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X4 Gunship

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X4 Gunship

Production information
Manufacturer	Incom Corporation^[1]
Model	X4 Gunship^[1]
Class	Gunship^[1]
Cost	200,000 credits (75,000 used)^[1]
Technical specifications
Maximum speed (atmosphere)	800 km/h^[1]
Hyperdrive rating	Class 3 (Backup class 15)^[1]
Navigation system	Navicomputer^[1]
Armament	Laser cannon (2)^[1] Light laser cannon turrets (6)^[1]
Crew	8^[1]
Passengers	6^[1]
Cargo capacity	20 tons^[1]
Consumables	1 month^[1]
Usage
Availability	Licensed^[1]
Role(s)	Assault gunship^[1]
Era(s)	Rebellion era^[1]
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance^[1]

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The X4 Gunship was an assault gunship built by the Incom Corporation and employed by the Rebel Alliance in their fight against the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War.

1 Characteristics
2 History
3 Behind the scenes
4 Appearances
5 Sources
6 Notes and references
7 External links
- 7.1 In other languages

CharacteristicsEdit

The ship's multiple decks provided adequate room for passengers and cargo. It was heavily armed with two forward mounted guns, three mounted turrets on the top and three mounted turrets on the bottom. It also carried the heavy shields and armor typical of gunships, along with the relatively slow speeds and maneuvering.

HistoryEdit

The X4 was designed by Incom to help fill the critical gap in Alliance forces-a lack of heavy-hitting warships. Used as a convoy escort and raider, the gunship was also designed for maximum compatibility, with most of its equipment capable of using the same spare parts used to maintain the Alliance's starfighter forces.

Behind the scenesEdit

This gunship, also known as the "Assault Gunboat" or "Rebel Gunboat" was introduced in Jump to Lightspeed, the first addon to Star Wars Galaxies, in 2004. Along with the Imperial Ye-4 Gunship, the X4 is one of the most dangerous AI-controlled enemies in the space part of the game. They can be found in the Kessel system and deep space, but also spawn during several missions. In November 2007 Star Wars Galaxies developer Thomas "Hanse" Eidson asked the pilot community on the official Galaxies forums for input on the name and in-universe description of the ship. The final name Hanse chose was inspired by a suggestion by forum member "SonofKashyyyk" while the description is based on a suggestion by forum member "LeaphChausew".^[2]