Everything in the empire was built to intimidate as many as possible, mainly because of the sheer size of the galaxy and the number of people that lived there. The Imperial fleet had thousands of Star Destroyers, but in the grand scheme of things that was nowhere near enough to placate the galaxy.
Venators were designed as Star Fighter Carriers. Star Destroyers carried 70 non hyperspace capable fighters but were really designed to intimidate. We saw their power in terms of planetary blockades and Bombardment in Rebels. But they weren' suited for anything else.
If anything they were designed as peacekeeping weapons that would never have to face a serious challenge in space because there wasn't another military to face them.
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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