Northern Saxonia wrote:What was the point of the Tarkin doctrine aside from the whole “ruling through fear” thing? All those SDs must take a ridiculous amount of effort to maintain...
Ruling through fear at the expense of having a navy that makes sense in any way whatsoever is pretty much the whole point of the Tarkin Doctrine. Keep in mind, economy in Star Wars is complicated enough that "maintaining" doesn't really come into a star nation's concerns.