V-wing transport
Production information
Manufacturer	Slayn & Korpil[1]
Model	V-wing transport[1]
Class	Starship[1]
Cost	Model A: 175,000 credits[1] Model B: 195,000 credits[1]
Technical specifications
Length	20 meters (Model A)[1] 27 meters (Model B)[1]
Maximum speed (atmosphere)	1,000 KPH[1]
Hyperdrive system	None[1]
Crew	2[1]
Minimum crew	1[1]
Passengers	Model A: Pilots (4)[1] Model B: Pilots (6)[1]
Cargo capacity	Model A: 2 tons (internal)[1] 4 V-wing airspeeders[1] Model B: 4 tons (internal)[1] 6 V-wing airspeeders[1]
Consumables	3 days[1]
Usage
Role(s)	Transport[1]
Era(s)	New Republic era[1]
Affiliation	New Republic[1]

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The V-wing airspeeder transport was a transport used by the New Republic to deploy V-wing airspeeders from capital starships. Like the V-wing itself, the transport was manufactured by Slayn & Korpil.

CharacteristicsEdit

It was twenty meters long and could carry four V-wing airspeeders under its arching wings. These transports were similar in shape to the airspeeders they carried, but much larger in size. The V-wings were carried externally, and could be accessed through retractable docking tubes, as they were not sealed for space flight. As such, pilots travelled onboard the transport while in space.^[1]

Once the transport reached the upper atmosphere of a planet, the V-wing pilots would climb down and strap into their airspeeders. After releasing its V-wings, the transport could return to its mothership to take another group of V-wings or remain in near orbit to await its speeders at a rendezvous point.^[1]

The V-wing transport was unarmed and thus had to depend on starfighters such as X-wings and E-wings for protection.^[2]

HistoryEdit

The design came about due to frustration over the slow deployment of military airspeeders, which had previously depended on slower transports or assembly on-site. As the V-wing speeder was being designed, an accompanying transport was also being made by New Republic engineers.^[1]

During the First Battle of Mon Calamari, V-wing airspeeder transports were launched from capital ships such as the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Emancipator, which had been captured and put to use by the Republic. They saw action against the cloned Emperor Palpatine's World Devastators, TIE/D fighters, and wavewalkers.^[3]

The airspeeder/transport combination tactic had been used successfully in over a dozen battles around the time of the World Devastator assault on Dac.^[1] The Model B, an upgraded version of the V-wing transport, was later produced by Slayn & Korpil. It could ferry six V-wing airspeeders.^[1]

Following the successful deployments, the transport docking tube was studied by Slayn & Korpil for possible addition of an universal adapter that would allow T-47 airspeeders and other models to be used with the transport.^[1]

AppearancesEdit

• Dark Empire
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

SourcesEdit

• Dark Empire Sourcebook
• The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels

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