T-47 airspeeder/Legends

The Incom T-47 airspeeder, more commonly known as the snowspeeder, was a combat vehicle, modified by the Alliance to Restore the Republic from the basic airspeeder model.

Alliance pilots used them in their defense of Echo Base on Hoth against invading Imperial forces in 3 ABY.

The snowspeeder itself was a modified civilian speeder. Extensive remodeling was needed to convert an unarmed passenger vehicle into a type of speeder that could function for extended periods in the extremely low atmospheric temperature of Hoth. In addition to cold environments, T-47s were modified by Alliance forces for use in a wide variety of areas, such as swamplands and deserts (being called swampspeeders and sandspeeders, respectively).



The craft was armed with dual laser cannons and a harpoon and tow cable, and, like the original-model BTL Y-wing starfighter, could be operated by two crewmen: one pilot and one gunner. During the Battle of Hoth, the tow cable was used to great effect by the Rebel forces to tie up the massive AT-AT walkers, causing them to crash to the ground, completely immobile and defenseless.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Demolition
 * Planet of Twilight