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BR-23 courier
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| BR-23 Courier | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Class |
Long-Range Troop Transport |
| Technical specifications | |
| Length |
20.7 Meters |
| Maximum speed (atmosphere) |
850 km/h |
| Hyperdrive rating |
Class 2.0 |
| Shielding |
Equipped |
| Armament |
Laser cannon turrets (2) |
| Crew |
2 |
| Passengers |
40 troops |
| Cargo capacity |
40 metric tons |
| Consumables |
2 weeks |
| Usage | |
| Role(s) |
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The BR-23 Courier was a durable personnel transport and courier ship that served in Old Republic fleets and militias. After finding the market for TIE/ln starfighters enormously more profitable due to the Empire's swift move away from transports like the BR-23, Sienar partially refitted its large back stock of BR-23s with civilian-grade systems and dumped them onto the open market. These inexpensive craft, which were easy to repair, proved to be a boon of profit for Sienar.
While most of Sienar's surplus stock found its way into the freighter market, the BR-23 also saw use in cut-rate shuttle services and employment as personal skiffs. After leaving military service the BR-23 proved to be popular among courier services, small-time shipping agents, and a good number of smugglers. In the case of the Rebellion, they made it a general policy to acquire these ships where ever they could find them as they could be easily re-converted to their original troop transport duties.