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Ceramic was a substance used for a variety of purposes.
History[]
Arms and Armor[]
Composite ceramics were used in the creation of some armor. Layers of composite ceramics were used in the blast vest worn by soldiers wielding Emperor-4 beam tubes. The ceramics helped the blast vest to absorb and dissipate kinetic energy from high-impact projectiles.[1] Slugthrower ammunition could be constructed of ceramic.[1]
Vehicles[]
The Galactic Empire's MT/191 drop-ship was typically covered in VACX, a protective coating, before deployment to allow the ship to survive the high-friction temperatures of a powerdive into a planet's atmosphere. Alliance Special Forces captured a few of these vessels but, as VACX coating was difficult to come by, instead coated the dropship with a mix of air-foam/silicate ceramic. The homebrew coating seemed to be the most effective compared to other mixtures, through trials continued.[2]
Sling racers, wind-propelled airspeeders used in the sport of sling racing, were very lightweight, built from advanced ultra-light metal alloys and ceramics.[3]
Tatooine[]
During the period of the Yuuzhan Vong War, Shalo's Cantina on the planet Tatooine adorned its interior with ceramic statuettes of Sand People and Jawas, two local species.[4] Two decades later, the young female slave Kitaya Shuul once used a ceramic bowl while begging near the entrance of the Mos Eisley cantina on Tatooine.[5]
Appearances[]
- Outbound Flight (and unabridged audiobook) (Mentioned only)
"Stranded" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 1 (reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Four — The Best of the Journal)- "The Farlander Papers" — Star Wars: X-Wing (Mentioned only)
- "The Argovia Strike" — Instant Adventures
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire abridged audiobook
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire junior novelization
- The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
- Fate of the Jedi: Allies (and audiobook)
