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Sublight drive
A sublight drive was a vital starship component used to drive ships through Realspace at normal speeds; the most common form of sublight drive was the ion engine, which the TIE fighter used two of to achieve its incredible speeds. It is not to be confused with the hyperdrive, which was used to propel ships through hyperspace.
The usual speeds achieved by sublight drive were quite substantial, amounting to a respectable fraction of lightspeed itself. A freighter-sized vessel propelled by sublight drive could clear the atmosphere of a planet and its gravity well in a matter of minutes.
The most common sublight drive was produced by Hoersch-Kessel, and found in vessels ranging from the T-16 Skyhopper to the Imperial Star Destroyer.
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Appearances
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- The Old Republic: Smuggler's Vanguard
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
Horning In on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
- Choices of One
Jedi's Honor
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
"Missed Chance"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
- Millennium Falcon
SourcesEdit
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Living Force Campaign Guide
- Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)
- Hapes: Ladies First on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 19 (Starship Drive Systems)
- Message to Spacers 7 on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
- Message to Spacers 8 on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
- Message to Spacers 10 on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
- Millennium Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual
Sublight drive in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
