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human
(Star Wars) How closely does Empire technology resemble Republic technology?

Also where does the republic tech come from? Is theirs also republic?
gpt
Nearly identical. There was a regime change, but Star Wars is a nearly post technological setting. The Empire's super weapons were application of existing tech on a larger scale (Death Star) or implementing a technology no one had seen a need to before (Sun Crusher).