VCX-820 escort freighter
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| VCX-820 escort freighter | |
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| Model |
VCX-820 escort freighter |
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| Technical specifications | |
| Length |
20.2 meters |
| Maximum speed (atmosphere) |
950 km/h |
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| Shielding |
Military-grade shield generators |
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Equipped |
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| Crew | |
| Passengers |
3 |
| Cargo capacity |
1 metric ton |
| Consumables |
6 months |
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The VCX-820 escort freighter was a freighter designed several years before the Yuuzhan Vong War. It was a heavy, fast, "flying guns"-platform. With its 8 autoblasters, it could easily guard convoys of otherwise defenseless bulk freighters and commerce craft.
Designed with military requirements, it was nonetheless reasonably priced on the civil market. Originally, the VCX-820 was designed for the Imperial Remnant, but invasion by the Yuuzhan Vong caused many smugglers and private traders to seek out a vessel that would allow for protected travel through profitable, yet highly dangerous, space lanes. As a result of this desire, many larger trade-firms invested in these vessels, making it quite common during the hard times of the New Republic.
