seems like worth a shot when other things fail. A fried continent or two is worth some of the heavy hitter Jedi dead, aint it?)

[@matthewkalasky2891]

18:27 That's some pretty good attention to detail.

[@Dorian_Kellum]

This really is a perfect warship.

[@Littlemilkjug533]

Wonder how the dreadnought version would do against a star destroyer.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah that would be cool in a mod

[@sugdolomar]

Imagine the OP clone wars battleship variant of a lucrehulk against a star destroyer

[@Littlemilkjug533]

@@sugdolomar bro I think a regular lecrehulk can beat a sd

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@sugdolomar no competition, the ISD would be curbstomped.

[@Alcadeias01]

The quality of the ship is amazing ... it can land on Coruscant despite being snapped in 2 ...

[@spencersholden]

The Invisible Hand Cantina on Coruscant is one of my favorite piece of lore ever. I wish you had brought it up.

[@NexusDex]

Wait....WHAT?! don't Tell me they turned the wreck into a bar?!

[@spencersholden]

@@NexusDex yep. The Back Half was a cantina on Coruscant crushed by the back half of the Invisible Hand. The owner of the Back Half took the wreckage and rebuilt his cantina and rebranded to the Invisible Hand Cantina. I like the name Back Hand more though.

[@Naofumi-Iwatani]

Oh no, my cantina... I smell profit!

[@metaknight115]

@@spencersholden I wonder if he found Dooku's head and used it as a desplay.

[@spencersholden]

@@metaknight115the Republic striped everything of value from the wreck. More likely that Dooku’s body was vaporized. The thing had no shields on re-entry.

[@k.s.7045]

I dont no but i like this Designe. The Providence is one of my favorit Ships in SW.

[@thechroniclegamer4285]

You…are aware about Established Titles…right?

[@hunterkiller1440]

Love these bad boys over those boring half eaten doughnuts and boring rebel flagships that look like someone that's suffering from a serious snake bite.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Lol I love the lucrehulk. Donut of doom

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@MetaNerdzLore I call it the Donut Boi.

[@LaterMercury823]

The width and the height of Providence class Dreadnought version is more larger with the longer length then the standard official dimensions posted which are for the smaller Providence class Destroyer/Carrier version.

[@InterceptEditz]

The CIS ships is one of my favorite ships of Star Wars just because they look so cool and they could deal a lot of damage to enemy ships

[@silaslithian5298]

Attacking the medical station technically wasn’t a war crime, but demanding it surrender and that the ships around it surrender- isn’t. Ultimately killing retreating soldiers is still valid as a tactic, as the CIS knows they can just be repaired and sent back out. Same reason why CIS droid armies would get shot at even while retreating.

[@fredlandry6170]

“ Not to worry we are still flying half a ship”.

[@MrGA555]

I wish they made a story where a shipyard had continued to build ships long after the war had ended. And that it help in the rebel war effort. Possible distracting a good chunk of the imperial star destroyers in a different part of the galaxy during the battle of Endor

[@simpleviewer1334]

Fun fact: in legends there actually was a secret shipyard at Mon Cala that made almost a 1000 mon cala ships and it had a providence protecting it named Rebel One, it was a regular providence destroyer with Recausant Engines jammed in the back (so the 3 engines of the Providence + the 3 Engines of the Recausant) and the hangar was replaced with wings with engines and more weaponry attached, it was fast enough to not only blitz through enemy lines but also keep up with some corvettes as well as outgun Imperial star destroyers

[@Bucketroo]

LEGO finally made one of these, and specifically The Invisible Hand. It's a desktop model with a display stand and costs $50 USD. I bought one, built it, and I love it. It splits in two, like in the movie!

[@Apoc_Bone_Daddy]

My favorite separatist ship and probably one of my top 3 of SW as a whole

[@tedshackleford2772]

Is there anything that can beat this fleet?? Flagship: 1 Eclipse Class Super Dreadnaught. Support: 2 Executor-Class Star Dreadnought 6 Venator Class Cruisers 12 Imperial I Class Star Destroyers 10 Imperial II Class Star Destroyers 10 Acclamator Class Assault Cruisers 20 Cantwell Class Arrestor Cruisers 8 Arquitens-Class Command Cruiser 2 MonCala MC40-A’s 2 Lucrehulk-Class Battleships/Control Ships 8 Recusant-Class Light Destroyers 12 Gozanti-Class Light Cruisers 20 Carrack-Class Light Cruisers/AS 10 Consular-Class Cruisers 150 Pelta-Class Frigates

[@tedshackleford2772]

Can anything, even force entities, stand against it??

[@SenHai]

Oof. Established titles sponsorship hasn't aged well.

[@cjharmorer]

great stuff!!

[@jacawandersmok9043]

my favorite Big capital ship ;]

[@warhawk4494]

I do love this class of ship. Love the lines of it. Can we get a video on the Tri-Fighter "Clutch" from I,Jedi by Michael a stackpol. Its a ugly but it's a good and successful design.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

That would be cool idk when I could say though

[@Dr.Kratos.]

I love how chill-less the republic was with the ship carrying the supreme fuckin chancellor

[@Indo-Fury6521]

Can you do the Venator Class Star Destroyer in the next one?

[@MetaNerdzLore]

That would be crazy not next but maybe soon

[@Indo-Fury6521]

@@MetaNerdzLore Ok, I made my own Star Destroyer wanna hear it?

[@john-n7u7v]

when trench got beat the first time he was like "damn, i spoke too soon"

[@Vornskrofmyrkr]

I would totally buy a metanerdz plot, but unfortunately I'm already a Scottish lord...

[@izzybeleren9225]

Look up Scottish law. Established Titles doesn't do jack squat

[@michaelhardy9750]

Awesome thank you for sharing

[@meinschmerz6074]

The damn f+cking SQUIDBILLIES.... damn im crying xD