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Bacta tank
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| Bacta tank | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Type |
Medical device[1] |
| Cost |
3,000 to 100,000 credits |
| Physical and technical specifications | |
| Size |
Over 2 meters high |
| Weight |
500 kg |
| Usage and history | |
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The bacta tank, also known as a rejuvenation tank[2] or a rejuve tank,[3] was a large, specialized tank that was filled with the powerful healing agent created by the Vratix, bacta, which promoted rapid healing.
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History
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A bacta tank and a supply of bacta were expensive, the tank alone typically costing 100,000 credits from 32 BBY to 8 ABY, so such medical equipment was usually found only in hospitals, on board capital ships, and within major military bases. Movement of bacta tanks could prove difficult because the tanks weighed roughly 500 kilograms.
A patient was required to be fully submerged within the bacta for the healing agent to do its job. Patients wore breath masks to breathe while submerged. Patients while in the bacta tank wore either white briefs for males or a gown for females. Certain species, such as Rodians, experienced complications with the bacta due to their metabolism, sometimes requiring extended submersions.[4]
Although bacta was near impossible to acquire during the reign of the empire, the Rebel Alliance obtained a functional bacta tank and a small supply of the liquid for use at Echo base. After being attacked by a wampa and spending the night on the frozen wastelands of Hoth, Luke Skywalker would have almost surely died from his injuries if not for Echo base's bacta tank. After the battle of Endor, the New Republic initiated a bacta war to liberate the remaining bacta and spread it across the galaxy.
AppearancesEdit
SourcesEdit
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, First Edition
- X-wing: The Official Strategy Guide
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, First Edition
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
- Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: Bacta Tank)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: FX-7 (Effex-Seven)) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: Hoth: Echo Med Lab) (Picture only)
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- The Far Orbit Project
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- Star Wars: Power of the Jedi
- Star Wars Roleplaying Game
Making a Full Recovery on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
- The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
"Secrets of Mos Eisley"—Star Wars Gamer 7
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 21 (BAC1-2, Bacta Tanks)
Star Wars Trading Card Game – The Empire Strikes Back (Card: Medical Center) (Picture only)
- Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous
- "Bartyn's Landing"—Star Wars Gamer 7
- Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition Core Rulebook
Bacta tank in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
External linksEdit
Please Don't Tap The Glass on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
