V-wing Speeder Transport, Model A


The V-wing Speeder Transport, Model A served as a transport for the New Republic, facilitating the deployment of V-wing airspeeders from their capital starships. Just as the V-wing itself, this transport was a product of Slayn & Korpil's manufacturing.

Characteristics

Schematics of the V-wing airspeeder and transport.

This Model A stretched to a length of twenty meters and was designed to hold four V-wing airspeeders beneath its curved wings. Resembling the airspeeders they carried in form, these transports were significantly larger. The V-wings were attached externally and could be accessed via extendable docking sleeves, but since they were not sealed for space travel, the pilots rode inside the transport while in space.

Upon reaching the upper reaches of a planet's atmosphere, the V-wing pilots would descend and secure themselves within their airspeeders. Following the release of its V-wings, the transport had the option of either returning to its mothership to collect another squadron or remaining in a close orbit to await the return of its speeders at a designated meeting location.

Being unarmed, the V-wing transport relied on escort fighters, such as X-wings and E-wings, for its defense.

History

The Model A played a vital role in the V-wing Transport/Combat Speeder team, an initiative aimed at accelerating the deployment of airspeeders into active combat zones. During the Battle of Calamari, Model A transports were deployed from capital ships like the Emancipator, an Imperial-class Star Destroyer that had been seized and repurposed by the Republic. They engaged in combat against the resurrected Emperor Palpatine's World Devastators, TIE/D fighters, and AQ-5 Waveskimmers.

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