Helix-class light interceptor
Production information
Manufacturer	Arakyd Industries[1]
Model	Helix-class light interceptor
Class	Armed freighter
Cost	215,000 credits new[1] ≈182,000 credits used[1]
Technical specifications
Length	30.9 meters[1]
Maximum speed (atmosphere)	750 km/h[1]
Engine unit(s)	Arakyd H-L Block ion drives (4)[1]
Hyperdrive rating	Model A: Class 2 Incom GBp-625 hyperdrive[1] Model B: Class 1 Incom GBp-629 hyperdrive[1] Both models: Class 12 backup[1]
Power plant	80 fuel cells[1]
Navigation system	Equipped[1]
Avionics	Arakyd LBE flight control computer[1]
Armament	Arakyd Plasburst laser cannon turrets (2)[1] Ion cannons (2)[1] Proton torpedo launcher (1)[1]
Crew	Pilots (2)[1]
Passengers	4[1]
Cargo capacity	35 metric tons[1]
Consumables	4 weeks[1]
Usage
Role(s)	Freighter
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[2] Rebellion era[1] New Republic era
Affiliation	Various[1]

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The Helix-class light interceptor was an armed freighter manufactured by Arakyd Industries that could easily serve as a starfighter. A second generation was also produced, the "Model B."

CharacteristicsEdit

The original model of the interceptor had a Class 2 Incom Corporation GBp-625 hyperdrive, whereas the Model B came with a Class 1 GBp-629 hyperdrive.

Both variants of the craft had a LBE flight control computer, 4 H-L Block ion drives, a Class 12 backup hyperdrive, 80 fuel cells, and an atmospheric capability of over 1050 kilometers per hour along with great maneuverability.

A duranium-kathor composite hull was protected by shields. The craft boasted 2 Plasburst laser cannon belly turrets that could be fire-linked, 2 forward fire-linked ion cannons, and 1 forward dorsal proton torpedo launcher that carried 5 Mark V-rated torpedoes.

HistoryEdit

The craft was only manufactured for 6 months before the Bureau of Ships and Services realized that Arakyd was manufacturing an illegally-armed "freighter". The Empire then mandated an end to the production, but that did not stop Arakyd from selling the existing craft.

The Empire demanded that all owners of such craft strip them down to meet Safe Starship Regulations and register the craft with the ISB, but few people actually did so, and many Imperial nobles maintained their ships as delivered.

AppearancesEdit

• The Last Jedi
• Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead (First appearance)
• Galaxy of Fear: Planet Plague
• Galaxy of Fear: The Nightmare Machine
• Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi
• Galaxy of Fear: Army of Terror
• Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd: A Hyperspace Exclusive on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• Galaxy of Fear: The Brain Spiders
• Galaxy of Fear: The Swarm
• Galaxy of Fear: Spore
• Galaxy of Fear: The Doomsday Ship
• Galaxy of Fear: Clones
• Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger
•  "Wildfire"—The Kathol Outback
• "Small Favors"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 12

SourcesEdit

• "A Buyer's Guide to Alternative Starships"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

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