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The Millennium Falcon, arguably the Galaxy's most famous YT-1300.
YT-1300 LIGHT FREIGHTER
AFFILIATION
Open market.
MANUFACTURER
Corellian Engineering Corporation.
CLASS
Light freighter.
ROLE
Transport.
COMPOSITION
Durasteel and transparisteel.
DIMENSIONS
Length - 34.52 meters.CREW
1-2.
PASSENGER CAPACITY
6.
CARGO CAPACITY
100 standard tons.
HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A.
CONSUMABLES
2 standard months.
SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The YT-1300 has a top speed of 50 MGLT and has average maneuvering characteristics.
ARMAMENT
- 2x dual medium laser turret, 1x dorsal, 1x ventral.
EQUIPMENT
- 1x class 2 hyperdrive.
- 1x navicomputer.
- 1x medium deflector screen generator.
- 2x docking ring with integrated docking tube.
- 1x 6-being escape pod.
- 5x 1-being escape pod.
DESCRIPTION
The YT-1300 light freighter is a versatile transport ship designed and manufactured by the venerable Corellian Engineering Corporation in the decades prior to the Clone Wars. One of the best-selling spacecraft in recent Galactic history, it is part of CEC's YT series. The Millennium Falcon, chariot to the heroes of the Rebel Alliance and Resistance, and one of the most famous ships in the Galaxy, is a YT-1300.The YT-1300 is a freighter pilot's ship, designed for easy upkeep and customization with good reliability and a highly modular design. The type was originally available in two main variants, the YT-1300f, optimized for cargo, and the YT-1300p, which was set up as a passenger hauler. Over time, CEC recognized that most pilots wanted a combination of these capabilities, and thus the YT-1300fp was created, quickly supplanting the other two layouts. Most existing YT-1300s are of this configuration, or have been retrofitted into an approximation of it.
It is said that no two YT-1300s are exactly the same; after decades of service, those that still exist have mostly been jury-rigged or modified to some degree. This being said, the average YT-1300 is capable of 50 MGLT top speed, has a class 2 hyperdrive, space for 6 passengers in addition to the crew and can carry about 100 standard tons of cargo. In the event of an emergency, most YT-1300s are equipped with a single 6-being escape pod, as well as 5 single-being escape pods. For defense, the ship is equipped with a medium deflector screen, plus a pair of dual medium laser turrets, located on dorsal and ventral mounts.
Considered antiques in the modern era, YT-1300 freighters are finally starting to disappear from the space-lanes, but there still exists an active community of owners, and CEC still supports the model with official replacement parts, although finding actual factory components on a YT-1300 in the modern era is considered a laughable proposition. The type is used across the Galaxy, and can be found in service to legitimate traders and smugglers alike.
Of note, within the YT-1300 owners community there exists a small but vocal sub-group of "Falconers" who modify their ships to resemble the Millennium Falcon as closely as possible. They are opposed by "purists" within the community, who see this modification as being over-done, and who decry the act of cutting up a perfectly good YT-1300 with Falcon-style mods as a loss to their heritage.
LEGALITY
Legal. Light freighters such as the YT-1300 are considered innocuous enough under most jurisdictions, and are not restricted in most systems.INTENT
To create a standard civilian transport.