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VESSELS THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE HIGH-TECH CRAFT OF THE Star WARS UNIVERSE! text ey Bi ustrations By DOUG CHIANG Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels by Bill Smith Original Illustrations by Doug Chiang Schematics by Troy Vigil lable of Contents seknoeedgnents x Iroducion 1 Teelne xl ‘sLayman’sGuce eo Tetnegy aw jor Horweeuers i sat ker 2 a0 Tansee 4 AST Woke 6 49Viglaneo 8 eng Fhe 10 npnen 2 Baving ghee uu ‘corek Guise 16 Shotet a 8 Chino 2 ‘hoskshape Ptr 2 ‘cou chy 2 ‘cont lows Car 2 Cert von 2 ‘ar Vers TE Fgh 20 Dah Rendars Outer 2 Dia Ser 3 Deal St 20 Ovo Si Prtpe 3 — 0 Dreadnaught wing Fghier False Slr Desir Entree One Escape Pod Expanded Boing Fighir Executor Puy ‘Guns Singer Hopon Batis brogon ope Hava Bole cruiser Home reece Hosk Staton ures Tooth Hut Coavel Hyperspace Morovdee 17 Hostunner 16-2000 Imperial Lening Crt Imperial Str Destoyer Inco T-16 Styhopper Inco Y-4 “Raptor Transport Inerclr Suiser Auton Ore Houle “Jabba the Flut’s Sail Baige 2 4 48 4 50 82 5 86 cc 6 @ 6 6 C 1 n m 1 %8 Ee a ae a Ec 90 Jobbbo the Huff's Space Cruiser Jowa Sandecwer Juggernaut loa) tuck lamba Shute Lance Figo lors FariyLandspeoder Luke Siywover’s Landspeader MorouderCorete Moroude Stocker Maser rcs Ship Manni Fatean Mon Cal Cisse Mon Remon NF-ATToxspot Nation Ranger Panes Xzor’s Vrago Prato! Rabel Blockade Runner Reba Crue abel Sroespoader Rabel Trenspon Scimitar Assoul Bomber shitship 9 vo m4 118 Ne 120 12 128 128 128 130 132 136 138 138 140 142 ue 48 fe Shu Bote rid sebuah Shi Su Sine lonely Aout Coor Sor Home Seger ‘Stam sun Gusher swoop SSu00p Teton Boy Toi Deis TE Bomber THe Gower KE Datondor TED Fgh Te Fer Te nestor Twin Pod Cows Car avig Alpoeder Vitor SrOesoyr wis Kade Word Doesatrs ¥P-3B Lendspater avig tar ‘aig iter 196 Headhnie bout the Author Introduction “Oo you remember wien you fist sau Stor Wears?” ‘Snyone who grew up in the lala 1970s knows the answer to ‘mot question ond i invariably evokes images of the cantina scone, Luke Skywalker gozing ou! ol Taloolne's twin suns, orc Ine dramatic space botte abave te Deain Stor. However, the very 1st moment hot grobbed us ol! wos the seene whan the Imperial Str Destiyor Dovastotay, seemingly snits tong, rumbled ovor- hood, turboloses biasing cir. ‘While the Star Wars movies farm an epfe myth about people ond tne enotonges nay must overcome, the slrships and vehi- ‘este vitally characters in teirou righ, George Lugs creat 0 0 universe so vibvan hal even the abjecs in have @ te of Iho Mn. The Alt Fatcon, “he fastest hunk of unk in ne olan,” is mere thon jus! an ononymeus ship; ts @ charocer wilh © personolily, os are the diaids Artoo-Detoo and Soe Thwospi. The Rebel Alionce's sleek X-ing ond V-wing fighters ‘are troalhieking, The Rabo! snowspeeder and AT-AT walkars ro ‘til sunning 9 decade ond @ hat ater me release of The Empleo Ses Back, And vio con forget the spectacular bale aboard “ba sa beige in Retr of ha Jecr2 ‘Sor Wars: The Essent! Guide fo Vehicies and Vessols is © handbook fr people wo are fascinoted by his technology. One af tha mos! suocesstl elements of tha Star Wars movie is Ihe sion of eaity—he sense hot, ie cornea were ooking In-a deren direction, we would fed other equally inlresting choras- tes, situations, and, of course, more ships ond vehicles. ‘Through the various novels, comics, robploying gomes, com puter gomos, and nor soures, we've been inoducod fo many ew vessas, each uniqualy 0 par ofthe stor Wors univers. This baok describes one hundred such vehcies—only « faction of ‘nose 60 for ereted-—In an efor fo prove on overvaw of hese ‘omazing wonders. From Luke Skywakers lendspeeda othe Daath Str, or the ‘opening reais ot Star Wars WV: A Now Hope fo te tinal pages ot the lest novels, gomes, and comics, these entes describe the vohites ond vessels rom tho mos! populor science fiction movi seties in history... ond perhaps they offer « few tonolzing glimpses of wha is yee come. Enjay and may te Fore be ith you. (just ado soy i.) i: September 14, 1995 Timeline This book Includes many reterenees to important evens in Star Wors history. This imeline roles many of thase events for cosy floral. The commen flaence pain! i tne Bate of Yavin, where Luke Skyweaker destroyed tho fist Deolh Siar, labeled here os “SWA* for Stor Wors IV: A New Hope. [BSWV4 = Detar Stor Wors IU A New Hope ASIA = Alor Sor Wors 1A New Hope 25,000 yoors BSW Knignis appear. he Old Republic is formed. Jedi 4,000 years BSW4: The Groct Sith Wor, (Depleted in Toles of the Je, Dark Lords ofthe Sit, ond The Si Wor) 29 yours BSW4: Han Salo bom in he Corellian star system, Fall of the Republle: A dork period of cortupian and saclal injustice sveeps tough the Republic, paving the way for Senator Palpatine’ rise to power. 16 yeors BSW: Luke Skywalker and Leia Oigana bem and ploced in hing: Anakin Skywarker bovomes Darin Vado Jodi Knights hunted ond killed: Palpatine becomes Emporr; Empire formed fst slrings of rebalio begin. 1-54 years BSW4: Hon Solo and Chewbacca eperate a: smugglers. Their tavels fake them fo the Corporate Secter, the Hul-ovmed worlds of Nor Shaddoa ond Nol Huta, and omer sec ions of the golaxy. CDepicled In Han Solo at Stars’ End, Han Salo’s Revenge, Han Solo ond the Los! Legocy, Dork Empl, on Tatas rom he Mos Estey Cantina) ‘SWa: The Battle of Yovin. Luke Skywalker destoys the fis Death Sor. (Depicted in Str Wars WV: A New Hope) 3 yours ASW: The Bate of Hoth, The main Rebel base Is dostoyed. Boba Folt captures Hon Solo, while Luke Skywalker contromts Darn Vader. (Dopietod in Star Wars V: Tho Empire Sikes Bock) 3.4 yours ASW: Golactie criminal leader Prince Xizor pols Ine doalh of Luko Skywalker. Leia Organa, Luke, ene Lando calssion Wack Boba Fe hoping o save Hon Solo. (Depicted in Shoclows of the Em.) 4 years ASW4: Luke ond Leia foe Han Solo; Jobba the Hut dies, Lando Colisslan ond Admiral ekbar fas the atack that destroys the second Death Stor, Luke Skywalker confions the Emperor and Darth Vacer; Palpatine dies when Vocier rodeems ienself and lms an bis feener master. Luke Skywalker leads @ Rebel le! to Bokura, devastating on ‘advance Sst invasion fre. The New Republic created by declaration of Kon Nethrno the ‘edging government begin the work cf reuniting the golxy. (Depicted in Stor Wars VE Returm of tte Jed, The Truce of Bokura, and tha Horo Iho Empire Sourcebook) 8 years ASW4: Tho New Republic continues to unite the ‘worlds of he qolaxy under ifs ule. Hopan Prinoelsoder sacks the hand of Princess Leia Oigona in marioge. Werlord Zsin) kted ‘over the planet Dathomir. Han Solo weds Leia Organ. (Depcled in The Couns of Princess Lao) 9 yeors ASW: Grand Admiral Trawn's campaign nearly suc ceeds in toppling the New Republic. Luke Skywalker contonts the ‘mod! Jedi Jons C'BaoIh. Struggling leoder Talon Karrde alles ‘wih tho Naw Republic. Jacen ond Jatna Selo bem to Han Sala ‘ond Leia Organ Sole, (Depicted in Heir othe Empica, Dork Fareo ‘ising, ana The Last Command) 10 yoors ASW4: Tha remnants ofthe Empite, unde he cree- lion of a roineainated Emperor Palpatine, reduces the New Republi"s sphero ot inuence 10 less thon halt of the galaxy. Despite the introduction of many new wenpons, such as World Dovasttors and tank dois, ihe Empite is defeated. (Oeplced In ork Empire, Bork Empl, ond Empie’s End.) 11 years ASW: Imporiol forces trom Ine secre! Maw Instotton, under me command ot Admiol Dao, attack tha Naw epuble using on experimental weopan named the Sun Crusho. “he Imperiol les is devastoed an Ine Sun Crushers destroyed, though Daolo escapes. Luke Skywiereslablishes his Jed! Preeum (Beademy) on Yavin Faur. (Oapieled in Jed Search, ‘Dark Apprenice, and Champs ofthe Force) A layman's Guide fo lechnology To primitive civliztions, ine technology of ine Old Repub and of the ler Empire and Naw Republc, might seem wondrous, even magi¢ol, The scientists of hase eaiy eWilizaons might decry the wonders of hypeeive and ropulsolt ive as “imposs bie,” obviously not realizing tha, jus! bacouse sornahing 's not understood, i's not impossible. In the golony of he Empire and the Naw Republic, fastershon- light drives, onigrvty vehicles, ond energy weapons are more inon lust possible; hey afe loken for gyanied, end es predictable 08 groviy ond fhe changing ofthe sosons. Strships ond vehicles are loos thal ro used every coy. They gol dinged and dente, Many of them need @ new coa! of paint Pilots and mechanics. moke repois os bes! ney can, ofen using replocement pos ond juysigged engineering thal righ make it Inough Iiee or four more hyperspace jumps. Manutacutrs po 2309 “ater marke kts” so ship owners con instoll sisi genera fos ond more peverful weapons. I's a commen saying among feighter pilots thot “There's mo such thing os a “stock” light tighter’ (f couse, any specialized field is bound to hve unique jr gon. Hewe are some ofthe lems used in hangor bays aroun he galoxy CLASSES OF SHIPS Capital stip ‘The teem “eopilal hip* rors fo any miltry storship 100, meters of move in lngih. These ships fend 40 have lorge crows (imperial Stor Dostayers Nave maintained over 37,000 crewers board), wilh muliple lurbolaser and laser cannons for deep- spoce balles. Tay ore neavly armored, wit power deflector shals ond immense power genofatxs. Many capitol ships cory squattons of strighters witin meir hongas. (One of the smolr capital ships in mis book is the Rebel Blockade Runner Tonlive 1, whieh is 0 Corellian corvatis. Medlurn-size copital ships in this book Include the Carrock Cruiser, the Loneer Frigate, and the Nebulon-& Frigate. The Empire's imperial Sler Desioyars, Super Siar Dastroyers, ond Ecips2 Shr Destroyer ore among Ihe largest capt ship. Speeders “Speeders oe high-speed ground vehictes which hover above 0 plot's suface. Luke Skywalka’s landspeader and the Rebel snowspecder oreo such examples. ‘Speeders ond olherlvtling vehices—such os skis and sal borges—oll use o form of antigraiy cive called “repulsorit to hover and fy. Mony speaders also have ion-dive oetburners for igh speed igh. ‘Strfighte “Siighters" are among the most glamorous storsips in te Stor Wors usiverse. The Rebel Alionce's X-wings, Y-Wings, ond A wings, ond the Empire's TE rightes, or just a fw of fhe mony ‘ypes of slrighters,Blindingly tos! and holly armed, stright ers do much ofthe fighting in space. ‘Transport ‘Any nenmillory starship used fo cay cargo or possengees fs ‘lassiied os “ranspod.* Transports range tom small ight {felonies (lke Ihe Covelion ¥T-1300, of which ine sionnium Falcon is one) io mossive bulk tansports and contoinee ships, ‘which can cory tnousonds of tons of ergo. [Nos tronspers travel regulor routes exneng several slor sys Jems. These ships form a viol link in tne goloctic economy. Transports are stow ot bon sublight ond hyperdive speeds and ‘most have na weepanry or sheldng to speak of, Howaver, sore lronsports re heavily modiled wih weapons, high-perarmance Arives, and miliiary-giade shield generotors: egain, tne ‘Miteanium Foteon 's one such ship. Pires, smugglers, ond bol sympanizes often mod thelr transports for combat. COMMON TECHNOLOGIES Hyporative “Hyperdiva" isthe miaculous technology which allows star ships fo ener the alanale dimension known os hyperspace and travel ester thon Ihe speed of ight. Hyperarve ollows trove! betaeen the milions of sotlad wonlds in tho Empire Tiovating in hyperspace con be quite dangerous—objecs in (or universe, of “ealspace,” ploduee “mass shadows" in hype spoce. Any ship skiking @ mass shadow in hyperspace Is instant ly dostrayed. Slorships nave navigational “nav computers” (ots ricknomed “navicompulers") Yo calculate sate travel route Ttraugh hyperspace, faking the ship around stars, planets, sto ‘sloros, ond other slllor hazards. Once a ship hos entere yperspoce if eonnet change cours, Hypererives are rled by "lasses"; me lower the class, tn faster he hyperdive. Clase Trvee ond highar hypercives ae com mon om chlion: ships, Mast milory enipe hove. loss Twc.or: Class One Rypetcives. Some exceplional ships, such as the Millennium Faican or Dosh Rendor's Qutridr, have exceptionally fos Class 0.76 ot Cass 0.5 hypercives. Sublight Drives Slorships fly ol Slowor-than-light speeds using “sublight tives” Sublight<ives re used fo propel a starship rom a plan elary suroce ina orb, anc rem there into open space, where o ship can engoge is typarciv. Al strship bots toke place ot subiight speeds. The most common subtight diva is the HoetscheKassel fon crve, This ype of fon dive craws Kem power calls or enecetos to ereate a contatied fusion reaction. The reaction releases corged pots, which blast rom ine engines fo provige thrust Most ships rey on power oes, athough he Hosts Kessel dive oan be convered fo use heavy mel, liquid reaciants, or vinually ony substance os fue Roputsortin Drives: “Repulsotit divas" re the most common form of ontigriy ave. Londspoodes, soowspeecars, soil barges, and cloud cars use repulsriis. Most strships also havo ropulsorit drives fr planetary landings ond omosaheric tight Repusorits use power supplied by 0 tusion generar lo ere ole on omgraviy fl which repels against a ptonet's gravy. The ruling fel allows repulsoi vehicles 0 hover ond tl above a plone, Depending upen the dive, @ vehicle's hovering aituce can ronge rom o few nenlimstrs above ground (evel fol ori Tha most powerful repulsortit units con propel vehicles to speeds over 1,000 kilomees per hour, albough many vehicles use on oerburnos 1 incieose speeds. Repalsori dives da not werk in space. WEAPONRY ‘There are several common weapons used throughout the goloy. With tne coniung tect of poles and the ongoing cil wr between the forces ofthe Ernpite and the New Republic (for mely the Rebel Allonce), weapons are 0 vitualneoessiy for any sath. teser and Blaster Cannone ‘These aro he mest common weapons; blast cannons are ess pov laser cornons and ore used on vehicles. Loser cen- pons fife coherent packs of inlonse ight enaxgy whieh ease sysinl damage Xings, TE fighters, Rebel srowspeoders, AT-AT walkers, the Mlenatum Falcon, and most ler vehicles and smal slorships pave onbood laser or blaster eonnons, Turbolosors: Turbolasers are much more powerful versions of losar con: non; hey ore used by coptal sips. Tubolosers require mutipe. son elewWs and large generators for power, but they con cu Incough the shel and crmament of enemy capt! ships, ‘The Deoth Sor, Imparial Slor Destroyers, Mon Colamari Sta ‘uises, ond most ote capil ships nove tuboasees. Jon Cannons lon cannons ore specialized versions of laser eannons. They peneole shies, meting them voluoble weapons against neo shisided vessels. lon connon blasts consist of high-energy lon aed paticles which disable slectonic systems vihou! cousing physical damage. fon cannons disable enemy ships so they con De captured intact. Imperial Star Destroyers, Non Colomari Stor Cxuisers, ond ‘mony other strships have ion connon. Proton ond Concussion Weapons Proton torpedoes, concussion missiles, ond bombs are ‘weapons used by fightes, transports, ond copiol ships. Those ‘weopons ore physical weapons, rotner thon blsts of energy. Tey an be used aboard any vehicle or vesso, Lue Skywalker fed proton torpedoes dovm the Death Sto’ exhaust ven ‘Tractor Booms Treclor-baom projectors ceate power beams which eon capture, slop. and fel in enemy staships. Sine tractor beams (fe bulky, Is ctu fo ship wih @ trator boa, bul onoe © faget ship is sack, escape Is almost impossible “Te lmpaia Sar Destroyer Oevasiator captured Princess Lela’ Rebel Block Runner Tanive Vit toctor beam, Addonaly, the Deoth Sor copied he failennium Folcan witha rater bec, ‘Shots “Thote ore two common fypas of shields: potile shields ond royferergy shields. Shield generotos shioud staships and vehi- ‘bs in fleas of enegy, adsorbing anergy biests and physica! ‘attacks. Shields con absorb only o limited amount of energy before hey bum ou, bal they provide significant protection wi ‘hey fost. Shields oro found on almost all storships; vehicle sleds ore much weoker. PPticleshieling protects opoinst physical objects, such as rissiles, proton forpedoes, ond space debris. Particle shields ‘must be lumed of fo allow a vessel ffs oun missi, o 1 launch ce roaive other vehicles, Enuigytay shielding proecs only against laser, boser, and Turbolasaratacke. Energy shields rquite sgaiccnly more power to maintain hen partes shies and cre normally ised only in combat Major Manufacturers ‘Thousands of companies manutaclue sterships, vehicles, teplaceenont parts, cr amare upgroe kl. These companies range tom sprang suparcorporaions like Carlin Fogineer ing Corporation to small, local companies like Pantolomin shipwrighs Ship enrles in this book include tho monulecurar wherever possible, Ifa ony is keyed 10 a speciic vessel (gue as he Hatennium Folcon ot Stove For uses @nicknome, the ship Wpw's formal nome is listed in paronihess. Vices manutochod by 2 governmen—such os ihe Deo Slar ond kmgerial walkers—arw not lscussod hae. Aegan ovat EnGivneRs + Hosk Stator (Detoyo.Cass Space Stalin) Aeron Royo! Engines wos a prominent starship manufac fring concer during meh of the Old Republe's istry. White the compony hod several succesful designs in te tiger ans capil worship marke, Alderaan Royal Engineers wos most frnous for is hnury yachts, deop-spoce sation, ond ext es cal. The companys once grand luster fd in hela yeas of Ine Old Repubic as more aggressive companies lke Kuot Dive Yards and Siena Fel Systes se lo prominence, The company W0$ suey por! ofthe Royal House of Aldereon’s reomament biogium, bul me company ceased operations ofr Aleroon's cesivaton ARaYD INDUSTRIES Tank Droid @XR-85 Tank Droit) += Provol (viper Pre Dicid) ‘oky Industies is major doi, heevy woopons, ond sor ship manulactuer. The company caveloged is repulsion hxcugh several hgh pote milly conacls wih the Empi,Azoky ioe nosed atvonces in aici! ineligeneo dung the reign of he Empeo, is Most noloworhy echieveman! being the Viper Prcbe Oroid model, which Empire used lo discover the hicten Rebel base on ne planet Hoth. The company dosigns starship compo- nents and complete designs, including the Helix stright. Despie the cea of Empefor Potpaine, Ackyd remains a loyal impeiatcompany. ih assistance rm lop peal Any advie- es, Mohd developed ine XR-86 Tonk Oxoid, which sow exonsiva use ding the bate 0 etoke Coruscant. Aratect Reruisor Conran + Speeer ke (247 Mir Speeder Be) ‘tech is © compony made fomous for is speeder-bKe ‘designs, particularly he Yellw Demon ine and te 72-2 maltory speeder bike, Despile being a decoded design, tbe 747 speeder bike ‘emains a popular choice among both Impeticl and New Republic ores duo ois speed, manowvertily, onc dural. Bespin Moors ‘Twin Pod Cloud Cor Storm N) Bespin Miolrs wos formed special forthe constuction of lous Cty on Bespin. Te company wos founded oso subsidiary of fncam Corporation, bul Bospin exoeutves rigged a sl-buyout shorly ofer ie goret company was nationalized by he Empire. ‘Bespin Motors pfoncored tne development of high-otuse cloud co's, While chee companies naw produce competing claud eat designs, espn Motors remoins he dominant manufacturer. Bios Dane Yanos + aus Stajosar (2 koi Mine) Byblos Dive Yor (BOY) Iso regional storship monutoctrer sed in he Coloniss region of he golny. @DY's most successtul product tines oe is anspor, eighles, ond industria mining fond construction vessels. & BOY subsidiary, Byblos Repulscrbiv, provides Combo! Cloud Cors ond atspeedars for lati, New Republi, ond planetary poioe forces. Cone GALAKY Sistens * Enforcer One (Decdnaughy Core Golaxy Systems wos one of the fored “ounding ship- wiighls" of Ihe Old Republi. Uke Alder Royal Engineers ong Randi StaDrive, the company’s history des back ovr twenty milan. Core Galaxy Systems fon hord times fe oentias prior a the Bate of Yavin end the ecnpany wos bough! oul by uot Diva Yar, of which time the Core Galxy Systems nome wos ei, Contwits StarDRive + Webulon Ranger (Coruscant-ciass Heavy Cour) Caretia StorOrve wos @ company with abril but spectacular history, Founded by o former executive of Covelion Engineesing Corporation (CEC) one millennia por fo the Great Sih Wor, Corela SiorDive developed several exceptionally successtul Ship designs in bol ihe civilian and military markets. Corellia. StocDive worships cored the flog of the Old Republic Nowy, much 1 te chagin of CEC. However, the good tines dc not 1st forever—he company’s ent senior design tear was killed ino feck shulla CGSh. I Was @ 1088 fam whieh Gocelo StaDrive was never Obie To recover ond roughly two millennia oer is (eunding, he compony folded ond wos bought by CEC, Corellian EnaregeRiNe CORPORATON * Dosh Renders Outer (YT-2400 Freighten) + Escape Pod (Class scope Pos) * Hound's Tooth (4V-685 Light Freighter) + Atenntum Folcon (¢T-1800 Transpo) + Rebel Blochode Runner (Carve) + Wa Kade (Action VI Tonspatt) Fomous fr fas, heovly armed, ond easily moditied starships, Corelian Engineering Comportion (CEC) is one of the galany’s free lrges! starship manufactures, (The oer nwo axe Kwa! Dive Yards [KDY) and Sienor Fel Syslems [SFS}.) CEC, however, hos ie distinlion of oving is svecess fo civiion soles, unike KOY and SFS, both of which rly on Imperial milfory conroets Patt of CC's success can be attbuted to geegraphy—the Corellon worlds Fend te produce some of he galoxy’s lop starship engineeis ond CEC has title Koubla reeling tlenied designers and eoginaots. Tha company’s YT- ond Welghlers and Acton kansposts are some of ne mos! succesotul eiilan designs in he galary. CEC"'s few milry designs, porkulerty the carve end gunship, oe alsa qulle success Cyenus SpactwonKs + inpatal Landing Caf (Senne! Gloss londing ert: mana ‘ocuoa win Slenor Fle! Stems) ‘geus Spucouerks sn imps! ily slaship manuto lurr with song is fo bo Senor Flat Systems andthe imperal Nowy. The compeny builds shutla and londing-rot Vorlons based on he Sienor Flea! Sslems Lombdo-lass shut. Cygrus cco buds the Apto-Coss 9-1 Sor Wing asso! gunboa! end DolieClss .V-7 “Escort Shull.” Cygnus remains an Impero allied coeration ond preduces many cuting-6098 design for to impart Navy. DAMORIAN FAANUFACTURING CORPORATION. * Cartck ceuiser DDomovion Mantacluxing Corporation is 0 small starship com: any based on the planet Esseles, on the edge of Ine Core Worlds. Damovon's main claim o fore iste Carrock ght enue, ‘hie hos proven mote suvcessiul as a marketing tol than a means of securing miliry contvcls. Domorian hos suctesstu Iroighey, bulk kenspor. ond storightr tines. Freie, Inc + Eoming Fighter FreTek, Inc. is 0 p-New Republic millory starship manutae Iter founded by the design tear tht creaied the Xowing fig. These designers, former Incom Corporation employees who Aofecte fo the Rebel Alionce before he Botte of Yovin, stared tha company toil Ihe New Republic's need for superior slight. ‘Tha company’s frst design wos Ine E-wing fighter which wos inoducad during Grand Admiral Thensn's eompaigh ageins! the Now Republic. win me suocess of he E-wing, Freie increased the size of ls design department ond conlinues 19 work an naw Fighter design forthe Naw Republi. Gauoreee YaRDs, INC. + Robe! Transport Qedlum Transport) Gollotee Yords, Ine. wes © smollslosship monufecturer nat tec fo compete in the ciomded Honsport and teighier makes, Despite repealed produc! overhauls and slick mearating, the com pany seldom tuned o proft. Gallotee wen! bonkrupt Severo yeors Brior fo the Batie of Yovin: many of the company’s remining ‘ronsperts found their woy inl the Rebel Aline" ft Haran Consonua ' Hopes Novo-Class Bato Cruste The Hopon Consortium is @ privately owned company can. trolled by the Hepan Royal Forily. Orginling in tho ioloionist Hopon Cluster, the company’s products ora soldom seen In New Republic or impeial space. The Consort's designs hove ode vate hull ntogty and shilding, bul underpowered fusion gone alors combined ‘wilh antiquated weapon designs make the Consorium’s vessels ulnarable agains! comparable Imperial ond New Republi ships.