@ INCREDIBLE CROSS-SECTIONS WRITTEN BY DaviD West REYNOLDS RUSE TNG SPE he Hans JENSSEN & RICHARD CHASEMORE DK PUBLISHING, INC.CONTENTS SPACECRAFT ENGINES 3 BLOCKADE RUNNER ri STAR DESTROYER 6 TIE FIGHTER fy SD OWUs BesUNS 10 SANDCRAWLER v4 MILLENNIUM FALCON 7) T-65 X-WING yh BTL-A4 Y-winc 20 MUI OPW ro. ee 22 PY or SO gS vrs 7M 27 SLAVE I PZ) Jappa’s SAIL BARGE 30 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 77INTRODUCTION Bs Ere a ts characters themselves with their intricate detail and fascinating designs, The richness of their conception invites curiosity: what's inside a Jawa sanderawler, and how does a Star Destroyer deploy its TIE fighters? Where was Ben Kenobi when he deactivated the Death Star's tractor beam? Here at last are revealed the interior I and components of these amazing vessels. answering all these questions and more, showing where all the action takes place and how their systems function. The most meticulously detailed research and design work was undertaken to make the extraordinary illustrations of this book definitive. You can spot Chewbac ee ree a eRe ta rcs ce he has finally registered Han Solo as “captured.” Many of these craft have been mysteries: their secrets are DOL ie SNe ee en eee eS oN ey plore them for yourself. and revel in the depth of one of the great stories of our age. 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Commanded by the daring and loyal fe UE Oe ee eC Ue aC ee ee crafted ship of a make seen throughout the galaxy, and famous for its versatility. Under the cover of diplomatic immunity, the senator- bi ee een es Sse eS Tantive IV's mission profile takes it into both war Pe Reser ose a Ce eee eee CTT eee enn aM neg Sere ees through many harrowing adventures, and it is only under the pursuit of PR a eee finally overtaken and captured Teena ad eee ee oo eer eerie ee ess Peete ton ete een er eet ee eer ee aren eT Ny ee ere eee eek eet Tantve Vs escape systems could save its crew fom the Devasau’s gums. uses her ship for missions of espionage against the Empire Ea ed ere High-capocity pod is bonded opereTeetierns ee Cn \ eae pon y Cente c « eee Tech station monitors ated Cea pg on en } er eens . rrepeonane ll 7 eet | eee tered ee en ted docking hatch Peed Pears R2 AND 3PO’s EScare oe The small pod used by R2-D2 and C-3PO carries fe et ee en ute ay pnt meee eerste] om Serene neers w J AON 4 Our nent ee ss bee seers alee) aires | WaNeeerinnve d ee eee ees — to help it escape peril and find a suitable landing site SE Led pene ern caer ny Se een cay Peer ed sin J ssator ee eee rs ed commis Peer > len turbine coat _— Ths nozle , Heat exhaust pare! 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Only a single viewport is builtin: a small slot a eo ea to help it eseape peril and find a suitable landing site / sector Soe uaee Saeed Pe nrg within the Corvette are coded with symbols such as these for identification ee eet ee eo / eee as eee ad rs oe) me) Pee Bey ora ces shield projector, causing aa explosion which damaged the power generator pees Set tt See come toed (OeCNTy Blending anonymously into galactic space tattic, Corellian smnugglers skillfully pilot their malti-engined Corvettes through, See Oe etd csp fm rn ib Fc rive peso abe , : y era De _ Subligt eee) a rend "~ Subtign drive exhaust ——~ Rear hover eer eens Ty es Pee ney oe eee Se eo en Sermon the Falcon’s speed wit es ors vs piste Pres ney Lae ay Se eee) ‘many Jong houts of space tavel, and Pree ere resent nee Soe pee eesti ceach other in a classic contest of matched but differing abilities. con SC ae Yet tn sores emer Pees neni teeny Arner ncT-65 X-WING __. sa X-WING STARFIGHTER Was a top-secret dhs Cae eer mene oy the Empire began to suspect Rebel sympathies within the company and seized its assets. 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It is neither the FEN oN BS eee en Se ened Seas Cer Ser) ee en Main N pry oa cer TO KerONeNS ety (9 disrupt the control cireuits of an enemy craft without destroying it. The Yowing features win ion cannons, bat they are notoriously delicate instruments. Their erystal matices invariably get vibrated out of alignment in light and combat, cen San Sees For the attack on the Death Star only two Ye-wings in the entire Rebel force had functioning ion cannons. These proved critically useful, and one of these craft was the only Y-wing to survive the battle en ” BTL-A4 Y-wING I He KOENSAYR Y-WING design dates back many years, as do most of the Y-wings in the Rebel Alliance space SO aan coe eer ee co een Peed Peet) on rommry Pecos Pat } ace CoE TNT ‘The Y-wing runs very hot for a ship of its size, and employs a complicated cooling systemn which runs throughout the ship. 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While both pilots are fully qualified to perform all control functions, in nocmal practice one serves as Aciver while the other acts as gunner, Firing Controls ean at any time be yielded to the vehicle commander, who uses a periscope display capable of tactical and photographic readouts, The two pilots ace guided by terrain sensors under the cockpit and ground sensors ‘built into the feet ofthe vehicle. Seans read the nature and shape ofthe terrain ahead, suring infallible footing, ‘Toe fap piston Terrain scanners Macrobinocular viewplate Impulse tein senso. Scout trooper wearing heated suit Powerteaier Dz [AS WEAPONS OF TERROR, the gigantic Imperial All Terrain Armored “Transport walkers advance inexorably on the battlefield like unstoppable giants. These behemoth monsters are shielded with heavy armor cladding, making them invulnerable to all but the heaviest turbolaser weaponry. Blaster bolts from ordinary turrets and cannons merely glance off the walker’s armor or are harmlessly absorbed and dissipated. A powerful reactor produees the raw energy needed to move this weighty battle machine. Cannons in the movable cockpit spit death and savagery at helpless foes below, cutting a swath of destruction which the mighty footpads then Speen Bucs crash through, Breaking enemy lines with its blaster fire and lumbering mass, the AAT walkers usually cary a set of high-velocity epulsorit speeder bikes walker functions as a troop carrier, holding in its body platoons of crack assault See scouAS cx survivor bumtng slssions. The speed aud agithy of these bass ‘complement the plodding might of the walkers, making the combined assault | soldiers, ground weaponry, and speeder bike antipersonnel/reconnaissance vehicles. capability thorough and overwhelming, The eolosal size and nightmarish animal When this cargo of terror is released into the chaos and destruction a walker has resemblance ofthe AT-AT combine with its combat strengths to give it tremendous caboose Tenpecia vietoey ay Gomaples., psychological power. Until the Battle of Hoth, no army had ever fought resolutely against an onslaught of walkers, so fightening and devastat their presence.