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[Star Wars] Would the empire have been more successful if they just hadn't bothered with the Death Stars?

Pretty much the title.
gpt
Without a doubt.  They could have built and crewed thousands, if not millions, of Star Destroyers instead, which would have been much more effective at hunting down the Rebel fleet and bases.  Additionally, an enormous fleet of Imperial ships doesn't have a single weak point that destroys them all - you have to do it the hard way, and the Rebellion simply would not have been up to that challenge.

Politically, the Death Stars did inspire fear, but the fear had the opposite effect from what was intended.  It pushed worlds towards the Rebellion by proving how dangerous and evil the Empire actually was.