Rogue One: A Star Wars Story introduced us to seven new ships and vehicles like the U-wing and the TIE striker
So in this video I'll be covering what we know about all of those new vehicles
Some light spoilers from the film are included, so be warned
First up is the U-wing or the UT-60D support craft
It was designed as a troop transport to deliver reinforcements to battle
As such they were more heavily armored and shielded
When their wings were placed in the defensive configuration the size of their deflector shields was increased
They were able to carry two pilots and eight passengers
In addition to troop transport it could serve as an improvised gunship
providing close air support with two forward-facing laser cannons and side-facing heavy ion blasters
Developed by the Incom Corporation, they never saw a full production run
and were a rarity among the galaxy
The TIE/sk atmospheric fighter or TIE striker was an experimental design developed on Scarif
Although it was capable of suborbital flight it was meant for low to high atmospheric defense
and was much more effective in atmosphere than a standard TIE
Conversely the striker was a poor space fighter
The articulated wings were tipped with laser cannons and two more were mounted on the front
In addition to the pilot, an optional second crew member could serve as a bombardier or gunner
as the fighter came equipped with a bomb port loaded with proton bombs or mines
Krennic's shuttle was a Delta-class T-3c
By the time of Rogue One they were far less popular than the similarly designed but more versatile Lambda-class shuttle
Krennic preferred the delta for its bold architecture
This is consistent with his penchant for older designs, which can also be seen in his custom, non-regulation DT-29 heavy blaster pistol
In fact, the T-3c was a concept ship
never meant for release
but Krennic became so enamored of the design that Sienar Fleet Systems pushed it into production
Despite the craft becoming outdated, he kept it for more than a decade
Krennic is such a hipster
But for specs on the shuttle:
It was armed with two twin laser cannons and three wingtip laser cannons
It was crewed by two people and could carry 15 passengers
The cargo shuttle seen flown by Bodhi was the Imperial Zeta-class transport
It was developed by the Telgorn Corporation with some help from Sienar Fleet Systems
So it shares some resemblance to the Lambda and Delta-class shuttles
The cargo pod was modular and could be quickly picked up or dropped off without requiring a full landing
The shuttles were armed with multiple paired laser cannons
two mounted on the wings and three mounted on the hull
The all-terrain armored cargo transport was of course very similar to the standard AT-AT
They were not built for combat but were still equipped with two heavy laser cannons to protect their cargo
They were over nine metres taller than the normal AT-AT, but less heavily armored
They could hold thousands of tons of raw materials and knee joints were supported by electromagnetic fields
Ion blasts to those field generators could weaken the joint to the point where it would no longer be capable of supporting such a heavy load
Moving on to the TX-225 Occupier combat assault tank
They were utilized on Jedha to protect cargo deliveries of kyber crystals
They rarely came equipped with shields but were heavily armored
They were crewed by one commander, one driver and one gunner
They were armed with three medium double laser cannons, one in the middle and two on the sides that could rotate
The model seen on Jedha utilized tracks to move
but another model used repulsor lifts and was dubbed, 'The Hover Tank'.
Which can be seen in the Han Solo comic
The final ship I'll be talking about today is the Profundity
The MC75 Mon Calamari cruiser commanded by Admiral Raddus
Like other Mon Calamari capital ships, it was originally a passenger liner that was converted into a warship
The profundity was one of the first completed
It had a crew of 3225 and was armed with 20 laser cannons, 12 turbolaser cannons, 4 heavy ion cannons and 12 proton torpedo launchers
Measuring at just over 1,200 meters, it was nearly as as an Imperial Star Destroyer
That's it for today
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