Bantha-II cargo skiff/Legends

Desert skiffs were repulsorlift utilities vehicles designed for ferrying people or cargo. Skiffs also included loading ramps and an electromagnet for ease of cargo transfer. They were controlled by two, dish-like vanes on the stern of the craft.

The most common skiff-model was the Ubrikkian Bantha-II cargo skiff, which the Hutt gangster Jabba the Hutt maintained a small fleet of. These craft could carry 100 tons of cargo and travel at a top speed of 250 kilometers per hour, 50 meters off the ground, even when fully loaded. However, skiffs were difficult to maneuver, so only the most reckless of pilots dared to reach such a high speed.

Skiffs were often made to be passenger transports on poor and underdeveloped worlds, where they were refitted with proper seats and used as buses.

Several military agencies, including the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance saw a use for them as troop transports, supplementing armies where military-grade vehicles were in short supply. Blaster-cannons were bolted to the front- and side-railings, and the hull was reinforced to add to the protection of the troops riding on it.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Battlefront