Imperial Atmospheric Explosive

An Arakyd invention, the Imperial Atmospheric Explosive was a lethal weapon to atmospheric craft flying near it. The mine drifted through the atmosphere, guided by sensors, which would home the mine into any enemy craft detected. The mine pursued the target with an advanced trackings system and repulsorlifts, closing to lethal range before detonating. These mines were favored by Wilhuff Tarkin, who used vast numbers of them when he attacked Zonoma Sekot.

Behind the Scenes
While the heading on the top of the page in the New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology labels this weapon as the Imperial Atmospheric Explosive, the component diagram at the bottom of the page depicts the weapon having an ion cannon, with no mention of the repulsorlift system mentioned in the body of the article.