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Raddaugh Gnasp fluttercraft

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Raddaugh Gnasp fluttercraft

Production information
Product line	Appazanna Engineering Works^[1]
Model	Raddaugh "Gnasp" fluttercraft^[1]
Class	Airspeeder^[1]
Cost	14,750 credits (3,200 used)^[2]
Technical specifications
Length	7 meters^[1]
Maximum speed	310 km/h^[2]
Maximum altitude	1,000 meters^[1]
Shielding	None^[1]
Countermeasures	The rear blaster was an e-web turret
Armament	Laser cannon (1)^[1]
Crew	Pilot (1)^[2] Gunner (1)^[2]
Passengers	0^[2]
Cargo capacity	20 kg^[1]
Usage
Availability	Military^[2]
Role(s)	Patrol Reconnaissance Search and rescue Air assault
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era
Affiliation	Wookiees Galactic Republic

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The Raddaugh Gnasp fluttercraft, or Wookiee ornithopter, was a small patrol flier used by the Wookiees of Kashyyyk during the last decades of the Galactic Republic, and the early years of the Galactic Empire.

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

CharacteristicsEdit

The fluttercraft was named after the predatory insects known as gnasps, which were native to the Wookiee colony moon of Alaris Prime. It was a compact twin-seated scout craft used to patrol the dangerous lower levels of the jungles of Kashyyyk, as well as for rescue missions. The vehicle had no armor and relied on speed and agility to avoid enemy fire, though it was fitted with a rear-mounted laser cannon operated by the vehicle's gunner.

HistoryEdit

The Raddaugh Gnasp was developed as a civil security patrol vessel, and was commonly used in recon missions and perimeter scans in the dangerous underbrush of Kashyyyk's forests. However, it was pressed into military service during the Clone Wars, and saw action during the Battle of Kashyyyk in 19 BBY.

Weeks later, they would be employed once more in the defense of the Wookiee homeworld, this time entering into combat against Imperial stormtroopers under the command of Darth Vader. Many fluttercrafts had been retrofitted with laser cannons following the initial departure of Imperial forces from the planet. This time, however, the Wookiees did not prevail, and the planet was enslaved.