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XX-23 homing beacon
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| XX-23 homing beacon | |
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10 cm |
| Range |
Unlimited |
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- "You're sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship? I'm taking an awful risk, Vader. This had better work."
- ―Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin
The XX-23 homing beacon was an s-thread tracking device produced by Imperial Engineering and used during the Galactic Civil War.
The XX-23 was a small cylinder that broadcast a continuous signal that could be received by HoloNet s-threads. A dedicated computer would then be able to determine when the ship crossed an s-thread and plot its course with this information.
The homing device planted onboard Millennium Falcon by a HMOR homing droid was a variant of the XX-23 design.
Appearances
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- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: Empire: Darklighter
SourcesEdit
- Cracken's Rebel Field Guide (First identified as XX-23 homing beacon)
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 85 (Homing Beacons)
