Barloz-class medium freighter
Production information
Manufacturer	Corellian Engineering Corporation
Product line	Pre-YT series
Model	Barloz-class
Class	medium freighter
Cost	120,000 (17,500 used)[1]
Technical specifications
Length	41 meters
Height/depth	20
Maximum speed (atmosphere)	850 km/h[1]
Engine unit(s)	CEC NovaQuad-D
Hyperdrive rating	Class 2[1] Backup Class 12[1]
Shielding	Equipped[2]
Sensor systems	Equipped[2]
Navigation system	Nav computer[2]
Armament	Laser cannon (1)[2]
Crew	2[1]
Minimum crew	1[2]
Passengers	4[1]
Cargo capacity	85 metric tons[1]
Consumables	2 months[1]
Other systems	2 escape pods
Usage
Availability	Licensed[1]
Role(s)	Transport Smuggling vessel
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era New Republic era
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Alliance to Restore the Republic Smugglers Various others

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The Barloz-class medium freighter was a medium stock ship popular during the time of the Galactic Republic.

CharacteristicsEdit

The Barloz-class was manned by a crew of two, with one gunner and up to four passengers. It was armed with single turret-mounted laser cannon. Propulsion was provided by the NovaQuad-D system, a precursor to the drives used on the YT series.

One of the principal strengths of the Barloz-class freighter was its size: forty-one meters long, twenty meters high, and capable of storing over eighty-five metric tons of cargo. The size, coupled with the craft's durability, made it an ideal craft for cargo shippers and smugglers. Barloz freighters were woefully under-armed, however. A single laser cannon, fixed in a front-firing position, was the craft's primary defense system. In addition, the Barloz was not very maneuverable, making its only option in a fight a hasty retreat. Still, the craft had a thick, durable hull capable of resisting a fair amount of damage, allowing captains to pilot their craft out of a combat zone relatively unscathed.

The Barloz was equipped with a CEC NovaQuad-D Drive System, the precursor to the engines used in the YT series craft. Like the YT-series, most pilots modified the existing system to coax better performance from the ship.

HistoryEdit

Manufactured by Corellian Engineering Corporation, the Barloz-class was a no-frills freighter. It contained many of the innovations that would later make the YT series such a success, but it was phased out when the YT series was introduced.

A number of these ships were used to transport Tibanna gas to and from the planet Bespin and the Zann Consortium destroyed several of these ships in order to corrupt the planet. The freighter was once one of the most popular vessels to travel the spaceways—the YT-1300 or Ghtroc of its era. In the latter days of the Old Republic, a medium freighter was equivalent to the light freighter of the Imperial era. Long since supplanted by the YT series, modified Barloz freighters continued to compete against its descendants in the Outer Rim Territories. The Barloz was developed roughly three decades before the Corellian Engineering Corporation unveiled the YT-series craft. Several of the "design innovations" touted by CEC pitchmen were in fact introduced aboard the older Barloz. However, CEC's aggressive marketing campaign for the YT-series spelled the end of the venerable Barloz.

Notable shipsEdit

• Birthright
• Eyeshine
• Lady Sunfire
• Twi'lek Dancer

AppearancesEdit

• "Incursion" (First appearance)
• "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Rodian"
• Star Wars: Empire at War
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
• Allegiance

SourcesEdit

• The Last Command Sourcebook
• The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
• Pirates & Privateers

• Stock Ships
• Secrets of the Sisar Run
• Lords of the Expanse
•  "Ships of the Smuggler's Alliance"—Star Wars Gamer 4
• Standoffs
• Starships of the Galaxy
• The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual

Notes and referencesEdit