Coruscant-class Heavy Courier

The Coruscant-class Heavy Courier was an Old Republic military starship developed in circa. 4,000 BBY. It was designed and built by Corellia StarDrive.

Description
The Courier was armed with two rotating laser cannons which were mounted in the craft's large wing, one pulse cannon, two proton torpedo launchers, one short-range concussion sphere launcher, one rotating laser cannon and eight shield generators.

Six Alderaan Motors power generators and engines were mounted in two distinctive boxes of three and were set at 90 degrees to each other on a starframe around which the rest of the courier was constructed. This right-angled design gave the courier increased agility without adding the weight of increased maneuvering jets. The Heavy Courier's most notable feature was a large wing on the cockpit's right side.

The large wing on the cockpit's right side was the Heavy Courier's most notable feature. At a 45-degree angle to the cockpit, the heavily armoured wings had retractable fins for better control in atmospheric flights. The airlock and sensor array pylon were also visible on the wing. The ship also featured an access corridor in the neck that held a boarding ramp and escape hatch, which led to the living area. The drop bay at the base of the craft could be used as a cargo bay.

History
The Coruscant-class Heavy Courier was developed by Corellia StarDrive for dangerous missions on the Galactic frontier, including law enforcement and courier jobs. The starship had a reputation for effective firepower and agility in combat and was used heavily by both the Republic and the Jedi Order as a result.

The Jedi knew that the might of the courier itself, combined with the Force powers of a Jedi crew would be enough to bring all but the most determined hostiles to the negotiating table without any blood spilled. The most notable courier was the Nebulon Ranger, which was used by the Jedi Knights Ulic Qel-Droma, Cay Qel-Droma and Tott Doneeta.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic