Shieldship

"I wonder how that thing would do in a meteor shower."

- Tav Garvin, upon seeing a shieldship for the first time.

One of the most visually distinct ships in the galaxy, the Shieldship was the brainchild of New Republic war hero Lando Calrissian and built with the cooperation of the Republic Engineering Corporation. Since the ships were originally meant to repel the dangerous rays of the Athega system’s superhot sun, they have few applications outside of their original purpose, but REC keeps the design in circulation since no other ship in the galaxy can do what the Shieldship does. The Shieldships resemble giant umbrellas and work in much of the same fashion. They have large tubes and fins designed to vent the heat generated by the proximity and exposure to a sun. Depending on the heat given off by a particular sun, or the closeness of the Shieldship to it, the cooling gear onboard may need to be replaced after every trip.

The Shieldship has an advanced slave circuit system for taking control of the ships behind it, making for quick trips into and out of a system. Without the slaving system, the Shieldship is forced to travel at sublight speeds, making for much slower times. Unlike many capital ships of its size, however, the Shieldship is quite fast, clocking in at an unheard of 60 MGLT. This is possible because the ship has very little superstructure in comparison to conventional ships of similar scale.

The Shieldship boasts strong armor and powerful shields thanks to its primary role of protecting ships from superhot suns. For protection it has only a single turbolaser, but that is usually more than enough since few ships would be able to follow it into the places it goes.

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 * Wookieepedia