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Tractor Beams are powered force fields that allow passing ships to be captured and brought to port at a larger vessel.

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Tractor Beam

The Movies

A tractor beam is an invisible force beam that drags objects from place to place. Tractor beams are used for cargo handling, starport traffic control and for capturing starships.

Expanded Universe

Tractor beams are among the most common of ship-mounted weapon since the laws governing them are loose enough to allow commercial use.

Behind the Scenes

C-3PO 's expository dialogue explaining the Death Star 's tractor beam power configuration was a last-minute addition to Episode IV.

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