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The magnetic harpoon mounted on the rear of a T-47 airspeeder
Magnetic harpoons,[1] also known as tow cables, were devices attached to the Rebel Alliance's snowspeeders used for hauling freight. During the Battle of Hoth, they were used to trip up Imperial AT-ATs.[2]
Behind the scenes
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Magnetic harpoons made their first appearance in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back as tow cables.
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Rising Malevolence"
- "TK-462"—Star Wars Insider 166 (Mentioned only)
- The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight (First identified as Magnetic harpoon)
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Star Wars 41
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance) (First identified as tow cable)
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Luke vs. Imperial Walkers - Commander on Hoth"
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Star Wars: Datapad
Non-canon appearancesEdit
SourcesEdit
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- AT-AT Walker (All Terrain Armored Transport) in the Databank (backup link)
- Snowspeeder in the Databank (backup link)
- Wedge Antilles in the Databank (backup link)
- Wes Janson in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
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