A com-scan, or comm/scan, was a scanner that detected communication signals.

Contents 1 History 2 Appearances 3 Sources 4 Notes and references 4.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

They were used by military commanders to identify sources of communications and triangulate enemy units with the intercepted communications signals.^[1]

The Rebel Alliance used a MicroThrust Processors OrC-19 Com-Scan integrator console at both the Battle of Yavin and the Battle of Hoth.^[2] The system was also fitted on many capital ships, such as the Imperial-class and other Star Destroyers, where they could be found inside the conning tower's sensor globes^[3] and Mon Calamari Star Cruisers.

The Executor used such systems upon entering the Hoth system to verify the location of Echo Base. Toryn Farr used an instrument to interface with the com-scan's display map during the Battle of Hoth.^[4]

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
• "The Longest Fall"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Rebellion 1: My Brother, My Enemy, Part 1
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, novel (First identified as Com-scan)
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

SourcesEdit

• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (First Edition)
• Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: ComScan Detection)
• The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 108 (ECH3-4, Technology of Echo Base)
• The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy (As "comm/scan")
• Star Wars: Complete Locations (As "comm/scan")
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

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