Snowspeeder

The snowspeeder is a defense speeder craft, equipped with heavy armor and high-power cannons.

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Affiliation: Rebel Alliance
Weapon: Laser cannons, harpoon and tow cable
Height: 5.3 meters long
Droid Type: Assault speeder

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When stationed on Hoth , the Rebel Alliance modified T-47 airspeeders to become snowspeeder s, fast flying conveyances for patrol and defense of their hidden base.

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Expanded Universe

Rebel Alliance technicians scavenged their own arsenal in adapting the civilian T-47 for combat duty.

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Behind the Scenes

Joe Johnston's early concept sketches of the snowspeeder were based on the Alliance starfighters seen in A New Hope . The X-wing was severely pared down, with its wings removed, and skis mounted on its ventral surface.

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