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Talon I combat cloud car

Talon I combat cloud car

Production information
Manufacturer	Ubrikkian Transports
Model	Talon I combat cloud car^[1]
Class	Airspeeder Repulsorcraft
Cost	15,500 credits (7,500 used)^[2] 80,000 credits^[1]
Technical specifications
Length	10 meters^[3]
Maximum speed	1,500 km/h^[3]
Maximum altitude	100 kilometers^[4]
Engine unit(s)	Ubrikkian Servant ion/repulsorlift engine (1)^[4]
Shielding	None
Armament	Forward double blaster cannon (fire-linked)^[3]
Crew	Pilot (1)^[3]
Passengers	1^[1]
Cargo capacity	50 kilograms^[1]
Consumables	1 day^[1]
Usage
Availability	Restricted^[1]
Role(s)	Planetary combat Aerospace law enforcement
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era^[1] New Republic era New Jedi Order era

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The Ubrikkian Talon I combat cloud car was an armed air vehicle designed to fill a niche between starfighters and lighter vehicles like the Storm IV cloud car. Introduced some time before the Battle of Yavin, Talon I combat cloud cars were known to be used until at least the era of the New Jedi Order.

1 Characteristics
2 History
3 Appearances
4 Sources
5 Notes and references
6 External links
- 6.1 In other languages

CharacteristicsEdit

Unlike most airspeeders, which generally had a flight ceiling around a few hundred meters, the Talon I had a ceiling of 100 kilometers. Using the Ubrikkian "Servant," a combined ion/repulsorlift engine, the Talon I could reach an airspeed of up to 1,500 km/h and could fly in environments that prohibited repulsorlift use by using only its ion thrust and aerodynamic design.

Though unshielded, it had good armor for a vessel of its size. A fire-linked double blaster cannon gave the Talon I sufficient firepower to challenge many starfighters and small transports, and its low cost made it a common sight in the aerospace fleets of many planetary law enforcement and customs agencies. Proper licensing allowed private citizens and organizations to use the Talon I as well.

HistoryEdit

In 1.5 ABY a Corellian gang raided and devastated the headquarters of Corellian Vehicle Reclamation using modified Talon I cloud cars.^[5]

The Noghri used Talon I cloud cars on Honoghr, based out of their main spaceport in Nystao. When Luke Skywalker first visited there, he was escorted by a pair of these craft. They were also used on Bespin and some Imperial-controlled planets, and were known to be popular in the Outer Rim.