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V-19 landspeeder

This article is about the landspeeder. You may be looking for the starfighter of a similar designation.

Gian speeder

Production information
Manufacturer	SoroSuub Corporation^[1]
Product line	Landspeeder
Model	V-19
Class	Speeder^[1]
Cost	20,000 credits (new)^[1] 10,000 credits (used)^[1]
Technical specifications
Length	5.7 meters^[2]
Maximum speed	160^[2] to 240 km/h^[1]
Armament	Light repeating blasters (2)^[2] Blaster cannon (1: optional)^[2]
Crew	Pilot (1)^[3] Gunner (1)^[3]
Passengers	2^[3]
Cargo capacity	50 kg^[1]
Usage
Role(s)	Military transport
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era
Affiliation	Royal Naboo Security Forces

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"Hit them low, hard, and fast. Then get ready to run."

―Captain Panaka, briefing Gian speeder pilots before an attack on Trade Federation AATs^[src]

The V-19 landspeeder, commonly referred to as a Gian speeder, was a small landspeeder used by the Royal Naboo Security Forces, alongside the lighter Flash speeder.

1 Characteristics
2 History
3 Appearances
4 Sources
5 Notes and references
- 5.1 In other languages

CharacteristicsEdit

SoroSuub had designed the V-19 Landspeeder to operate as both civilian and military transports. The vehicle's medium-grade hull plating and reinforced armor made it a common sight on congested urban worlds where collisions were commonplace.

An unusually colored V-19 landspeeder.

The V-19 was also equipped with thrust pods tucked in at its back to reduce target silhouette. This made it popular with the Naboo Royal Security Forces which deployed it for a range of situations including crowd control, wilderness excursions and urban battles.

Although Naboo was a fairly peaceful planet, the Gian speeder was nonetheless rather heavily armed, with 2 forward light repeating blasters that could easily disable non-military vehicles. Each blaster had its own dedicated auxiliary power unit which allowed it to operate even if the speeder's primary power generator was damaged.

Furthermore the vehicle had one removable medium blaster cannon, that was able to pierce the lower forward armor below the pilot's hatch of an AAT. Some Gian speeders didn't carry this cannon, their pilots favoring a larger windshield.

Each carried a pilot, gunner and 2 passengers which were usually more than enough to handle a situation. Command versions of the vehicle featured holographic projection systems for tactical planning and more advanced communication systems.

HistoryEdit

By the time of the Invasion of Naboo, there were 36 Gian speeders in use by the RSF. When the Trade Federation launched its invasion of Naboo, many Gian speeders were destroyed in direct combat with heavier Armored Assault Tanks. Following that, the few intact Gian Speeders were used by the resistance movement.

During the battle, Gian speeders were deployed to ambush lone AATs. This created a diversion that allowed Padmé Amidala and a small force to storm the Theed Palace.