X4 Gunship/Legends

X4 Gunship The X4 Gunship was an assault gunship built by the Incom Corporation and employed by the Rebel Alliance in their fight against the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War.

Characteristics


The ship's multiple decks provided adequate room for passengers and cargo. It was heavily armed with two forward mounted guns, three mounted turrets on the top and three mounted turrets on the bottom. It also carried the heavy shields and armor typical of gunships, along with the relatively slow speeds and maneuvering.

History
The X4 was designed by Incom to help fill the critical gap in Alliance forces-a lack of heavy-hitting warships. Used as a convoy escort and raider, the gunship was also designed for maximum compatibility, with most of its equipment capable of using the same spare parts used to maintain the Alliance's starfighter forces.

Behind the scenes
This gunship, also known as the "Assault Gunboat" or "Rebel Gunboat" was introduced in Jump to Lightspeed, the first addon to Star Wars Galaxies, in 2004. Along with the Imperial Ye-4 Gunship, the X4 is one of the most dangerous AI-controlled enemies in the space part of the game. They can be found in the Kessel system and deep space, but also spawn during several missions. In November 2007 Star Wars Galaxies developer Thomas "Hanse" Eidson asked the pilot community on the official Galaxies forums for input on the name and in-universe description of the ship. The final name Hanse chose was inspired by a suggestion by forum member "SonofKashyyyk" while the description is based on a suggestion by forum member "LeaphChausew".

With the introduction of Chapter 8 in December 2007, the X4 gunship has become available to players as a multiplayer ship for Rebellion players.

The 3 dorsal engine pods on the ship bear a slight resemblance to the R200 Ion Jet Engines found primarily on the Y-Wing.