Hound's Tooth
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| Hound's Tooth | |
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| Class |
Modified YV-666 light freighter |
| Technical specifications | |
| Length |
62 meters[1] |
| Maximum acceleration |
2,360 G |
| Maximum speed (atmosphere) |
1,190 km/h |
| Hyperdrive rating |
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| Shielding |
Equipped |
| Hull |
Reinforced armor |
| Navigation system |
Equipped |
| Armament |
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| Complement |
Scout ship (1) (Nashtah Pup)[1] |
| Crew |
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| Passengers |
Prisoners (4) |
| Cargo capacity |
20 metric tons |
| Consumables |
6 months |
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The Hound's Tooth was a modified Corellian Engineering Corporation YV-666 light freighter owned by the Trandoshan bounty hunter and slaver Bossk. Bossk acquired the ship after Han Solo and Chewbacca destroyed his former ship on Gandolo IV.
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[edit] Characteristics
The exterior was smooth and rounded, with an elongated, rectangular hull originally meant for cargo transport. The ship also had a three-deck design and was protected by shields and reinforced armor.
The Hound's Tooth's main deck contained Bossk's private quarters, a training chamber, an armory and an advanced medical bay. Its aft section was modified into a prison equipped with a series of magnetically reinforced holding cages which were connected to a force-field generator activated by motion sensors in the event a breakout took place. The prison also had a skinning table for skinning Wookiee captives, his trophy collection and interrogation devices.
The command bridge was situated on top of the main hull and provided access to all the Hound's Tooth's systems. Its cockpit was equipped with a monitor bank which relayed information from hidden sensor screens, allowing the Trandoshan to monitor the entire vessel. The vessel also had an interior scanning system for monitoring cargo, motion sensors which were linked to neural stunners, sub-q injectors and shock panels, and voice-recognition security systems which prevented unauthorized access of the ship's ramp. These included anti-personnel blasters, a durasteel net and an electrocution array.
The bottom deck contained the Hound's Tooth's engines, power core, and weapons systems. The vehicle's armament were a turret-mounted quad-laser cannon, a secondary ion cannon, and a forward-firing concussion missile launcher that carried up to six missiles. A scout ship, Nashtah Pup, was stored in the interior for emergency operations. The Hound's Tooth was later stolen by Tinian I'att and Chenlambec. Bossk eventually retrieved his ship, however.
Its propulsion system was simple though it gave the Hound's Tooth a considerable amount of maneuverability despite its size. Its standard ion engines generated thrust while a pair of long maneuvering fins linked to the engines provided vertical movement. Two main drive nozzles between the fins of the vessel controlled turning.
The onboard systems were controlled by a X-10D droid brain that was capable of responding to verbal commands from anywhere on the ship. It also controlled most of the Hound's Tooth's systems including weapons and security. The bridge and Bossk's private quarters also featured datalinks connected with the droid brain.
[edit] Behind the scenes
In Star Wars: Empire At War: Forces of Corruption, it may be seen that the Hound's Tooth, while practically agile, is vulnerable to attacks from Rebel Alliance X-Wing Fighters. A blind spot exists at the rear of the vessel, from which no weapons can be fired, and which X-Wing can exploit, by flying directly behind the Hound's Tooth and firing at it. The starship cannot maneuver enough to get a clear shot on its trailing vessel. Whether this fault represents a canonical problem, or if it is just a video game technicality, is unsure.
[edit] Appearances
- Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk (First appearance)
- Shadows of the Empire comic
- The Mandalorian Armor
- Slave Ship
- Hard Merchandise
- The Lost Lightsaber (Non-canonical appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
[edit] Sources
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire toy line
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Dagobah Limited (Card: Hound's Tooth)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Special Edition Limited (Card: Bossk in Hound's Tooth)
"Scum and Villainy" - Jedi Knights Trading Card Game (Card: Hound's Tooth)
"Harbingers of Doom" - Star Wars Gamer 7
Star Wars Trading Card Game – Rogues and Scoundrels (Card: Hound's Tooth)
- Ultimate Adversaries
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 124 (HOU1-2, Hound's Tooth)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Galactic Hunters (Card: Hound's Tooth)
