AEG-77 Vigo

AEG-77 Vigo
Production information
Model	AEG-77 Vigo
Type	Transport
Cost	200,000 credits (75,000 used)
Technical specifications
Hyperdrive rating	Class 3 (backup class 15)
Navigation system	Navicomputer
Armament	Laser cannon (2) Laser cannon turrets (6)
Crew	8
Passengers	6
Cargo capacity	25 tons (100 tons in unarmed transport version)
Consumables	1 month
Usage
Availability	Licensed
Role(s)	Cargo transport Convoy escort
Affiliation	Black Sun Ay'Nat pirates

The AEG-77 Vigo was a transport vessel of the criminal Black Sun organization that was also used by Xizor Transport Systems and other organizations and individuals at the time of the Galactic Civil War. Some ships were heavily modified for use as convoy escorts.

Characteristics

AEG-77 schematics

The ship provided lots of space for passengers and cargo. Its interior included three decks connected by two elevators, an observation room, a large bridge, a recreation room, an engineering room, and a cargo hold. Modified versions were equipped with two forward mounted guns, four top mounted turrets, and two bottom mounted turrets.

History

The AEG-77 Vigo was originally used as light defended transport vessels by the Black Sun and also later by other organizations, including Xizor Transport Systems and the Hutt cartels. As they became known for their light weaponry, more and more transports were attacked and captured by pirate gangs, especially those smuggling valuable cargo for Black Sun. To counter this threat to its profits, Black Sun decided to modify some of their cargo transports into heavily defended gunships that would act as escorts for the rest of their convoys.

Behind the scenes

An AEG-77 Vigo under attack by a pair of IRD-A starfighters

This gunship was introduced in the Jump to Lightspeed expansion of Star Wars Galaxies as an NPC ship.The name of the vessel was suggested by forum member "Zion Halcyon" on the pilot board of the official Galaxies forums, while the description was provided by forum member "Halyn" after developer Thomas Eidson asked the pilot community for suggestions. AEG stands for "Assault-Escort Gunship", while Vigo means "Cousin" in Old Tionese.

Although a detailed interior for the ship was added to the game files in 2005, it was not seen in-game until January 2008 with the release of the Chapter 8 update when it became a multiplayer ship available to freelance ace pilots. It was one of several ships made playable in Chapter 8 along with the X4 Gunship, the Ye-4 gunship, and the N-1 starfighter.

Appearances

• Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed (First appearance)
• Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures

Sources

• Friday Feature – Witness the Firepower on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as AEG-77 Vigo)
• Chapter 8: The Nova Orion Crisis on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Black Sun AEG-77 Vigo Gunship on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
• Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — The Shadow Syndicate (Card: AEG-77 Vigo Gunship) (backup link)
• Strongholds of Resistance (Picture only)

External links

• Black Sun AEG-77 Vigo Gunship on the SWG Wiki