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Snowspeeder Facts
Manufacturer
Incom Corporation
Model
T-47 airspeeder
Class
Airspeeder/Repulsorcraft
Technical Specifications – Modified T-47 airspeeder
Length
5.3 metres
Maximum speed
1,100 km/h
Maximum altitude
175 metres
Armament
2 CEC AP/11 double laser cannons
Ubrikkian Mo/Dk energy harpoon and tow cable
Light repeating blaster cannon
Engine Unit
Karydee KD49 repulsorlift engines
Crew
1 pilot and 1 gunner
Cargo capacity
10 kilograms
Despite the snowspeeder’s humble creation and patchwork
modifications, snowspeeder pilots were inventive enough to use
the vehicle to its full potential. When they realised laser fire was
ineective against more advanced Galactic Empire vehicles,
snowspeeder crews used the harpoon gun and tow cables to tie up
the massive legs of the Galactic Empire AT-AT walkers and disable
or bring them down entirely.
T-47 airspeeders also proved useful to the Rebel Alliance forces in
more than just the frigid climate of Hoth. Rebel Alliance technicians
modified the multi-faceted cargo transport ship into multiple
incarnations besides the snowspeeder. The swampspeeder, for
example, was rebuilt with flotation gear and water-tight seals. Other
variants included the sandspeeder, which was customised with
advanced air filters to keep out the sand and engine cooling units
to combat the scorching desert sun; and skyspeeders, which had
pressurised cockpits and more powerful repulsorlift engines for
higher altitudes.
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