The Space Master medium transport was a cargo vessel built by Kuat Drive Yards.[2]
Characteristics[]
Manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards, the "Space Master" designation referred to the craft's impressive cargo capacity and use of space,[1] and was KDY's version of the Gallofree Yards GR-75 medium transport.[2]
Designed to makes use of every spare meter of space to store cargo,[1] the Space Master followed a similar design concept to the GR-75, being built around a central spar with numerous attachment points for modular cargo pods.[2] This resulted in a ship that while slightly smaller, slower, and less maneuverable than the competing GR-75,[2] was nevertheless capable of carrying an impressive nineteen thousand metric tons of cargo like its larger competitor.[1]
Despite slight loss in functionality, the Space Master held several benefits over its competitor, namely spacious accommodations for crew and passengers in the ship's saucer-shaped command section, and multiple stock weapon mounts for defensive laser cannons, and additional hardpoints for further customization.[2]
A common ship, these unassuming vessels operated across the galaxy, moving freight from one location to the other,[2] and were popular with smugglers.[1] Many CEC designers joked that most Space Master Captains were only hauling at half their capacity because they hadn't figured out where all the storage compartments were; while this was a slight exaggeration, many cargo compartments were so hard to reach that they were commonly used to smuggle illegal cargo, lending to its popularity with smugglers.[1]
History[]
The Goshyn Queen, a Space Master, was the flagship of the smuggler Billey.
Sources[]
"Ships of the Smuggler's Alliance" — Star Wars Gamer 4 (First mentioned)- "Starship and Airspeeder Speed Chart" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19
"Ships of the Smuggler's Alliance" — Star Wars Gamer 4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- ↑
"Starship and Airspeeder Speed Chart" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)