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[Star Wars] Why did it only take 4 years to build the second Death Star when it took 20 years to build the first Death Star?
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The first death star was done in secret and only operational a few days or weeks before it's destruction. The death star 2 while bigger was built with nearly the full imperial economy and moffs council backing it. It was only about 30-40% complete but fully operational as a weapons platform. It couldn't leave the system or even defend itself completely beyond a few hundred turbo lasers and tractor beams instead of the thousands the first death star had. Funding for the DS1 was a trickle over 19 years with only serious funding coming in at the last 4 or 5 years. DS2 was given a veritable flood of money and resources from the beginning. It's even rumored that the DS2 was under construction prior to the DS1 with the DS1 being a prototype to keep palpatine happy.