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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:40:49 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/dXxxsTT.jpg) An extensively modified Corellian light freighter, the Millennium Falcon is a legend in smuggler circles and is coveted by many for being the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy. Despite her humble origins and shabby exterior, the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs has played a role in some of the greatest victories of the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic. The Falcon looks like a worn-out junker, but beneath her hull she’s full of surprises.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:41:15 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/3JhCjDB.jpg) The Falcon in Bespin.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:41:39 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/DUS8svW.jpg) Han used every trick known to Corellians to escape and limp to the nearby star system of Bespin, where Lando’s techs fixed the Falcon.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:42:08 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/3RW13Oe.jpg) They Can't Have Disappeared! No Ship That Small Has A Cloaking Device!"
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:42:53 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/9oQMlkz.jpg) We may have seen one come to a sticky end at the finale of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as it smashed into the ISD Devastator, but in Empire, 13 GR-75 medium transports made good their escape, blasting off from Hoth as the v-150 Planet Defender ion cannon fired from Echo Base, disabling the ISD Tyrant. At 90 meters long with a class 4 hyperdrive, these vessels were never built for speed, but were capable of carrying anything up to 19,000 metric tons of cargo, and of course many rebel soldiers, equipment, and consumables. A malleable vehicle, they could serve as troop transports, medical ships, rescue vessels or in any manner of roles but their lightly armored exteriors meant they had to be shielded and protected by the fleet.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:43:10 GMT
A military version of a civilian transport, the GR-75 proved critical to the rebel retreat from Hoth, as starfighters protected personnel and equipment evacuating aboard these minimally armed craft. The GR-75’s clamshell-like outer hull offers protection for its interior, which can be filled with cargo pods.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:44:07 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/FNNHC8X.jpg) When stationed on Hoth, the Rebel Alliance modified T-47 airspeeders to become snowspeeders, fast flying conveyances for patrol and defense of their hidden base. It took some doing to keep the crippling cold from permanently grounding their airforce, but Rebel ingenuity overcame the relentless Hoth elements. The T-47 airspeeder is a small, wedge-shaped craft with two forward-facing laser cannons. In its rear arc is a harpoon gun fitted with a heavy-duty tow cable. The snowspeeder is a two-man vessel, with a pilot and rear-facing tailgunner.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:44:34 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/lmSWVf2.jpg) T-47 Airspeeder Retrofit to maintain performance in the thin air of the icy skies of Hoth, the T-47 airspeeder -- better known to audiences as the snowspeeder -- was a swift and agile atmospheric vehicle capable of taking on the might of the Imperial war machine. Originally built as a cargo vehicle, the militarized version had a pilot to the fore and a gunner to the rear manning the magnetic harpoon and tow cable as well as controlling the laser cannons via targeting systems. The T-47 could be outfitted for water worlds, desert planets, and swamps, but the model would be forever associated with the snow-swept plains of Hoth.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:45:01 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/igPrtaJ.jpg) Snowspeeder cockpit
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:45:28 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/tVLljcQ.jpg) Snowspeeder cockpit
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:45:43 GMT
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:46:28 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/P9VsmVz.jpg) The Storm IV twin-pod cloud car, was a locally built atmospheric repulsorcraft that patrolled the skies of Bespin and Cloud City, escorting -- and sometimes firing warning shots across the bow of -- visiting vessels. Easily identifiable with its twin hulls -- one for the pilot and one for the gunner -- and its rusty orange paintwork, the twin-pod cloud car was a familiar sight in the skies of Bespin, traveling between the many tibanna gas mining facilities.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:47:12 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/1CQPyBt.jpg) The X-wing is a versatile Rebel Alliance starfighter that balances speed with firepower. Armed with four laser cannons and two proton torpedo launchers, the X-wing can take on anything the Empire throws at it. Nimble engines give the X-wing an edge during dogfights, and it can make long-range jumps with its hyperdrive and its astromech droid co-pilot. Luke Skywalker is famous for destroying the Death Star behind the controls of an X-wing.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:47:58 GMT
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:48:13 GMT
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