008 Heavy Landspeeder



As of the Battle of Yavin, the 008 heavy landspeeder was a new acquisition for the Imperial Army, being tried out on planets such as Goroth Prime; it was legally sold only to the military. It was fast and maneuverable, but the firing of all of its weapons simultaneously would cause the craft to become unstable, apparently due to the two aft fire-linked medium blasters (which lacked the excellent microtronics of the forward fire-linked double laser cannon) drawing power from the lateral stabilizers.

Each speeder was eight metres long. A pilot and a single gunner could operate the craft, and 10 kilograms of cargo carried. Speeds of 315 kilometres per hour were possible and a flight ceiling of three metres.