SubLight Acceleration Motor

The SLAM over drive was first employed in combat by the experimental MISSLE BOAT designed by Vice Adirmal Thrawn. The SLAM acts as high powered afterbuner, using the energy normally diverted to the single laser cannon, and dumping that energy into the ion engines. The burst of accleration that occurred allows the Missle Boat to out run even the fastest of starfighters and even some types of anti-starfighter warheads. With the massive payload of the Missle Boat and the SLAM drive, tactics of quick advance and withdraw were used to take on starfighters as well as captial ships. With the single laser cannon and massive warhead payload, the Missle Boat was most adept to use the SLAM drive and attack capital ships, many times on its own (single ship element) without any additional support. No other vessels are known to have used the SLAM drive.