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- "We're caught in a tractor beam! It's pulling us in!"
- ―Han Solo
A Republic tugboat uses its tractor beam to guide another starship
A tractor beam was a projected force field that manipulated gravitational forces to push or pull objects.[2] Such devices were employed on some vessels, creating an energy field that allowed them to lock onto and move other vessels or objects.[3]
Vessels employing tractor beams included the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer,[4] the MC80 Star Cruiser,[5] the Confederacy of Independent Systems's Recusant-class warship,[6] and the TUG-314 Republic tugboat.[3] The Death Star also contained tractor beams and was able to draw the Millennium Falcon into one of the battlestation's hangar bays.[1] Countermeasures such as projectile launchers were used against tractor beams, destroying them with massive amounts of shrapnel that would be brought in by the beam.[7]
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Star Wars: Visions — "THE TWINS" (Mentioned only) (Ambiguous canonicity)
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Republic Tugboat in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Mon Calamari star cruiser in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Grievous Intrigue"
- ↑ Andor — "Daughter of Ferrix"